Arsène Wenger, outlining his support for the safe-standing movement, has expressed his concern that the crowd trouble on Wednesday night at the match between West Ham United and Chelsea could set back the debate.
“It gives an argument, especially to people who are against it,” Wenger said. “Personally I am in favour of the resurgence of standing opportunities behind the goals and that is not a very good advert to come back to it. Hopefully West Ham will get rid of the problem very quickly.”
Wenger is a rarity among Premier League managers in vocalising his support for introducing the kind of rail seating that is commonplace in Germany and has been introduced at Celtic this season without any issues so far.
“I feel the closer you are to the positions of the players, the more passionate you are about it. It would allow lower prices because you could get more spectators inside the stadiums, and maybe a more passionate atmosphere,” he said.
English legislation insists on all-seater stadiums but Arsenal are monitoring the situation in case of a change in policy.
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