Football Terraces - Should They Come Back?

The debate of bringing terraces back to football properly, in every division in England has been a long standing and controversial debate. Rules have been relaxed since the Hillsborough disaster of terraces but still in the top two tiers of English football terracing is pretty much banned. If you are a newly promoted side, you need to replace or close the terraced stand after a few seasons in the Championship. Move into the Premiership and terracing is still a big no.

The thrill of a football terrace is far greater than being seated in a state of the art football ground. Strange enough, on most away games, away fans usually stand up in seated sections of the ground anyway, so what difference would it make just to have designated standing areas in all the divisions, it is a financial headache for clubs who start to punch above their weight.

Soon as questions are asked about terraces coming back properly. Hillsborough is the first reason on the list of No's why it shouldn't come back, I can see the argument for this, because it could potentially happen again, also its a bit of an insult to all those who have died in terrace related disasters. But lets be honest there was a lot more to The Hillsborough Disaster than terraces on the April afternoon in 1989. Poor policing and out of control fans who had too much to drink are to blame for this, both sides were at fault for this day, everyone has blood on their hands from this terrible tragedy which unfolded in Sheffield. I will always stick by that thought that not one side was to blame.

Liverpool fans are just as much to blame as police at Hillsborough

If policed and organised in a proper manner, football terraces can work, they are used across Europe these days, football has changed from the hooliganism of the 70s,80s and 90s. The game is much more peaceful and fans can actually go enjoy the game much more. I really cannot see a huge problem with having certain standing areas in all grounds across the UK. It just has to be regulated.