West Brom safe standing proposal rejected

Tuesday, 10 April 2018 07:00

West Brom have had a proposal to introduce safe standing at The Hawthorns rejected by the government.

The club looked to pilot a scheme that would have seen 3,600 seats in the Smethwick End converted to 'rail seats', which can be locked in an upright position.

West Brom - who are bottom of the Premier League - hoped to install them in time for next season.

However, sports minister Tracey Crouch says there are no plans to change the all-seater policy at football stadiums. That law was introduced followed recommendations made in the Taylor Report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans.

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