This season Celtic became the first British club to use a 'safe standing' system of rail seating in a section of their stadium. Standing was banned in the top two leagues of England and Wales on the recommendation of the Taylor Report, issued after the Hillsborough disaster. After the inquest cleared the fans of any wrongdoing last year, attitudes towards standing at top-level football have softened, and the Premier League is currently consulting its members on whether they should reintroduce it.
