STANDING STRICTLY BANNED .

I FEAR THIS WILL BE USED AS AN EXCUSE TO HARRASS SUPPORTERS .

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safety message on standing at matches

Newsroom Staff
IN recent weeks the club has been aware of a number of incidents of supporters standing throughout matches at Celtic Park.

This is a matter which rightly the club has taken very seriously, however, unfortunately this has continued at recent games.

In order to address this matter, the club are working with the Stadium Safety Team and Strathclyde Police and are insisting that all supporters sit down during matches.

Sitting at matches is a stadium regulation. Clearly, to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience at Celtic Park, it is vitally important that the stadium regulations and safety instructions are adhered to.

The club, in partnership with the police, are treating this issue with the utmost seriousness and we ask all supporters attending Celtic Park to note this advice.

A spokesperson for the club said: "Clearly, the comfort and safety of spectators is our primary concern and it is essential that the issue of standing is addressed

“Celtic Park is designed specifically as an all-seater stadium and the Safety Certificate for operating has been approved and issued on this basis.

“Persistent standing is a real safety risk and could ultimately result in the Safety Certificate, which is required to open the stadium, being revoked.

“It is vital that this matter is taken very seriously and that supporters, for their own safety and the safety of others, sit down during matches."

A spokesperson for Strathclyde Police said: "The issue of standing during matches is one which must be taken very seriously.

“There have been a number of examples of this in recent weeks at Celtic Park and this cannot be allowed to continue.

“For their own safety and the safety of others, all supporters should sit down during matches.

“The Stadium Safety Team are rightly taking a very close interest in this matter. Celtic FC, Strathclyde Police and the Safety Team do not wish in any way to prevent supporters from enjoying football matches, however, the safety of those attending must be paramount at all times."

In addition, to ensure that particular stadium areas do not become overcrowded and congested it is essential that all supporters sit only in the seat for which their season ticket or match ticket is intended.

This will give all supporters the opportunity to enjoy the match in a safe and comfortable environment, something we all want.

Both the club and Strathclyde Police sincerely appreciate the co-operation of all supporters

 

* sake. Next we won't be allowed to * celebrate.

If the away fans aren't made sit down I'll be contacting the club.

 

Thats a * joke, what will happen when 7,500 do it twice a year?

 

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Bring back a terracing section. Then the people who want to stand can stand.

 

Surely if everyone stands infront of their own seat, there'd be no problem, as there wouldn't be any crushing etc.

 

Its ok for Rangers fans to do it every visit but not 500 odd of our own? Man, the club really sicken me sometimes - always quick to condemn their own fans before fans like the Huns. So whats the rule regarding standing to sing YNWA? Or standing up to applaud a player being substituted? Or jumping for joy when a goal goes in? Bye Bye Football, Hello 'entertainment'. It's not a * cinema.

 

hahaha what an absolute joke! well all have to walk down the stairs 1 at a time in single file next!

 

All 3 posts above me are spot on..markybhoy99 celtic20083 and celticfc1967

 

what happens if we need the toilet do we stand up to let other people out? , soon we will just politely clap when we score a goal FFS

 

you would think they wouldnt be trying to keep supporters at the minute in these hard times and low attendances . Rather than drive them away.

toilets only to be used at half time or risk getting bundled to the floor by 5 stewarts lol

 

Do we need to crawl into the stadium cause I ain't up for that

 

its like a * school , DO NOT GET OUT YOUR SEAT , go to toilet at the interval.

 

I hate that

Can I go to the toilet
No, you should have went at break
But I didn't need at break
Tough, your a big boy now

They expect you to control when you need the toilet fs!

 

all mobile phones to be turned off as not to disrupt the performance

 

yeah iknow , if you have to go to the toilet then you have to go to the toilet , no 2 ways about it , thats how mother nature works .

 

We're nearing closer to becoming just another away game.

Supporters and players used to fear coming to CP, the atmosphere used to blow them away, it gave our team a boost week in, week out. If we're forced to sit, namely the GB, we better prepare to be embarrassed atmosphere wise at our very own stadium, Celtic Park.

Good examples of this are when the GB sat down for the first 20 minutes, making no noise at all and a very small Inverness support were out-singing us. You could tell when the GB got up, the players and fans got a massive boost, it was brilliant.

I'm not wanting to turn this into a GB thread, I'm saying it's going to have an affect on our overall match experience, it's going to become more boring and it's going to have an affect on the players, there's nothing that motivates a team more than the crowd getting right behind them.

It looks as if the only time we're going to experience any sort of atmosphere is at away games, I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm seriously considering giving up my season ticket and saving the money to travel to every away game, as I can get tickets easily.

For me, sitting is killing the game. You can see that even in EPL matches, the atmosphere at times is dreadful from the home support. It's the same everywhere and having to remain seated contributes hugely to the poor atmosphere around stadiums.

 

So we just stay seated when the team scores?

 

agreed im tempted to just start going to away games.