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To me it all goes back to Stadia design. Who decides that Stadia should be all seater. Big Hoo hah about making comment on peoples sexual preferences but no one gives a hoot about discrimination against peoples football viewing preferences. Just because some beurocrat calls it "LAW" doesn`t mean its right. If they think it`s dangerous to stand in seated areas they should make some standing areas, in fact it should be "LAW" that stadia provide standing areas, for both home and away fans. Some people prefer to sit down and we don`t try and force them to stand up why should it be fair to force standers to sit down.
Has anyone else notice fans from all seater stadia on the coppice end revelling in the freedom of a proper terrace ?
Sorry if I blackened the good name of Stanley by standing up for 90 mins at Rochdale but it`s the red tape beurocrats who are bringing the game into disrepute.

STAND UP IF YOU LOVE STANLEY !!

or sit down if that`s your preference.:)

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Found this as Early Day Motion 101

That this House urges the Government to re-examine the case for introducing small, limited sections of safe standing areas at football grounds; further urges the Government to recognise that there is widespread support for such areas, and that improvements in stadium design and technology mean that with rigorous safety specifications standing areas could be safely re-introduced; and calls on the Minister concerned to convene a meeting of representatives of the police, supporters, Premier League clubs and the Football Licensing Authority to find a way forward.

It has already gathered 134 signatures, including our own Greg Pope's.

Check to see if your MP's signed - http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDe...70&SESSION=885

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You all have a point and an opinion. Ideally you could have seating and standing terraces but when you haven't got the choice as at Rochdale sit in your seat you paid for it!
Last year if it rained and you had the chance to move under cover in the main stand I doubt you would have stood up cos one of the regulars in the stand would have told you to sit down!
If nothing else it has caused a debate!
I hope if we get a new ground in the future it is not ALL SEATER!!!!
Power to the people!!!!!

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Big Al' you can't please all the people all the time.

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There is not any seating for away supporters but some do sneak in when the away end is an all ticket sell out! They would prefer to stand with there own supporters but can't. The decision to allow those fans to stay in the seated area is down to the safety officer.

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Thought we were staying put, with more seating on Clayton End :eek: .

Whatever way it goes hope Club consult fans first, we're in a good position to get it right, hopefully. :)

Power to the people, indeed. :rolleyes:
More Bob Marley myself - Get up, Stand up, don't give up the fight ;)

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Any changes the club make would show a lack of ambition if they didn't plan on going all seater in the future. If you get to the championship you have 3 years to become all seater, only allowance is for those building new stadiums, which of course will have to be all seater.

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disabled and elderley? surely they HAVE to be allowed seating regardless of what the safety officer says? (not that any would refuse)

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There has to be one!!!!
A disabled area is on the front row of the main stand near to the players entrance.
Elderly is down to safety officers discretion!! but it's highly unlikely they would be left standing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Unless ........no I won't go there!

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And quite clearly it's you. Not all disabled supporters are in wheelchairs, as well I know, as my partner is disabled but can still walk. Also, there is also the problem of putting our own supporters who are disabled and in wheelchairs in the same area. I have seen a number of away fans being shown to the changing room end of the main stand (mainly those with elderly/infirm friends or relatives or very young children, who cannot possibly be expected to stand for 90 minutes). Safety is the biggest issue here and Mick does a great job under very trying circumstances on occasions.

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I don't think we're in a rush to get to the Championship, and the ruling may have been changed by then ;) .

We do have to have 2,000 seats by May 2009, and hopefully we'll give the new ones to the away fans,
it's only fair, we'll have the roof :rolleyes:

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I think both Rochdale and our stewards handled the situation all wrong.. I think the thing that annoyed me was they both kept coming to the back of the stand and telling people at the back to sit down..But the people in front were stading and the ones behind were sitting so we couldn't see so had to stand up again.. I believe if the stewards started from the front backwards then there would have been no problem like at the game at stockport...

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Exactly what i was thinking, i did sit down but people in front were stood up, am i going to keep seated while the game goes on? ... and before anybody says, why should i move?

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Everyone was asked to sit some did some didn't. I've had enough on this one 27 were unlucky and got ejected, 100 got lucky and stayed. Take your chance in future, but if you want to make sure you watch the full 90 minutes listen to the advice you are given.
Finito Benito!!

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To outback ozzy, sorry Nigel I think you have got the wrong end of the stick. I will speak with you on Tuesday if you are at the match.