In light of the issues identified at the Widnes friendly its sensible to operate with a reduced capacity in the terraces.
I expect this to stay in place until Saints can show to the authorities that they can adequately police those stands in a safe manner. Once that is achieved then the club can apply for further capacity extensions to our safety certificate
If we have further issues in the terraces at the Salford game then we can expect a further reduction in terrace capacity.
Season ticket holders in the West stand will need to be on their best behaviour, otherwise they may find they no longer have a place on the terraces, as the authorities could decide that the capacity of the terraces needs to be reduced further.
I just hope the Merseyside safety authorities take a sensible approach to the terracing rather than taking a draconian safety approach. It would certainly look daft if Warrington with a smaller end terrace, were allowed more people to stand in their end terrace than Saints, merely because of differences in interpretation by local authorities on what is and isnt safe.
It also has to be said that these type of shenanigans would not have cropped up with an all seater stadium. Not that i favour such things.