Originally Posted by
tomytony
I think SUFC are in a unique position with this as we are the only club in the police region likley to sell out on a regular basis. The others aren't concerned by it so there is no concerted backing to change things.
Here in Manchetser both clubs regularly fill their grounds, the police are used to dealing with it and the clubs have enough clout to dispute what the police say should they need to.SUFC lose circa 1800 seats min to the rules with a capacity of circa 32500, about half a per cent of the capacity.
Imagine telling Manure they had to lose 3,800 seats every game , they just wouldn't stand for it.
Obviously the Hillsborough tragedy still impacts greatly on the SYP thinking but, whilst not disrespecting the tragedy in any way, things have moved on a lot since those days.