The clubs in the Eredivisie do not have to completely close the standing stands, the KNVB has determined after consultation between the cabinet, the mayors of the host cities and the clubs in professional football. Last week, outgoing Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Hugo de Jonge argued in favor of closing the standing stands in the Netherlands, but clubs do not have to do that, provided a suitable solution is found for the visitors.
In the view of the KNVB, every stadium in the Netherlands is different and there are several options for using seated seats in the standing stands. All clubs will determine the best interpretation after consultation with the triangle. It is the intention that this will be introduced as soon as possible in the Eredivisie and Kitchen Champion Division. The KNVB, which has consulted extensively with the Eredivisie CV and Coöperatie Eerste Divisie, will discuss the situation weekly with clubs, municipalities and ministries in the coming period.
Hugo de Jonge: standing stands must be closed for the time being
The minister announced on Monday that, as far as he is concerned, standing stands will be closed in the Netherlands.
De Jonge came up with the proposal on Monday to move away from the standing stands in the Netherlands. The minister also said that the spread of the public during the rounds in the Eredivisie and the Kitchen Champion Division was better last weekend and therefore stated that no additional measures will be taken for the time being. However, De Jonge also believes that ‘hossen should be finished in a clumsy way’.
”The spread of crowds in stadiums was really better. The admission tickets were well checked,” it signed General Newspaper and The Telegraph from the mouth of De Jonge. According to him, there is no reason for additional measures for the time being. “You shouldn’t want the good guys to suffer from a few bad guys. I’ve seen that things are going well for the majority. Then I think additional measures are going too far for everyone.”
According to De Jonge, mayors are primarily responsible for enforcement in the stadiums. Standing stands – ‘Apparently they are still there, I didn’t know that,’ said De Jonge according to the General Newspaper – must, however, be closed and season ticket holders should be even better distributed throughout the stadium. “I saw in a number of courses in a number of stadiums that the hustling in a clump was not over yet. That is of course also difficult in the emotion of football, I understand that. But we really shouldn’t do that.”