Heres what I know about it although it might now be a bit out of date. 

When I was chairman of the fans group FC Voices the Allams and then the new owners muted the possibility of this.  I was worried about this development and how it would impact on the FC fans in a game where unlike Football in all seater stadiums most fans remain seated most of the time and I was also concerned how changes would impact on our current season ticket holders in the area it was adopted in.


 I got myself invited to a couple of regional presentations by the suppliers of the safe standing set up along with the then chair of the Tigers supporters group and with this set up the current seats are always removed. 


They are replaced by an assembly that incorporates a chest high bar in front of you which you stand behind with a seat assembly for the row in front incorporated lower down in it. you stand leaning if 'you like' on the bar with a seat assembly allocated to you  behind you on the row behinds assembly  if you want to sit on it. Hull City fans were pushing for it as that is a trend across their game, but I was concerned that if you did want to keep your seat and sit there if everyone around you stood throughout the game you wouldn't be able to see anything. This may have changed since but I believe the principle is pretty much the same in football grounds that have adopted it already.

I'm told that the consultation with the council's safety unit about adopting this have been on going until relatively recently and that we didn't know as a club it would happen for certain back in the closed season when season tickets went on sale. However, whether we hanker after the good old days of almost all standing stadiums it is a fact that the family profile of our games supporters these days is better suited to seating than terraces but I guess some will really enjoy the atmosphere of standing all the time and this is an attempt to provide that and please everyone. It will undoubtably upset some who have to be reseated and I hope someone is fighting their cause. However, it looks by our clubs statement that this has been launched as a fete complet and I wonder what consultation has taken place between our club and the SMC which is of course driven by the football club. 

You might find this interesting.

https://www.fercoseating.com/news/sports/history-safe-standing-football

Heres what I know about it although it might now be a bit out of date. 

When I was chairman of the fans group FC Voices the Allams and then the new owners muted the possibility of this.  I was worried about this development and how it would impact on the FC fans in a game where unlike Football in all seater stadiums most fans remain seated most of the time and I was also concerned how changes would impact on our current season ticket holders in the area it was adopted in.


 I got myself invited to a couple of regional presentations by the suppliers of the safe standing set up along with the then chair of the Tigers supporters group and with this set up the current seats are always removed. 


They are replaced by an assembly that incorporates a chest high bar in front of you which you stand behind with a seat assembly for the row in front incorporated lower down in it. you stand leaning if 'you like' on the bar with a seat assembly allocated to you  behind you on the row behinds assembly  if you want to sit on it. Hull City fans were pushing for it as that is a trend across their game, but I was concerned that if you did want to keep your seat and sit there if everyone around you stood throughout the game you wouldn't be able to see anything. This may have changed since but I believe the principle is pretty much the same in football grounds that have adopted it already.

I'm told that the consultation with the council's safety unit about adopting this have been on going until relatively recently and that we didn't know as a club it would happen for certain back in the closed season when season tickets went on sale. However, whether we hanker after the good old days of almost all standing stadiums it is a fact that the family profile of our games supporters these days is better suited to seating than terraces but I guess some will really enjoy the atmosphere of standing all the time and this is an attempt to provide that and please everyone. It will undoubtably upset some who have to be reseated and I hope someone is fighting their cause. However, it looks by our clubs statement that this has been launched as a fete complet and I wonder what consultation has taken place between our club and the SMC which is of course driven by the football club. 

You might find this interesting.

https://www.fercoseating.com/news/sports/history-safe-standing-football