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title: "Celtic: These fans call for expansion of safe standing section at club’s stadium"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-these-fans-call-for-expansion-of-safe-standing-section-at-clubs-stadium/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2019-09-12T12:20:31Z"
modified: "2019-09-12T12:20:31Z"
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# Celtic: These fans call for expansion of safe standing section at club’s stadium

**In 2016, Celtic became the first club in Great Britain to introduce rail seating as part of a new ‘safe standing’ section at their stadium, as reported by the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3690004/Celtic-British-club-introduce-safe-standing-completing-construction-ahead-Brendan-Rodgers-home-game.html?ITO=1490).**

The Taylor Report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster recommended that top level stadia in England and Scotland should become all-seated venues, as reported by [BBC](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/318497.stm), and terraces were consequently removed from Celtic Park in 1994, according to [the42.ie](https://www.the42.ie/celtic-safe-standing-2881837-Jul2016/).

The [Everything Celtic](https://twitter.com/aboutceltic) Twitter channel ([@aboutceltic](https://twitter.com/aboutceltic/status/1171730561288871937)) raised the issue by asking its followers if they think the safe standing section at Celtic Park should be expanded beyond its current capacity of [2,600](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3690004/Celtic-British-club-introduce-safe-standing-completing-construction-ahead-Brendan-Rodgers-home-game.html?ITO=1490).

https://twitter.com/aboutceltic/status/1171730561288871937

The stadium’s safe standing section was opened three years ago in a pre-season friendly between Celtic and Wolfsburg, as per [the42.ie](https://www.the42.ie/celtic-safe-standing-2881837-Jul2016/),

English Premier League clubs have previously held discussions about the possible introduction of safe standing in the division, as reported by [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37943553), while some European clubs such as Borussia Dortmund have rail seating in their stadia, according to the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3690004/Celtic-British-club-introduce-safe-standing-completing-construction-ahead-Brendan-Rodgers-home-game.html?ITO=1490).

These Celtic fans on Twitter believe that the club should expand the safe standing section at Celtic Park:

> Yes create a Green Wall similar to Dortmund’s yellow wall!
>
> — MarkJN (@MarkJNicholas) [September 11, 2019](https://twitter.com/MarkJNicholas/status/1171842326878199808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> If they could extend it to section 138 that would be magic
>
> — Bernie Bolingoli (@celticghirl\_88) [September 11, 2019](https://twitter.com/celticghirl_88/status/1171859691653271557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Straight up to 413 would be class think the lower Lisbon lion has been spoke about tho get it done for the 10
>
> — Stevo (@stevomcl67) [September 11, 2019](https://twitter.com/stevomcl67/status/1171835227183992832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Should look to expand it to the full stand instead of the corner
>
> — chivs (@CHIVS105) [September 11, 2019](https://twitter.com/CHIVS105/status/1171766271798599686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Take a leaf out of the German clubs book and have it behind both goals .
>
> — bigpeter (@bigpeterc73) [September 11, 2019](https://twitter.com/bigpeterc73/status/1171861836523851776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Should take it right round the to behind the goal
>
> — Arne Pengels (@DaleBhoy) [September 11, 2019](https://twitter.com/DaleBhoy/status/1171831289399451648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Are you for or against the concept of safe standing at football grounds? Join in the discussion by commenting below!***