The Albion Confirms Plan To Install Safe Standing
After a detailed consultation process with their season ticket holders, more than 80% who are seated at the back of the North Stand, were in favour of safe standing and this will be installed from row R backwards.
Season‑ticket holders who are currently seated in the new safe standing area but who wish to move will be offered a priority move window next March, after season‑ticket renewals. The date for this window will be announced in late January.
Fans will also be able to come to the Amex and see a small section of rail seating in place. Details of this will be released shortly.
The North Stand seats affected are: Block N1A to N1H, row R upwards, seats 13‑241. Block N1A, seats 1‑12 will not have safe standing installed, nor will N1H from seat 243 upwards and none of Block N1I.
For fans who currently sit in those areas, safe standing does not mean seats will be removed, but a rail will be installed in front of the seat, and those in that area will be required to remain in their allocated place. The capacity of the Amex will not increase, and ticket prices will not be reduced.
Albion’s head of ticketing and supporter services Jenny Gower said, “I’d like to thank the season‑ticket holders for their feedback. We had a fantastic response to our survey and a very strong majority in favour of installing safe standing towards the back of the North Stand.
“We will help any season‑ticket holders who want to move and the impact of safe standing will be regularly reviewed, but we are confident it will make the atmosphere in the North Stand even better and help Fabian Hurzeler and the team.”
