View Full Version : No all seaters in Germany. Until when?
GraciasViejo
17 Jul 2006, 10:57 PM
Does someone know if the DFB is planning to remove terraces from stadiums following FIFAs directives to slowly shift to all seater stadiums? All competitions, Bundesliga matches too.
Here in Argentina the Argentine Football Association decided that as from 2007-8 all stadiuns would have to be all seater, no exceptions for all competitions.
I am hoping someone tells me that the DFB told FIFA to stuff its directives, which would mean that maybe if a campaign against this meassure takes place here in Argentina there is a precedent for a negative.
Thanks for your answer.
AliOlia
17 Jul 2006, 11:50 PM
all seaters are the way to be.
sportfriend
17 Jul 2006, 11:51 PM
i'd be completely outraged if they did this :mad:
i'd much prefer standing than sitting for a game
The Old Lady Hertha
17 Jul 2006, 11:53 PM
Lets hope never. :)
PileD
18 Jul 2006, 12:30 AM
Lets hope never. :)
The DFB won't do it, cause in 90 % of the stadiums the terasses are the first places who selled out. Exclude B. Munich.
Personally me, I try every season to get a terrasse place.
It`s the finest way to watch fussball.
The Old Lady Hertha
18 Jul 2006, 12:51 AM
The DFB won't do it, cause in 90 % of the stadiums the terasses are the first places who selled out. Exclude B. Munich.
Personally me, I try every season to get a terrasse place.
It`s the finest way to watch fussball.
I agree, its not safe, but its also the most fun and sometimes now, the most football in football now. :(
96Squig
18 Jul 2006, 01:47 AM
I agree, its not safe, but its also the most fun and sometimes now, the most football in football now. :(
It is much safer than if ppl would stand up at seats (as they are forbidding it in England now). I hope it will allways stay this way, there would be riots if the DFB planned on changing that...
sting-ray
18 Jul 2006, 03:09 AM
i would never watch a game again if i have to sit..
OP_M
18 Jul 2006, 04:20 AM
agreed. terasse season ticket holder for 5 years now, it's by far the cheapest and best way to watch football. i can't see them to change everything soon. they know exactly that there would be quite a breakdown in attendance.
LebenslangGruenWeiss
18 Jul 2006, 04:35 AM
The german fanbase is a very strong one and they will defend the right to have stands in the stadium. But so far the DFB didn't dare to make a resolution of that kind. If it happened the fans of the clubs would unite and protest it. I think they would eventually succeed. remember the time the Bundesliga wanted to change the kickoff time on Saturday? The "Pro 15.30" movement was very strong and able to put a lot of pressure on the Bundesliga. After all without the fans there would be no Bundesliga.
Doc_Aeppler
18 Jul 2006, 09:05 AM
I would seriously consider ever going to a stadium again if this happened...
But I also dont think that they will dare to try this, not within the next 5 years anyways, who nows how things look then...
The german fanculture is a strong one, we unite when we feel we have too, and can overcome all rivalries! this has been shown in the past and Im pretty positive it will happen again!
"Sitzen is fürn Arsch" is all I can say to that! (seating is for the as*)
smithfan
18 Jul 2006, 11:03 AM
imagine they'd try to ban terraces...whole Dortmund, Schalke etc. would go mad!
The fans would never accept that. Not possible here imo.
The Old Lady Hertha
18 Jul 2006, 11:12 AM
The only all seater is the Olympiastadion right? Most of the Fankurve don't sit. I don't plan to either when I visit. :D
96Squig
18 Jul 2006, 11:56 AM
The only all seater is the Olympiastadion right? Most of the Fankurve don't sit. I don't plan to either when I visit. :D
Munich belongs to Northern Italy anyways, so who cares? ;-)
sportfriend
18 Jul 2006, 12:01 PM
to be honest...i don't see what's so dangerous about it all?
in Germany, people jump together...but that's IT...It doesn't look really dangerous and it isn't.
in South America, the fans leave the 3 front rows empty so when their team scores everybody RUNS to the front. Now that's just stupid, it's like alcohal...Use it responsibly and you won't hurt anyone including yourself ;)
prymetyme
18 Jul 2006, 12:21 PM
now htye could just make all stadiums one large beergarden...
Alex_K
18 Jul 2006, 02:52 PM
The only all seater is the Olympiastadion right? Most of the Fankurve don't sit. I don't plan to either when I visit. :D
Leverkusen is an all-seater, isn't it?
And modern terraces are much safer than the old-school ones.
The Old Lady Hertha
18 Jul 2006, 05:11 PM
Munich belongs to Northern Italy anyways, so who cares? ;-)
I meant the Berliner Olympiastadion.
I think you are also right Alex. But for these stadia, the fankurve stands, so its not as if they're really sitting anyways.
Doc_Aeppler
19 Jul 2006, 09:47 AM
Leverkusen is an all-seater, isn't it?
And modern terraces are much safer than the old-school ones.
nope, they have a terrace in the guest-section as far as I know. Havent been in it tough, I was only in the seating section next to it...
smithfan
19 Jul 2006, 01:16 PM
nope, they have a terrace in the guest-section as far as I know. Havent been in it tough, I was only in the seating section next to it...
yeah Leverkusen has a terrace, I was standing there last season when we lost 1:2 :mad: - It's pretty small though.