A government inspector has said there is substantial evidence that safe standing sections are good for football and can resolve the problem of fans standing up at all-seat grounds.
Rick Riding, of the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA), told a meeting of 200 Liverpool fans on Saturday that the problems caused by fans standing in all-seat stadiums had become a ‘massive issue’ and was ‘impossible’ to police.
Celtic introduced safe standing at Parkhead when it was deemed unsafe by Glasgow council because of a failure to stop fans standing.
‘If it works well there, it should work well in other stadiums,’ Riding said.