{"id":4414,"date":"2015-02-17T07:54:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T07:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4414"},"modified":"2015-02-17T07:54:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T07:54:23","slug":"should-cardiff-city-trial-safe-standing-to-reward-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/17\/should-cardiff-city-trial-safe-standing-to-reward-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Cardiff City trial safe standing to reward fans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_4417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4417\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/PM_Seats_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4417\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/PM_Seats_web-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Candy reproduced under Creative Commons\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4417\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/PM_Seats_web-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Candy reproduced under Creative Commons\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Grounds like the Cardiff City Stadium could see their attendances increase with safe standing<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDiscussions about allowing standing at football matches in Wales have begun, and, if successful, it would be the first time fans could legally stand at a match since the early 1990s.<br \/>\nStanding would come back in a safer form than previously seen in an attempt to stop tragedies such as the Hillsborough disaster from happening again. And there seems to be a growing trend in Europe, particularly in Germany, for the introduction of safe standing.<br \/>\nThere is mounting support for it in Wales too, with 96 per cent of 2,364 fans surveyed by the Welsh Conservatives backing a pilot scheme for safe standing. Standing at football matches has almost been resigned to folklore, with a whole generation of fans having spent their lives firmly planted onto hard plastic.<br \/>\nAllowing safe standing could have benefits to both the price of tickets and the atmosphere at matches. Clubs in Wales could increase their attendances because less room is needed for a supporter in the standing section.<br \/>\nThe more optimistic supported may hope clubs in Wales would slightly decrease their prices as a result. 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