Completely agree, seats are a danger to us all. I once grazed my shin on the seat in front during a goal celebration.
BTW - Happy New Year to all -------------------------------------------------- From: "DAVID NATTAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:49 PM To: "list leedslist" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Oldham \ standing > That seems to concern itself with safe standing areas though, ie a return > to terraces, which I agree with in principle, but would not wish to be on > terraces myself, and seems to be shouted down by Scousers who seem to see > it as trampling on the Hillsboro dead ! I am talking about the present all > seater stadia being allowed to let fans stand up in certain sections. I > have read the Trafford Borough independent report which basically said > that although not designed for standing it was 99.99% safe for fans to > stand and that any injuries sustained would be very minor and only involve > single people (ie not lots of fans trampled \ crushed). It even said that > the practice of sitting down and then jumping up when action on the pitch > was exciting was more unsafe. > I have been known to point out to stewards that I have to sit down > during the game when everyone is basically stationery , at least from > waist down (ie maybe clapping \ singing) but it is OK \ safe to stand up > at half time when people are walking around and going past with hot drinks > etc. > My other complaint with ER is the way the stewards actually behave > towards fans and the 'bouncers' we now employ to threaten intimidate fans > for minor infringements, when the fans are 'customers' without whom the > business would not exist. > It appears that the club are quite happy to have their employees, who > are, in theory, there for our safety and convenience hated by many. They > refused to alllow the big shirt to be paraded over the Revie Stand because > they feared that fans may take the opportunity to assault a steward ! > Every other business tries to have their employees and customers on > friendly terms - even nightclubs send bouncers on customer relations > courses etc. > Any number of well mannered, decent , polite fans round me are heard > shouting abuse at certain stewards and the whole situation . Whats that > chant again "Get a proper job !" > > I am sure everything would be much better for all if fans could stand in > certain sections without being hassled - as I said before I have been to > any number of concerts in seated arenas where standing up is perfectly > acceptable. > We have a reputation for standing at away games,and have had lesser > allocations as a result, but I have not seen one single Leeds fans injured > as a result or even heard anyone saying that they or a friend etc have > been hurt because they were stood up !! > > 75,000 ManU fans were described by their own manager as having a morgue > like atmosphere and that is what will kill football in the end !! No > astmosphere, no fun , no fans !! > > Dave > safe standing have been on the case for years but support from the > stands is sadly lacking............. > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!!
