I've heard a few people say the only way anything will get done is if the matter of standing is taken to court and the reason FLA won't close stands down is because they don't want it to go to court. Is this true?
If so why not take it to court? im sure if everyone chipped in over a period of time a decent amount of money could be raised to fund this.
I don't really know the full details of the whole situation so apologies if im talking out of my arse, just thought i'd ask the question.
No, you're not talking out of your arse at all..
Few people believe that the FLA would act on its threat to close areas of grounds, particularly in the light of its recent comments that it would have to demonstrate ‘proportionality’ and that the action would be likely to be taken to judicial review. Neither do they believe that the FLA would want the publicity and inevitable debate such an action would cause, particular given their current reluctance to take part in media discussions, in which they would have to justify the safety case against standing in seated areas.
I'd love to challenge this through the courts but I suspect we're taking about costs of tens of thousands of pounds!