[Mr Mercury]

Heavy_Soul, on 12 December 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

Where abouts mate? I may be very near you

Me equally so!!!

[DIFH]

longeatonspireite, on 12 December 2012 - 11:09 AM, said:

I agree. For years the number of kids and ladies, young mums, girlfriends etc were very low.
When we moved and I know that it was a special year, but the numbers of kids a ladies increased noticeably. I am not sure they would have at the Recreation Ground. What you never have you never miss. I started watching the Blues in 1967 and when I was 15 stood right in the middle of the Kop near to 'Gesla' and other 'Skinhead Boot Boys' and I can appreciate what a packed cop feels like but if you have never experienced such an atmosphere you are not going to Know any better. In the early days of the Kop a goal resulted in being covered in cinder dust from the kopbase, those were the days! I still enjoy standing when I get the chance at away games but my seat in the West stand is fantastic and so are most of the people that sit around me. Same faces but you get to know them and talk football. As for atmospere when the Proact is full and 'bouncing' the atmospere is as good as the old kop was. I dont think standing will come back for financial and safety reasons plus most new fans are used to it now and have not experienced the good old days. From what I have seen so far under Paul Cook the atmospher will be back very soon. Exciting times!

My 90 yr old mum has become a ST holder - that wouldn't have happened at Saltergate.

[Goku]

Bankrobber, on 12 December 2012 - 09:02 PM, said:

If that was the Friday night game...after a lovely warm day... i suspect the atmosphere was because most of the kop was leathered after watching Derbyshire in QP!

Seem to remember Jack scoring (for a change!) and Ben Algar playing...couldn't tell you much more though :-)

Won 3-1 and Fletch scored two if it's the game i'm thinking of

[ArcticSpireite]

60s 70s Spireite, on 11 December 2012 - 09:17 PM, said:

I see your profile says you are 20. Therefore I doubt whether you ave actually stood in a packed kop. Lifted your feet off the ground for 30 seconds and realised you have dropped 10 yards down the banking. Yes, it may have seen funny at the time, until you thought of those poor souls at Hillsborough, at Ibrox and Burnden Park, having no control of their destiny.
Yes, the ideas shown on the BBC website appear far safer than the old free standing. But that mens heavy investment for a lot of clubs, which is unaffordable.

Moreover the Hillsborough report doesn't just blame the Police, it also blames the Hillsborough ground. A similar thing had nearly happened in the late 50s.

My age is wrong on here and I've got no idea how to change it so apologies for that. I don't think it's fair to blame any tragedies such as Hillsborough specifically on standing Kops. If they're managed properly they are certainly worth it. Standing and singing at the top of your lungs is 10x the experience of sitting bored, freezing your nipples off and surrounded by tight-lipped people or annoying little kids (sorry if that sounds morbid). Hopefully this trial period for the safe standing will go down well, and consequently in a few years to come I will be watching Town stood up and singing as loud as I can.

[Wooden Spoon]

ArcticSpireite, on 15 December 2012 - 07:30 PM, said:

My age is wrong on here and I've got no idea how to change it so apologies for that. I don't think it's fair to blame any tragedies such as Hillsborough specifically on standing Kops. If they're managed properly they are certainly worth it. Standing and singing at the top of your lungs is 10x the experience of sitting bored, freezing your nipples off and surrounded by tight-lipped people or annoying little kids (sorry if that sounds morbid). Hopefully this trial period for the safe standing will go down well, and consequently in a few years to come I will be watching Town stood up and singing as loud as I can.

I guess there are 2 issues here.

1) should the FA/FL allow grounds to introduce safe standing for the top 2 divisions.

2) Should CFC introduce safe standing if they do, and is financially viable?