Disco Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Never going to happen unfortunately but there is no reason why it wouldn't work. There hasn't been a single instance of trouble with it in Germany as far as I'm aware. In Germany you get a ticket for a specific area like you do for a seat only you can fit more people in. http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/GER/Auf_Schalke5.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Never going to happen unfortunately but there is no reason why it wouldn't work. There hasn't been a single instance of trouble with it in Germany as far as I'm aware. In Germany you get a ticket for a specific area like you do for a seat only you can fit more people in. http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/GER/Auf_Schalke5.jpg Terracing 1/3 the size of that at the front of our stadium would do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Was there ever a time where German grounds were all-seater? Going to be far harder to introduce when clubs have spent fortunes on their stadia, and also the fact it's been nearly 20 years since we last had standing in grounds the culture will be a lot different. Most fans in their 30s even won't have been to a match in paddocks in their adult life when you're talking 10,000s of fans around them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallihg Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 http://www.beepworld2.de/memberdateien/members15/ligalinks3/westfalenstadion3.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I've been to every home league game for the last 3 years and have never sat down once. If everyone stands up then there's nothing they can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pav Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Was there ever a time where German grounds were all-seater? Going to be far harder to introduce when clubs have spent fortunes on their stadia, and also the fact it's been nearly 20 years since we last had standing in grounds the culture will be a lot different. Most fans in their 30s even won't have been to a match in paddocks in their adult life when you're talking 10,000s of fans around them. It wouldn't exactly cost fortunes to do but yeah it'd be going out the clubs pocket, but it's providing something an overwheling majority want, and it'd allow new stadiums to impliment standing sections. There's also various models of safe standing, I'm pretty sure most stadiums would have areas which would convert to atleast one safe standing method. As far as I'm concerned there's not 1 good arguement against safe standing, not one. If the Germans can have it, if music fans can have it, and lastly if teams in lower leagues as well as rugby fans can have terraces (?!) then what the f*** is stopping us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I've been to every home league game for the last 3 years and have never sat down once. If everyone stands up then there's nothing they can do. It's still better when you have an area for standing as you can go anywhere in that area and meet your mates, it's not as easy when you have a seat number. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 We should definitely bring some terracing back. The Germans are masters of getting things done, so we should examine exactly how they've done this so successfully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Even just a tiny part of one of the stands to start with would be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 First 15 or so rows around the pitch would create some atmosphere like! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 First 15 or so rows around the pitch would create some atmosphere like! Surely the tickets would be £500 or so i reckon. :/ You get the atmosphere, the view and the standing. Love it if they brought back the Milburn Paddock! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tyzer Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I'd love this to happen. It wont though. All that needs to happen is for Liverpool to object and for the hillsborough disaster to be mentioned and that will stop the idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pav Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 "Following the Hillsborough disaster it was right to take action against the old-style standing terraces. But modern developments mean that, as other countries have shown, it is perfectly possible to introduce safe standing into the stadia of Premiership and Championship Clubs - if the clubs want to and when stringent safety standards are met." Hillsborough has nothing to do with safe standing. Hillsborough was due to old style terraces which were in poor condition and very badly managed. They're worlds apart. http://www.bathlibdems.org.uk/news/000380/don_foster_mp_for_bath_introduces_the_safe_standing_bill.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Sums it up from Pav. Times have changed, and stadiums have changed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hillsborough had so much wrong that you can't put it down to 1 thing. None of the problems at Hillsborough are a problem at Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hillsborough had so much wrong that you can't put it down to 1 thing. None of the problems at Hillsborough are a problem at Newcastle. One of them is but only once a season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_horne76 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Where's the noisy section of the crowd gonna be this season now the singing section has gone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 gallowgate and SE corner should be fun this season looking forward to my new seat now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hillsborough had so much wrong that you can't put it down to 1 thing. None of the problems at Hillsborough are a problem at Newcastle. One of them is but only once a season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Think it will be better overall and sound better on the tele this year with where the singing section is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenum Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Think it will be better overall and sound better on the tele this year with where the singing section is Hopefully the whole Gallowgate will sing together in tune, not just the SE corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 The Gallowgate's always been pretty decent for atmosphere IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Btw - the last thing people in other areas of the stadium will want, is a bunch of holier-than-thous coming from Level 7 telling them all to stand up and "sing their hearts out for the lads". As there'll be a potential for bother, which I can see happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 The Gallowgate's always been pretty decent for atmosphere IMO. Yup. Spent alot of last season there, always been alright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Btw - the last thing people in other areas of the stadium will want, is a bunch of holier-than-thous coming from Level 7 telling them all to stand up and "sing their hearts out for the lads". As there'll be a potential for bother, which I can see happening. Of course it'll happen. I can't stand it either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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