@TommySligo Correct. They were given exemption when the 50+1 rule was introduced due to having financed the clubs - at all levels - for over 20 years beforehand.
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Jon Darch
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Jon Darch
@SafeStandingRS
Campaigns for safe standing that delivers lower ticket prices. Runs https://t.co/poMbbR5MVj. Translates GER to ENG. Reps for Ferco. Bristol City fan. FCU member.
Bristol/Berlin Katılım Nisan 2011
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@SafeStandingRS Both those teams spawned from VW & Bayer works teams. VW guarantee Wolfsburg finances and likely Bayer the same
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Dortmund 2, Bayern 3, fabulous game. Bundesliga the best fan experience in Europe. Under the rules, clubs are minimum 51% owned by fans…..it’s a great model.
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The solution @NFFC is Safe Standing, simple. It’s your own fault for putting fans in an unsafe away end knowing they’ll stand with shin high seats in front of them when there’s a SAFE solution available.
Jay💙💛@JayJaymann1919
It looks even worse here, carnage and costly to sort out and there won’t be one single person held accountable for it. #NFFCvFB
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@PnoTuna @SwindonSA @RedsssSeaside @CamelSaunders @pieman80 It's probably above 25 degrees on some places. 25 is the limit for a conventional terrace, and is what caused some confusion around the time of safe standing's introduction. However, "licensed standing in seated areas" is treated for this purpose as seating, so 35 degrees apply.
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@SafeStandingRS @SwindonSA @RedsssSeaside @CamelSaunders @pieman80 Everyone will be taking their protractor to football today to measure how steep it is! 🤭
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Easiest way the fix the Townend
Make it safe standing. The large amount of fans who want to stand would move back, no fear of anyone being trampled, better atmosphere when standing
No steward will bother you, telling you where to stand
Won’t be expensive
#stfc
Swindon Town Football Club@Official_STFC
An important Town End update ahead of Saturday’s fixture with Bristol Rovers, including ticketing and safety information.
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@SwindonSA @RedsssSeaside @CamelSaunders @PnoTuna @pieman80 Possible there too. Safe standing can be done at up to the same max gradient as for any other area of seating (35 degrees).
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@SafeStandingRS @RedsssSeaside @CamelSaunders @PnoTuna @pieman80 Hi Jon, sorry to jump in but one follow up question if possible please. We've previously been told the Don Rogers Stand is too steep for modern regs, despite being built in '94. Anything in that would you know, or is should safe standing be possible there too?
Thanks
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@Mike_p_1969_ @SafeStandingRS @CamelSaunders @PnoTuna @pieman80 Ha ha, unfortunately this is very true.
@SafeStandingRS Jon, I have emailed you, but not sure if those old email addresses I have are still valid. Can you please drop me a message if you are able? Thanks.
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We recently had the pleasure of welcoming football fan Jon Darch to the Wham Stadium! 🤝
Jon is “Doing the 92” in style and we were proud to be his 65th stop.
📽️ Accrington Stanley fan Stephen Lowe caught up with @SafeStandingRS in the 1968 Lounge.
#IndustryAndPrudenceConquer
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@RedsssSeaside @CamelSaunders @PnoTuna @pieman80 It would now be possible to convert the Town End to safe standing. No rules against it. Depending on the solution used, it would cost circa £50k to £250k.
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@CamelSaunders @PnoTuna @pieman80 Yep, but you can't convert an old terrace into seating and then change it to safe standing.
They'd need to rebuild the terrace to get round it.
I remember discussing this with
@SafeStandingRS a few years back. Unless the rules have changed.
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Friday night. Under the lights.
Let’s make it one of those Ashton Gate evenings. 🔴⚪️
Scarves up, hats on, red and white on show.
bcfc.co.uk/fan-engagement…
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Following the news that @BristolCity CEO Tom Rawcliffe will be leaving the club, we want to wish him well. From our Chair Teresa Short:
"We are sorry to see Tom Rawcliffe leave his role as CEO of Bristol City and thank him for his work at the club over the past five years..."
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@davidjaca @djg23 Increased capacity & thus the possibility of lower ticket prices were indeed among the aspirations of campaigning fans, hoping that the German model (seen in the photo) might be followed. The Emirates certainly has the space on the seating rows to do this. No law prohibits it.
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@djg23 Yeah, likely would've been. Followed what clubs are doing/saying and many fan groups expected cheaper tickets - club then says not case (Newcastle, Brighton for example). Wembley bumped SS up from £72 to £97 over a year for instance. It's more fan exploitation, ultimately.
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@Teeserv2 @Palace120462 At present, at grounds in England previously subject to the all-seater rules the safety authority's policy is that it should be strictly 1 fan per safe standing seat.
However, there is no law or regulation that imposes this restriction, and policies can, of course, change.
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Forests pre match music and that why Forest are magic montage thing they did on the screen which was at least over 5 minutes is so much better compared to ours
Also we really need safe standing put into the holmesdale and Arthur
Safe standing improves the atmosphere so much
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@romysdad @LodzGreen @adi_mowles @ChazMcPosh @davidwapples The rule (for clubs that didn't have to go all-seater in 1994) is that after a club has spent an aggregate of 3 seasons at tier two level or above between 1994 and the present day, that club must - unless granted an exception - go all-seater prior to its 4th season at that level.
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@LodzGreen @adi_mowles @ChazMcPosh @davidwapples I've not heard about any timescales - but i may be wrong too !
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@EFCBinghamBoy @James_UTFT @efc_cain Rail seating / safe standing is allowed at up to the maximum gradient for standard seating, i.e. 35 degrees.
Conventional open terracing is limited to 25 degrees.
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@James_UTFT @efc_cain It can be allowed using rail seats like we have at the front. Tottenham have rail seats at the back of their South Stand I think. Its having terrace style safe standing in a steep stand that isnt allowed.
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@GoonerFrog @DarrenArsenal1 I'm surprised only by "2027". Nearly all PL clubs now provide safe standing & the safety authorities have urged all to do so. I'd have thus thought it might happen sooner. But in what form? Metal rail seats, plastic rail seats, or barriers? Seats loose or held up out of the way?
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Good to see QPR considering an expansion of their rail seating area. Good too to see a club consulting with fans on this, as QPR did first time around as well.
QPR FC@QPR
A further extension of our existing rail seating is currently being explored 🏟️ We’re reaching out to potentially impacted supporters to begin a consultation process 🤝
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@faircityunity When talking to clubs about rail seats, I often encourage them to sound out fans about contributing to the cost. So, I'm delighted to see the FCU group at @StJohnstone raising funds for their rail seats. I hope fans of other clubs will chip in too, as many did at @shrewsburytown.
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Donations appear to have stalled over the past week, with payday approaching, we ask those who are able to donate to do so.
All donations are greatly appreciated, with funds deposited directly to St Johnstone Football Club.
gofund.me/9d5afe970
FAIR CITY UNITY@faircityunity
Safe Standing Fundraiser. Donate at the link below. gofund.me/9d5afe970
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@Gre9orypeck09 @JFatality_x @KUEFC My understanding is that the wording of that statement is incorrect. I understand there to be no need for any change in legislation (it has already happened). Instead the safety authority’s policy needs to change.
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@JFatality_x @KUEFC Our stadium expansion is only possible IF the government change the current legislation on safe standing which is very unlikely.
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