Safe Standing Survey

With positive feedback from the early safe standing trial that five clubs – four in the Premier League and one in the Sky Bet Championship – have participated in from January 2022, the Trust is inviting supporters to provide their views on the prospect of safe standing at the London Stadium.

Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Manchester United and Cardiff City have all been participating in the safe standing pilot, which is monitored by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority – the UK government’s advisor on stadium safety.

We have been liaising with our fellow supporters’ trusts from those clubs that are participating in the pilots. Some of their feedback suggests that before implementation an understanding of supporters feelings towards safe standing is important.

West Ham United is supportive of the principle of safe standing, and we are keen to gain a better understanding of how important it is to us, the supporters, as we plan for the seasons ahead.

Polls of supporters have found significant public support for safe standing in recent years – however, these polls canvas general football supporters in most cases, and do not provide specific, or in-depth, data on the thoughts of West Ham United supporters.

By participating in our survey, you will provide us with important data to help us understand how much of a priority the implementation of safe standing is for West Ham fans, and give us better information on how best to work with the Club and relevant agencies that will be involved.

The survey is open to anyone that could potentially attend a match at the London Stadium - tell others about it.

Link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/whust-safe-standing

You have until 5:00pm on Thursday 30th June 2022 to complete the survey.

For futher information on the Trust’s work on safe standing:
https://www.whust.org/our-work/safe-standing