Town have removed the rail seating from Block E of the Cobbold Stand.

Safe standing was introduced last summer ahead of the Premier League campaign and generally proved popular with fans in the annual TWTD Questionnaire.

However, the club say that there will be return to traditional seating in Block E for 2025/26, that section having been the extended away end towards the halfway line last season, named VU3.

This year it will be for home supporters with the visitors’ allocation a minimum of 3,000 in the Premier League but around 2,000 in the Championship.

“Following supporter feedback, the club has made the decision to remove safe standing in E block of the Cobbold Stand at Portman Road,” the club website reads.

“This will mean a return to traditional seating in this area for the duration of the 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship season, with the change in place for the Blues' first home game of the campaign against Southampton on 17th August.”

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Freddies_Ears added 17:46 - Aug 5 They weren't likely to sell 1,000 matchday standing places at over £40! Sensible decision, but surprising it took them so long to think of it.
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EricsGate added 17:46 - Aug 5 Can we have a picture of Jens, Akpom and Hackney sitting there please Phil? Anytime before 7pm
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armchaircritic59 added 18:12 - Aug 5 EricsGate, certainly won't have the last named, may not yet have the second named, and the first named isn't a done deal yet. We wait with baited breath!
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victorysquad added 18:32 - Aug 5 Hopefully the disgruntled people that were moved can move back.
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BotesdaleBlue added 18:35 - Aug 5 I see our away allocation has increased by 25% to 2,500. It has been set at or around 2,000 for many years now (except for cup matches). Why has this happened when our overall capacity has not increased? Specifically, has the Club decided to do this (if so why?) or more likely have they been forced to by the football authorities (if so, for what reason)?
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VanDusen added 18:56 - Aug 5 @Botesdale Blue Perhaps it's a gesture designed to encourage more of our peers to give us a larger away allocation? Although tickets are unlikely to be as at a premium as last year the Brum game shows we're well on the way to 2000 supporters on +30app. Like the usual trade in ticket pricing (I fully expect to get stung at Southampton big time this season...) it may mean we can push for a few more tickets for our fans? Anyway - I'll also bet there will be several more games than last year where that 500 (and more?) will come back for home fans - Blackburn, Preston, Swansea, Hull just as a a starter. Sheff Weds and Leicester may be boycotting by then...

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Smoresy added 18:57 - Aug 5 I moved there for the Bournemouth game last season, was great! At £48 a pop it's catering to the wrong audience though I guess.
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