"Aston Villa offer to trial standing areas"
Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:18 pm
And Hull City.
Could be a massive step forward
Aston Villa and Peterborough have both given their support to calls for the Government to allow "small-scale trials of safe standing areas" and have volunteered to host a trial.
Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner said: "We have had a number of good discussions and meetings with the FSF over the past 12 months and fully support their campaign to allow small-scale trials of safe standing areas at grounds.
"Whenever we have discussed the topic with our fans we've found almost unanimous support for such a trial, and the concept of giving fans the choice to decide to either sit or stand at a game.
"We believe Villa Park could be a potential venue for such a trial, and would like the opportunity to progress the plans further with the wider support of the football community in this country."
Godsiff has also submitted an early day motion to Parliament which "urges the Government to accept the case for introducing, on a trial basis, limited standing areas".
Could be a massive step forward
Aston Villa and Peterborough have both given their support to calls for the Government to allow "small-scale trials of safe standing areas" and have volunteered to host a trial.
Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner said: "We have had a number of good discussions and meetings with the FSF over the past 12 months and fully support their campaign to allow small-scale trials of safe standing areas at grounds.
"Whenever we have discussed the topic with our fans we've found almost unanimous support for such a trial, and the concept of giving fans the choice to decide to either sit or stand at a game.
"We believe Villa Park could be a potential venue for such a trial, and would like the opportunity to progress the plans further with the wider support of the football community in this country."
Godsiff has also submitted an early day motion to Parliament which "urges the Government to accept the case for introducing, on a trial basis, limited standing areas".
Re: "Aston Villa offer to trial standing areas"
Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:48 pm
Certainly a step up (if near the bottom of the stand)
Or even a step in the right direction?
Thats it, I'm getting my coat and going home.
Or even a step in the right direction?
Thats it, I'm getting my coat and going home.
Re: "Aston Villa offer to trial standing areas"
Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:46 am
Typical Liverpool fans against the idea 