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Come annunciato, il nuovo formato di questo blog proporrà non più una rassegna di notizie, peraltro ormai facilmente collezionabili nel web, bensì una serie di approfondimenti monotematici, privilegiando i commenti alle semplici news. In tutti i casi una raccolta di articoli interamente riguardanti il mondo dei supporters verrà proposta, semestralmente, in formato cartaceo per i lettori. E’ ad una bella novità alle porte che dedichiamo la prima analisi: il probabile imminente ritorno delle gradinate con posti in piedi negli impianti di calcio scozzesi ( e, forse, non solo ). I provvedimenti emergenziali emanati dopo le tragedie dell’ Heysel e di Sheffield avevano indotto le autorità britanniche ad obbligare tutti i clubs a dotarsi di tribune e gradinate esclusivamente fornite di seggiolini, contribuendo sì alla sicurezza ma facendo perdere agli spalti di oltre Manica gran parte di quel fascino che emanavano. Negli ultimi anni, tuttavia, sia per venire incontro alle rimostranze dei supporters sia per riportare un po’ di atmosfera sui campi, diverse squadre avevano permesso delle piccole “standing area” per il proprio tifo organizzato. Il successo di queste ultime, con continue richieste di ampliamento, ha portato le autorità del calcio scozzese a considerare la totale reintroduzione dei posti in piedi per considerevoli settori degli stadi. Non ultime sono le ragioni di ordine economico. Infatti, molti impianti più piccoli, con i fastidiosi seggiolini, sono stato costretti a comprimere ulteriormente la propria capienza, con un danno economico anche piuttosto rilevante. Le autorità del calcio scozzese hanno guardato, in special modo, alla “Bundesliga”tedesca, dove nelle curve il pubblico assiste alle partite in piedi.Un tabloid scozzese ha così raccolta la testimonianza di Bonhof, “vecchia gloria” del calcio teutonico e vice presidente del Borussia Munchenglabdach.L’ ex centrocampista ha parlato dell’ esperienza vissuta nella città di riferimento, una località con 250mila abitanti circa, uno stadio da circa 50 mila posti, una gradinata per chi voglia assistere alla gara sostenendo attivamente la squadra da circa 16mila ed un impianto spesso esaurito. Bonhof consiglia alla SPL di reintrodurre questa tipologia di stadi che tanto richiedono anche i fans inglesi. La Scozia potrebbe svolgere il ruolo di progetto pilota per tutto il Regno Unito. Al varo dell’operazione manca ancora il consenso definitivo della autorità di polizia che, seppure con qualche raccomandazione, pare destinato ad arrivare nei prossimi mesi. Non resta che sperare che il calcio d’inizio della stagione 2012/13 dia vita ad una rivoluzione ” culturale” nell’approccio al mondo del tifo organizzato che tanto necessiterebbe anche il nostro Paese.
RASSEGNA STAMPA:
Chick Young’s view on safe standing areas at matches
Page last updated at 17:19 GMT, Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Ah, the spirit of Christmas; enjoyable most of all, particularly if it is from the Isle of Islay, served in a chunky crystal glass with ice and water.
But I cannot see me raising a toast this festive time to the Scottish Premier League’s decision to give a blessing to the return to standing areas at our grounds.
What next? The go-ahead to the rebirth of the terracing tradition of half a dozen cans and the quarter bottle carry-out?
That inevitably led to drinking in its most unsavoury conditions, where supporters – far from the nearest toilet and in fairness crushed together and unable to retreat in search of one in any case – used empty cans and on some occasions a fellow fan’s leg as a urinal.
Once of a time it was like that. Happy days. I was there when terracings doubled as toilets.
And honest – it happened – and people say we haven’t moved on…
John Boyle, the outgoing owner of Motherwell, has been screaming for years that it is time to flog booze in our grounds.
His point, that you could go to Firhill on a Friday night and have a beer while watching the rugby but not 24 hours later while watching Partick Thistle play at the same ground.
It does seem like a knife through the heart of the folly of it all.
And sometimes, as they watch the Magyars of Maryhill, you can understand the desire of the support to turn to strong drink.
But, if you are talking double standards, you can’t allow the Jags to sell alcohol and then deny Celtic and Rangers the right to do it.
And a wee swallow of drink at an Old Firm match… oh aye, that’s a right good idea.
Meanwhile, back at the SPL’s standing order. Personally, I never fancied standing at football matches.
I particularly don’t like paying what seems like an instalment on my mortgage to attend a concert and then have some plonker standing in front of me blocking the view for which I have just sold my soul.
I paid to see a rock star – not the fat backside of some wannabe causing a total eclipse of the stage.
Seating stadia were brought in for a reason: tragedy at Hillsborough and at Heysel.
It made grounds easier to police even if fans did stand, because at least they were in rows with numbers on their nevertheless redundant seats.
And yet there is clearly a hunger for change. Just because old codgers like me prefer to utilise our fat backsides, it doesn’t mean that others haven’t got the right to remain vertical.
But embrace the concept with caution.
Bigger crowds and more content supporters are always key ingredients, but this will be countered in the short-term by the expense of reconverting stadia.
