Safe standing cannot, and should not be in the Broomloan Road stand because that stand may have to be given to away supporters in the future for Scottish Cup games or if the stadium is ever used as a neutral venue again. Unless of course we want to give away access to the stadium from the city centre, PRW, Edminson house (when opened) and Ibrox underground? Unworkable. In my opinion the best place would be the Govan East corner (between the Govan and Copland Stands). There are possibilities to extend it into CF1 and GF7 should the scheme be a success.
Away fans can’t be moved to the club deck. There are only 2 entrances/ exits to the club deck, from each side, and access is already difficult. So now imagine how difficult it would be if there was only one entrance/ exit for 3/4rs of the entire stand. Or capacity would have to be dropped based on how many people we can have with only 1 entrance/ exit way? Also, do you want to be sitting directly below Hibs/ Celtic/ Aberdeen fans?
In terms of an investment priority for the club it is incredibly low, as well it should be. The club cannot charge anymore for a ST in a safe standing zone. Whereas for a similar outlay, they can charge masses more in Bar72, Argyle house and other hospitality suites. When it comes to ground improvements where there is no additional money to be made, as has been well covered on here our disabled support are in desperate need of a facilities upgrade. After this is dealt with I believe the next phase is looking at increasing capacity by lowering the pitch, and adding in a tier into the Copland/ Broomloan similar to Bar72.
Last but not least, the club will not want to be seen to be rewarding the Union Bears. They have repeatedly dragged the club’s name through the mud and can’t be seen to be being endorsed by the board for their behaviour.