Safe Standing Bill.

"Don Foster MP, former Liberal Democrats sports spokesman, has launched a bid to allow safe standing to be introduced into football grounds in England and Wales. Speaking yesterday the Bath MP launched his Safe Standing Bill by telling Parliament that there was no evidence to show that properly designed standing areas were inherently unsafe."


The above statment was taken from - http://www.fsf.org.uk/news/Safe-Standing-Bill-launched-in-Parliament.php

What does this mean? If it gets through it means groups off friends can sit together and get a better atmosphere at there home games, It may also inject a bit off passion that is needed in the game, No. Not the sort where you go and clean out the club shop,Get your favourite player on your back and look like a advertisement. A atmosphere what can get the players motivated in them moments where the fans really are the 12th man, Shirters and dressers alike all on the same terrace.

Will this Bill actually come though parliament? If Don Foster can prove to the members of Parliament that standing at football is actually safe and we follow the way the Germans do it, Then it can be done.

What will go against it? - Hillsbrough, That tragedy that happened where 96 people lost there lives (R.I.P) What this bill is saying is, Don't bring back the terraces where people are packed like sardines, The system they are proposing is the same as the German league, Terraces with fold down seats, So people can choose if they want to sit or not.

I will be backing this bid and have sent a formal email off to the MP who represents Wigan in the House's of Commons asking her opinion on this bill and if not what are her reasons.

The proposed lay out off safe standing areas.