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A poll found more than half of supporters from top clubs reckon standing will improve the atmosphere at matches.

All-seater stadiums were made compulsory for Premier League and Championship games to make all grounds safer following the Hillsborough disaster nearly 25 years ago. But fans now reckon it is time to look at options for standing again.

Supporters groups from 12 of the 20 Premier League clubs gave the thumbs-up to a trial of designated standing zones.

One suggestion is to bring in German-style “rail seats”, which have a safety barrier in front of each row.

A statement from Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust said: “We believe standing is not intrinsically dangerous and support a trial of safe standing at a club in England and Wales.”

And The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, whose club manager Jose Mourinho, 50, stands more than he sits when the game is on, added: “There’s a majority in favour of standing.

“They believe it improves the atmosphere.”

Thomas Franke from German Bundesliga side VFL Wolfsburg, said no-one has been injured standing with rail seats at their ground.

He said: “There is a safety barrier with a seat attached. When locked there is a gap between barriers to allow standing.”

Standing has been outlawed in Britain since the 1989 tragedy, in which 96 Liverpool fans died after being crushed on the steel-fenced standing terraces at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium.