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All seater?

All seater stadia are seen in some quarters as the panacea for all football's ills. I would not support this view as bad behaviour by some supporters continues regardless of whether or not they are seated. Obviously CCTV cameras can more readily identify guilty parties of those that are seated rather than in a sea of standing supporters. But in this age of technological innovation standing supporters would have little chance of achieving annonimity than those seated.

From a safety aspect, I understand the nervousness of those who have had bad experiences on the terraces, but I would argue that standing room only in most big City bars and clubs present a significantly greater danger than those that may effect a specially constructed well thought out terrace at a sports ground.

On another issue will today's announcement about Beer advertising for children's replica shirts affect the negotiations with Chang. Lastly if we allow Johnson and Arteta to even contemplate leaving for pastures new I will personally insert my newly purchased season ticket sideways into the orifice of one Bill Kenwright.
John Patrick McFarlane, Lancs Posted 03/06/2007 at 18:09:09

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I think that small standing enclosures like those shown in the FSF report are a great idea — they're small enough to be safe but large enough to enable the pockets of vocal fans who made the old-style terraces so enticing to congregate. Not sure how much ordinary fans are bothered, though; our current poll (see right-hand column) on the matter hasn't garnered much interest so far.
Lyndon

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