Sunderland punish Man Utd, Newcastle and Villa fans

• omgukilledkenny

  27 Oct 07, 00:30

  
  
  Newcastle, Manchester United and Aston Villa fans are to receive fewer tickets for their matches at Sunderland - for not sitting down.
  
  Sunderland City Council is looking to reduce the three visitors' ticket allocations from 3,000 to just 1,500 because their fans refuse to sit down.
  
  Experts say fans who stand for the full 90 minutes put other supporters at risk of serious injury.
  
  Phil Barrett, director of development and regeneration, said: "This action of fans standing is recognised as a major safety concern as it introduces the risk of injury to spectators and others from falls, surging and crushing."
• iveco

  27 Oct 07, 00:31

  Newcastle I can understand. Both teams are bitter rivals.
  
  Not sure about Man Utd or Villa.
• Slipshade

  27 Oct 07, 01:10

  Standing fans block the view of other fans, too.
• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  27 Oct 07, 02:02

  
• turbo_drift

  27 Oct 07, 10:10

  
• used

  27 Oct 07, 10:13

  wdh?!
  wanna sit down go home and watch. there you can sit all you want!
• sand king

  27 Oct 07, 10:15

  Richardson