Thing is some drunk local thug, who doesn't go to football could walk up to me and pick a fight with me for no reason and hit me, I would then retaliate through instinct and self defence and then get a banning order for my troubles.
It's not as if people didn't have the chance to make the Chapel a kop end. That's what it was intended to be, but people chose to sit next to the away fans.
Would it be out of te question to open block 43 for season tickets? On the agreement that people would have to move if the away team brought a large amount of fans? Very few teams use it, but may be more trouble than it's worth.