Standing sections in English football: should they be reintroduced or not? In the wake of the Hillborough Disaster, the 1989 Football Spectators Act and 1994 amendment, decreed that all stadiums in the top two divisions must be all-seater. Any changes would require Government intervention, but for that to happen the Government has always stated there must be "very clear demand" from all parties - something that would need to come from the Premier League and Football League. So everyone would need to be on board. It is not something that is likely to happen overnight, or even in the very near future. But more and more people are starting to come round to the idea. Where do you stand on the debate? Have a read of the main arguments below and vote in our poll. Should safe standing areas return to English football stadiums? For If you follow a League One or League Two team around the country, you will undoubtedly be used to standing areas. Allowed at all levels of football below the top two divisions, campaigners argue that safe standing could easily be translated at grounds higher up the league pyramid. Rugby supporters and horse racing fans are likewise able to stand in various terraces. Why should there be one rule for one sport - and indeed one rule for certain football teams - but a different rule for others? Head over to Germany and rail seats are a common sight in the Bundesliga. These high-backed metal seats fold up and are locked in place to create a wider pathway than normal seating allows. A rail then runs across the top for fans to hold onto when standing. German giants Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen are just a few of the teams to have introduced such safe standing technology in recent years. As well as providing fans with the choice of whether to sit or stand, the introduction of safe standing would also more than likely see the reduction in some ticket prices. The cost increase in tickets over the past couple of decades has priced out many sections of society, who would love the chance to go back to watching top-flight English football. Against The move to all-seater stadiums in the top two divisions of English football was born out of tragedy. Lord Justice Taylor's report in the wake of the Hillsborough Disaster stated that standing accommodation increased chances of a "crush" occurring among spectators. Safety was paramount and the removal of standing sections was seen as the best way to avoid such tragic circumstances ever taking place again. Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James was one of those who died at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium in April 1989, now chairs the Hillsborough Family Support Group and says the campaign to re-introduce standing sections is a personal "insult." "There are 96 reasons why it should not be allowed," she says. There were 96 dead at Hillsborough and it could have been a lot more. Standing should never, ever come back. I do not think there is anything safe about standing. I feel insulted that while people are trying to fight for justice for Hillsborough, that this campaign is growing now. While the police and Sports Ground Safety Authority have mellowed in their view of standing sections, they maintain the argument that standing makes people harder to keep control of. If it was in any way responsible for the 1989 Disaster, why should it be brought back?