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Safe Standing Roadshow

Safe standing - time to act

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LC1884FC

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14 hours ago, OntarioFox said:

The incident with the lad almost falling to his death in SK1 during Forest at home should really have been the catalyst for a proper discussion on introducing Safe Standing in that section.

 

The reality is that the club internalised it as an excuse not to. We're going to be one of the last in the football league to adopt the practice. :dunno:

They raised the barrier above the ambulance entrance by about 2 inches from what I can see, pretty pathetic response really 

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Lcfc098

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1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

We will get it and I've got my own suspicious of where, but it'll naturally be done in line with the expansion. 

 

There was meant to be a FCC on this and some other topics in January but suprise suprise that never materialised.

Where?

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Sol thewall Bamba

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On 02/02/2023 at 11:44, Sol thewall Bamba said:

We will get it and I've got my own suspicious of where, but it'll naturally be done in line with the expansion. 

 

There was meant to be a FCC on this and some other topics in January but suprise suprise that never materialised.

Delayed again.

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Bayfox

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On 19/02/2023 at 10:21, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Didn't they used to ask to publicly ask for people to come? Don't remember seeing that, anyone receive an email or anything? 

Sorry mate. Thats cropped from the email I received. As far as I know only the your 90 mins is public invite and FCC is the same people for a number of meetings. I know it hasn't changed for a few years, obviously yourselves send Emily currently, then there was a few invites and the rest, it the foxes trust, self appointed cliff etc.

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purpleronnie

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Not big news but Wolves have now gained official safe standing license.

 

Wolves granted licensed safe standing at Molineux | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 

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Wolves will officially operate licensed safe standing areas at Molineux for the first time from Saturday 4th March against Tottenham Hotspur.

The game marks a landmark moment for a club that have been at the forefront of the campaign to introduce areas of safe standing at all-seater stadiums for many years.

In the summer of 2019, Wolves became the first Premier League side to install barrier seating into an existing stadium, after the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA) confirmed that it could be licensed as compliant with the government’s all-seater policy.

Now, the SGSA have granted Wolves the licence to operate safe standing, which will see legal standing return to Molineux for the first time since 1993.

The licence was granted earlier this month, after the club installed 585 barrier seats in the Steve Bull Stand. These seats had to be installed to get the license, which stipulates that areas for licensed standing must be available to both home and visiting supporters.

Wolves now offer 5,553 seats in the Sir Jack Hayward Stand, 2,115 seats in the Stan Cullis Stand and 585 seats in the Steve Bull Lower Stand, providing a total capacity of 8,253 licensed standing seats across the stadium, and become the fifth Premier League club to receive the licence.

Wolves’ facilities, safety and security director Steve Sutton said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been granted this license after many, many years of hard work by a number of people.

“We have listened to feedback from our fans and played an active role in supporting the process, including taking part in the research, that has led to this historic change in policy.”

As part of the introduction of licensed safe standing at Molineux, a number of new measures have been introduced already, including updated ground regulations, which contain conditions relating to the standing areas, and a code of conduct for anyone who purchases a ticket in the areas.

Tickets for seats in those areas will see safe standing messaging incorporated into the ticket’s design, and anyone with season tickets in those areas will be made aware of the new code of conduct.

Wolves will now face additional scrutiny from authorities in relation to persistent standing occurring in other areas of the stadium, with the club required to put in place a management plan to ensure that persistent standing does not occur in areas without mitigating measures.

Failure on the club’s behalf to adhere to this plan and manage and control persistent standing will inevitably lead to enforcement action by the authorities, that could result in seats being made unavailable in future.

For any supporter who is concerned that they may be unable to adhere to these rules, please contact Fan Services on [email protected] or 01902 810485 to discuss your options, regarding how you could move to an area of licensed safe standing on a match-by-match basis during the season, or more permanently in the summer.

 

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filbertway

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9 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Getting on for half the league with it now. 

 

Remember when this thread was full of people saying "it'll never happen". 

Class! It's ridiculous the amount of effort that's been required to get to this point. Good to see that it's paying off though, there's been some promising breakthroughs the past year or two.

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SemperEadem

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11 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Class! It's ridiculous the amount of effort that's been required to get to this point. Good to see that it's paying off though, there's been some promising breakthroughs the past year or two.

Yeah some serious effort been put in by loads but in particular at our place I know guys who have been pushing it for nearly 15 years. Countless meetings and discussions with staff that frankly didn't want to give it the time of day. Guys that pushed the N Block scene, fosse boys and now still involved in UFS.

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1 minute ago, SemperEadem said:

Yeah some serious effort been put in by loads but in particular at our place I know guys who have been pushing it for nearly 15 years. Countless meetings and discussions with staff that frankly didn't want to give it the time of day. Guys that pushed the N Block scene, fosse boys and not still involved in UFS.

I might actually find my way back into a pro stadium for a Leicester game if standing becomes an option again. After getting used to Coalvile, sitting down at the footie just began to feel so alien and weird.

 

Fair play to everyone involved, hopefully we see some tangible progress at our own place soon enough.

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purpleronnie

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33 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Getting on for half the league with it now. 

 

Remember when this thread was full of people saying "it'll never happen". 

I think I might have been one of them but i always hoped, problem is we still dont have it.  Its definately a step forward but its simply not the safe standing like celtic have or QPR have, its just a rail in front of an existing seat.  Maybe one day we'll get the real deal.

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Sol thewall Bamba

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2 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

I think I might have been one of them but i always hoped, problem is we still dont have it.  Its definately a step forward but its simply not the safe standing like celtic have or QPR have, its just a rail in front of an existing seat.  Maybe one day we'll get the real deal.

Yeah true. I'm surprised so many have gone with the bargain basement option, they'll just end up ripping it all out and doing it properly in a few years anyway! 

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