{"id":543510,"date":"2020-02-12T07:14:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=543510"},"modified":"2020-02-12T07:14:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:14:24","slug":"manchester-united-submit-request-to-install-rail-seating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/12\/manchester-united-submit-request-to-install-rail-seating\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Submit Request to Install Rail Seating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> have applied to install rail seating at Old Trafford with their local Safety Advisory Group. Season ticket holders have already been notified that a trial is likely to occur. The changes would be implemented to the north-east corner of the stadium. United has said that these additions will &#8220;enhance spectator safety&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Have Submitted a Request to Install Rail Seating<\/h2>\n<h3>What is Rail Seating?<\/h3>\n<p>Rail seating is a technology that provides seats which can also double as standing areas. Metal frames attach to the back of each seat providing a barrier for spectators in the row behind. These seats can also be locked straight up against the barrier to provide space to stand.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Now?<\/h3>\n<p>Rail seating has been a useless technology in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Championship<\/a>, as standing in these leagues has been banned for decades. Following the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, new recommendations were outlined, and standing has been banned since. The Hillsborough disaster was a tragedy, with 96 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> fans dying, so it makes sense that precautions were taken. However, now that this safer technology has been invented, it might be time to allow standing once again.<\/p>\n<p>Top teams have started to take notice of the call for standing in England. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> have installed this rail technology in their new stadium, and have made it ready for the introduction of standing in the future. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolves<\/a> have also installed this new type of seating over the summer. Manchester United might be the next big English team to install this. As a result, with their massive influence, it is possible to see how these rules may change in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>In recent seasons fans have been campaigning for standing to return to football stadia. Rail seating is the perfect technology to bring this dream to life.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/943836\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.32997% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/943836?et=C_D06yNCTxF3_W7ewUlurQ&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=le0Wpt44CBiAJ-O4CW-9bOBhhPYmaR0PlmTi4W5noEM=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have applied to install rail seating at Old Trafford with their local Safety Advisory Group. Season ticket holders have already been notified that a trial is likely to occur. The changes would be implemented to the north-east corner of the stadium. United has said that these additions will &#8220;enhance spectator safety&#8221;. 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