![]() So this is safe standing - exactly what it says on the tin.” ![]() “Everybody has a seat, and there are bars in front and behind them, and that’s really good because that will stop any surges going backwards or forwards, particularly in those heightened moments when there’s a goal or something. “What we’re not doing is going back to the old days of terraces - this is very, very different. “It’s the evolution of football,” Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said. The government determined that now was the time to start testing procedures for fans to no longer be required to sit. “Things have moved on, obviously for the better because the old days we had a bad reputation,” Owen said. ![]() So much has changed since then, with the inception in 1992 of the Premier League which has become the wealthiest soccer competition in the world and spurred investment in stadiums. “However we must not get complacent and, whenever measures such as this are introduced, the safety of those attending football must be absolutely paramount to any decisions made.” “We have learnt a lot of lessons since the Hillsborough tragedy, and football has been as safe in the last 30 years as it has ever been,” said Chief Constable Mark Roberts, who leads on football policing in England. ![]() All-seater stadiums became mandatory in the top two tiers of English football following safety recommendations made after the crush at Liverpool’s 1989 FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium that led to the deaths of 97 fans. ![]()
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