therams69 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Hi all You may or may not have seen the latest release with regards to safe standing and the publication of the updated Green Guide. Copy of the post is below. Rail seats allowed New Green Guide sets out the rules Seats with barriers compliant with all-seater policy The Sports Ground Safety Authority has now published the long-awaited new edition of the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds, also known as the Green Guide. Within the 'Spectator Accommodation - Seating' section of the Guide there is, for the first time, a sub-section on what the SGSA call 'seats incorporating barriers' and 'seats with independent barriers'. Following publication of the Guide, the SGSA has also confirmed that it is possible, subject to certain provisos, e.g. Safety Advisory Group approval and an agreed management plan for the area concerned, for grounds that include seats incorporating barriers within their provision of exclusively seated accommodation to be licensed as compliant with the all-seater policy. This gives all clubs with all-seater stadia the opportunity to enhance spectator safety in this way in areas of their ground where more active supporters are inclined to stay on their feet throughout extended moments of excitement, rather than sit passively in their seat for the full 90 minutes. It also enables clubs to get such areas of their grounds ready to be operated formally as standing areas as and when government policy allows and ready to take advantage of any future potential for increasing capacity in such areas. In addition to these opportunities, there are, however, also risks. In some scenarios it is possible that capacity will be reduced. END In a nutshell this means that we as a club can install rail seats and as such could do so in the more persistent areas of standing. i.e. South Stand. This would not be a formal safe standing area as such and would just be the introduction of rails thus making it safe. I personally wouldn't think that it would incur a capacity reduction but I am by no means a safety expert. Naturally its also fair to say that we perhaps don't have the funding at the minute to maybe install them but looking at the new guide, the option is certainly now there. One does wonder if stadium safety enhancement costs could help lower FFP, who knows?! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 18... The title needs amending to Dec 2018! Hopefully a step forward, even if only a tentative step for now. I doubt I myself would make use of voluntary standing for 90 mins any more, but I can fully understand the younger ones (or those with sturdier knees!) wanting this, and I hope it comes sooner rather than later. Looking at a few of those vids the other day, of that most beautiful of engineering feats, namely the soon-to-be new home of Tottingham, and some of those seats looked suspiciously like "Safe-Standing seats" to me, (i.e. they had the rails in place) unless I was very much mistaken? Shame about the roof leaking, but hey-ho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 This thread is the footballing equivalent of Back To The Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, 86 points said: This thread is the footballing equivalent of Back To The Future Did we get promoted this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 minute ago, ThePrisoner said: Did we get promoted this season? Just jumping in the De Lorean mate. Be back in an hour and will let you know then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North East Ram Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 17 hours ago, 86 points said: Just jumping in the De Lorean mate. Be back in an hour and will let you know then ? Bring back a sporting almanac and that’s our transfer kitty sorted until Man City become our feeder club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 If it gets any quieter, they'll be installing pews in south stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, RamNut said: If it gets any quieter, they'll be installing pews in south stand. There is when someone drops their guts mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 20 hours ago, 86 points said: Just jumping in the De Lorean mate. Be back in an hour and will let you know then ? An hour, you’ll be lucky. Those De Loreans always break down, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 https://twitter.com/alexnffc/status/1071715660600889344?s=21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 5000 rail seats in Spurs new Stadium. No-one sitting down. Seems like Spurs have defacto started a Safe Standing trial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Please... just sit down whilst I'm talking to you, then as soon as I turn around and go back down the stairs, you can stand, and I get seen to be doing my job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 The whole things a joke, they let the whole South Stand remain standing throughout the game, yet if we were to install rail seats which are actually safer for people who stand then it’s all “no no no no!” The FA, not our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketteringram Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48273750 Looks like Wolves are putting this in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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