Albion fan Duncan Muir has absolutely no desire to stand to watch his team at the Amex.

He has been there and done it at the Goldstone, both in the North Stand the the “chicken run” along the east touchline.

Those days are long since gone. You can forget about standing, safe or otherwise.

The 59-year-old supporter, who saw his first game almost 52 years ago, is happy in the comfort of his beloved club’s top-of-the-range all-seater stadium.

But Mr Muir was first to contact The Argus sports desk after out report that the club are investigating the possibility of a standing section at the Amex.

And he told us: “I would definitely support the idea of safe standing.

“It would both increase the atmosphere and, as I have experienced at many, many, away games following the Albion, stop any confrontation.

“To me the ideal place would have to be a corner.

“To me the obvious corner would be the South West, where there is already a singing, flag-waving section and seems to be the corner with the largest number of seats.

“I know my 19-year-old son would love a place in a safe standing area and I am sure my 13-year-old son, once he has outgrown his ball boy duties, would too.”

Albion will seek supporter consultation after revealing they could lead English clubs into the safe standing era if enough fans wanted it, if safety officers agreed, if the finances added up and, most fundamentally, if the laws of the land were changed.

The Football Supporters Federation welcomed the club’s stance though some readers of theargus.co.uk, who commented online, were less enthusiastic.

FSF spokesman Mick Brunskill said: “It is very good to hear Brighton are listening to their supporters. That has to be the way to go.

“We have had a long-running safe standing campaign and a lot of clubs back it.

“The Football League, backed by their member clubs, are open to a safe standing pilot and a lot of Premier League clubs are on the record saying they would support a safe standing trial.”

He added: “The Hillsborough disaster was not caused by terracing, as has now been accepted.

“It is clear it was down to the design of the stadium, fences and policing.”

Reaction was mixed among readers of theargus.co.uk who contributed an opinion.

Argus reader Northernseagull wrote: “Since most of the fans who spend time and money to follow Albion away stand in any case it is clear that the true supporters want an area for standing.

“There is plenty of room to accommodate this without reducing options for those who want to sit.”

The same contributor then joked: “For a small minority (who seem to believe they are at a cricket match) it might even be worth introducing airline style flat beds.”

Others also alluded to atmosphere during matches at the Amex and felt it would be helped by a standing area.

Seagull John was not keen on the idea of safe standing.

He wrote: “It’s just the noisy minority who want to stand. The same fans who have stopped many fans such as me from going to away games with their lawless, I do what I like and stand/sit where I like behaviour.

“Great for the few but ruins it for the rest.

“Stand firm Mr Barber and listen very clearly to all the fans, not just a few who, for sure, will make a lot of noise about this, but are in the small minority.”

Listening to the fans is exactly what Albion plan to do and will be revealing details of consultation processes.