I think everyone want this sorted but I doubt a majority want for people to be moved without consent. Also as others have said allowing standing in the central block will restrict others views, thus causing complaints and potentially significant loss of income. Also the very real threat of Licensing authorities closing that part of ground and also preventing a safe standing trial plus new stand etc. Standing in block B has been tolerated (ignored)as it is isolated and has little effect elsewhere.

Exactly.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

You don’t see pictures of block E sitting at the back on brochures for making the club revenue, but you do with the HF and you do see people happy to go and join in by sitting in the Arfur corner, which has one of the worst views in the ground. Yes people were choosing and filling up that block before others.

I agree that loads of fans have shown loyalty through very hard times, in the lower if you like, including the HF, but there aren’t any fans that I know of that have put so much time into making such a noticeable impact the potential fan base and world has sat up and taken notice of.

If I compare what they’ve been doing, have influenced, have improved, and been used as marketing material compared to the days when I was travelling everywhere watching Palace or watching Palace every home match for years and years then their efforts and effects blows mine out of the water tbh. Speaking to someone who isn’t in the HF but has a connection surprised me how much they do and organise so I won’t be surprised if once it’s gone it’s gone.

Every fan is important, but this lot, whether people like it or not or like them, and there’s a lot I don’t like I’ve pisted btw, have a far greater impact on the experience that many value at football and have a very big pull for potential fans now and hopefully in the future. If we become a soulless experience we can forget all of that.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (06 Sep 2018 11.05am)

COYP

I love the HF and the atmosphere, but unfortunately you can’t make long standing season ticket holders move if they don’t want too.

I don’t see what else the club can do?

It seems as if the HF and and the club have a good relationship going by past displays, their season ticket arrangements and other dealings. But the one time the club can’t accommodate their request, some a quick to criticise.

Unless if missed something the only options are;
A) the season ticket holders all decide to move to the unsold season ticket seats in block b or around the ground (unlikely)
B) the HF return to block be and buy up the remaining in unsold season ticket seats
C) the HF continue to strike.

They haven’t turned their back on the team. They’re all going and sitting on their hands like lots of fans who also do that but demand or say why aren’t they coming back. See?

COYP

Actually the club can move anyone but the point is if the club didn’t bollox this up and the HF statement had been released back in late winter instead of holding back ST EARLY BIRD sales and created and let the rumours and scaremongering spread we wouldn’t be in this situation now. Some debate and discussions would’ve been had, the priority booking stages would’ve been public knowledge, we would’ve heard a lot of people who in recent days on the bbs have gone from against this to very in favour of it after reading the proposal. But no, the club fecked it right up and that’s why the HF aren’t there as a group.

Of course it may not have happened this season anyway but it wasn’t given and neither did the club give it a chance. But they still plastered the HF all over sales promotional material. The club are at fault in a major way so should and need to get round the table with them and work to resolve this usual Palace fvck up.

COYP