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| Southampton Independents Leader of Southampton Independents Denise Wyatt at St. Mary's Stadium |
Councillor Pope is to propose the below motion at the Full Council meeting of Southampton City Council tomorrow.
Sadly Denise Wyatt narrowly missed out on being elected to the Council. See the other article on this website for more on how Southampton Independents has made a Labour "safe" seat into a marginal seat.
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Commenting on the latest news on Safe Standing, Councillor Andrew Pope says:
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| Councillor Andrew Pope has led the local campaign for Safe Standing |
Thanks to all fans who have signed both petitions - our local one and the one for Parliament. We have shown the Tory Government that Safe Standing is not backed by a "vocal minority" as claimed by Tracey Crouch MP.
Now both Southampton City Council and Parliament will debate Safe Standing in the next couple of months. I expect all Southampton City councillors to back safe standing with action.
The debates locally and nationally are major milestones in the Southampton Independents campaign for Safe Standing at St. Mary's.
I am delighted."
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Southampton Independents has been campaigning for trials of Safe Standing at St. Mary's Stadium since 2017. We are upping the pressure on the Government to change the law to allow safe standing in the Premier League and Championship.
The issue has been on the front page of the Southern Daily Echo twice since. Southampton Independents Councillor Andrew Pope appeared on the Sasha Twining programme on BBC Radio Solent, listened to supporters and answered questions on what Safe Standing is.
Southampton Independents started a local petition, which is here. Please sign it and share it to increase the pressure on the owners of Saints to come out publicly to support Safe Standing. Thanks to everyone who has signed it so far.
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| St. Mary's Stadium is all seater. England and Saints fans should be able to stand |
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| Councillor Andrew Pope started the Safe Standing campaign in 2017 |
"The Tory Government is living in the dark ages. They need to change the law because Saints fans demand it. I am proposing a motion on Safe Standing to the May Full Council meeting later this month. I very much hope ALL Southampton City Councillors support the Southampton Independents campaign. Some of them have said they support it, but so far have done nothing to support our campaign."
Leader of Southampton Independents Denise Wyatt says:
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| Denise at St. Mary's Stadium with the seats We would prefer to stand and shout louder! |
Then we can all stand and shout louder!
I like shouting, but not only at Labour and Tory councillors who are letting our City down!
I like shouting at St. Mary's Stadium.
Listen to Andrew and other Saints fans talk about this on the Total Saints Podcast here.
We all like going to the match and letting off steam, don't we?"
If elected this Thursday 3rd May, Denise Wyatt will be seconding Councillor Pope's motion at the Full Council meeting later this month.
The motion, which may be amended, reads:
"This Council supports standing up for Southampton FC fans and standing up with Saints fans. But since the Taylor Report, and changes to safety regulations, fans are not allowed to stand up at the match.
Yet Saints' fans passion means that they do stand at every match in the Itchen and Northam stands. They want to stand. They want to sing. They want to shout. Safe standing allows them to support the team with more passion and to do so safely.
This Council supports the national campaign for Safe Standing in the Premier League, and supports Safe Standing at St. Mary's Stadium.
This Council agrees to write to the Board of Saints and to the Secretary of State to urge the Government and/or Parliament to change legislation to allow trials in the Premier League and then full installation of rail seats or other safe alternatives."
Please Vote Denise Wyatt Southampton Independents on 3rd May to make it happen!
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