I remember once the police tried to get fans in this area to return to their seats. No sooner had most people sat down than a chorus 'Stand up if you love Palace' rang out, and the entire stand was on its feet again. The collective defiance of the prohibition of 'persistent standing' certainly adds to the atmosphere. But the safe-standing lobby is opposed to unauthorised standing. I have no nostalgia for the decaying, rain-swept open terraces of the past, but licensed standing sounds worse.
Passion is spontaneous or it is nothing.
From where I'm sitting, safe-standing looks pretty contrived. If you think that the power of the internet could be used for something more than shopping and pseudo-sex, get spiked . All rights reserved.