Changing room chat: Standing room only for Partizan

RED Star Belgrade are removing all seats from the south tier of their stadium due to safety concerns for the Serbian First Division derby with city rivals Partizan on Saturday.

Newspapers yesterday splashed photos of seats being dismantled in Red Star’s 55,000-capacity stadium, where rival fans often ripped them up during derbies which have a history of crowd trouble. Partizan’s most passionate fans, who usually occupy the south tier for the Belgrade derby, will now have to stand throughout Saturday’s showdown.