Rants

No Persistent Standing Allowed

Last Saturday, me and my good friend Rob took a trip to the Hawthorns Stadium to see Manchester City vs. West Bromwich Albion. The first thing that struck me was my ticket; it had ‘persistent standing not allowed’ written on the bottom. Now I understand the thinking behind this – thousands of excited people sitting down in close proximity to each other is generally safer than thousands of excited people standing up in close proximity to each other – but I wish they would...