FA joins calls for Government to relax laws on Safe Standing

The Football Association has added its voice to those calling on the government to relax the law on all-seater stadiums and let clubs decide whether to offer safe-standing sections or not.

Grounds in England's top two divisions have had to be all-seater ever since the Hillsborough disaster in 1989

The debate took place in June and sports minister Tracey Crouch announced a review of the all-seater requirement, which should be completed by the end of the year.

An FA spokeswoman said they: "support clubs and leagues in having the option to choose whether they wish to provide standing options for supporters should there be clear evidence that satisfies the authorities over safety and security''.

Celtic have successfully trialled a safe-standing section over the last two seasons.

Several clubs in Leagues One and Two have continued to provide standing options and

Shrewsbury have just installed the same German-style rail seats Celtic have been using and Spurs' new ground will include more than 7,000 seats that can be flipped up and locked in place to allow fans to stand safely.

Jay McKenna from the Spirit of Shankley said: "We've seen that it can be done, I get the feeling we're likely to see a model of this introduced in the Premier League, certainly in the next couple of seasons."

"It's now about when not if. There's such a large number of people on board with it, lots of the evidence is suggesting it can be done"