St Mirren, for example, built their new stadium on Greenhill Road to SPL criteria and it isn’t just a case of ripping out the seating and letting people stand.
There are safety barriers to be put in and the levelling of the new terracing has to be totally reset.
Furthermore, I didn’t hear any police force popping their clogs for the idea – in fact, Strathclyde’s finest hinted that it was the first they had heard of it.
But at least someone is listening to public opinion and not sitting on their plump backsides ignoring the will of the people and that at least is a shaft of light in this deep mid-winter.
Me? In the end, I’ll sit out the move for those who want to stand up and be counted.
But, on this occasion, at least I admire the spirit of the idea – and it’s not even from a Hebridean Island.
(BBC Football)
Rainer Bonhof: Tartan Army convinced me standing areas are needed at top Scottish football grounds
Dec 21 2011 By Alan Marshall
SEEING all Scotland fans on their feet in a jam-packed Hampden Park has convinced Rainer Bonhof there should be standing areas in Scottish grounds.
The former Scotland Under-21 manager has revealed hearing the Tartan Army in full voice is one of his all-time career highlights.
And the former West Germany midfielder believes the SPL has gone down the right road by copying the Bundesliga and allowing supporters to stand up.
Bonhof, the vice-president of Borussia Munchengladbach, insists “safe standing areas” have revolutionised the match-day experience in Germany.
He says the cheaper ticket prices for the Bundesliga terraces is the reason it is the world’s best-attended football league with an average of over 42,000 per game – and that revenue helps clubs to fund their corporate facilities.
Bonhof loves the fact the current Gladbach side – fourth in the Bundesliga table – is playing to bigger crowds than the legendary team of the 1970s that included him and Berti Vogts and won five titles in seven years.
The Borussia-Park was only opened in 2004 and is filled to its 54,047 capacity every home game.
The 16,000-capacity south terrace, where the most raucous fans gather, is the type of standing area that inspired SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster on his visit to Germany. And it converts into temporary seating for international or European ties to bring the all-seated capacity down to 46,287.
Bonhof, 58, who lived in Glasgow for three years in his role as Scotland Under-21 coach when old pal Vogts was national team boss, said:“Scottish fans are very passionate
“It was always a special atmosphere in every international but especially the home leg of the Euro 2004 play-off against Holland when Scotland won.
“The fans were standing up for the whole game and it was something I will never forget.
“Now in Germany we have probably the best atmosphere of any league in the world. It’s not just because it is best attended. The standing areas have made a huge contribution to the whole fan experience in Germany.
“All the clubs are obliged by the DFL to have standing sections. We then have to change it if we host international games or if Gladbach get back into Europe next season, which we will if we finish in the top six.
“We have standing room for 16,000 on the south terrace and it is full long before every other part of the ground. There is a special pub for the fans in the new stadium too.
“The stadium has revitalised the club. We have over 40,000 members and are sold out for almost every game. People travel to see us from all parts of Germany. Remember, Munchengladbach is not a huge town. It’s about 250,000 people, roughly the size of Aberdeen.
“I think it would be a good idea if Scotland brought back standing areas. The main benefit is ticket prices are lower – the Bundesliga has the lowest ticket prices of the top five leagues. A standing place costs about 14 euros.
“I am sure Celtic and Rangers could bring back lots of fans if there were lower prices for standing areas. They would maybe be able to increase the capacity of Celtic Park and Ibrox by about 10,000.
“But it would also be good for smaller clubs. Motherwell has a small ground but if it had standing areas, they could maybe have a capacity of around 25,000 and sell extra tickets to visiting fans from the Old Firm when they come. That is welcome extra revenue.
“The money that is raised through the success of the standing areas allows the club to spend on its corporate facilities also.
“But the most important thing about the standing areas is not about money – it’s about the people who gather there. Those are our most fanatical followers and they’re full of noise.
“And when our players are playing towards the south terrace in the second half – that’s our tradition – the noise that is generated sweeps the team along. That is part of the reason we have been so good this season.”
(Daily Record )
Rangers look into reintroduction of standing area at Ibrox for fans
RANGERS could look into the possibility of introducing standing areas at Ibrox.
Chief Operating Officer Ali Russell admits the current SPL champions are exploring the option and insists the move has the backing of fans.
Talk of standing areas in SPL grounds has gathered pace after it was inimated that SPL chiefs would consider any such proposals.
Russell said: “The fans have intimated for some time their desire for a standing area within Ibrox and following the feedback we have had from fans’ groups it is only right as a response that we are willing to explore the possibility.
“Safety is of paramount concern and we want to look at how that can be balanced with the need to enhance the atmosphere at match days.
“There are examples in other parts of the world where this has been achieved and we will look at the feasibility of a trial.
“This is not something that can be achieved overnight and this club is acutely aware of the issues involved.
“Any standing area in the stadium would require the support of the Glasgow City Council Safety team and the Police, as per SPL rules.”
Earlier this month Neil Doncaster, chief executive of the SPL, said: “Since I joined the SPL in 2009, there has been widespread support amongst fans to reintroduce safe standing areas.
“I am delighted that we have been able to respond positively to supporters’ views on improving the match day experience.”
Celtic and Motherwell have already expressed an interest in standing areas being reintroduced.
(daily record )
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