Old oak common...

[Jeems]

A lot of pie in the sky talk in there , things like a good scouting network and academy is the very minimum a club in the top two flights should have

Its not as simple as saying "New stadium? Lets start digging....here". These things take ages, and theres no point him banging on about it if there is nothing new to say. When it happens, it happens.

We never had the scouting/academy before so its probably fairer to call our previous owners "chancers" then it is TF...

[superhoop67]

Its not as simple as saying "New stadium? Lets start digging....here". These things take ages, and theres no point him banging on about it if there is nothing new to say. When it happens, it happens.

We never had the scouting/academy before so its probably fairer to call our previous owners "chancers" then it is TF...

we used to have one of the finest scouting /youth set ups in the south

[Jeems]

we used to have one of the finest scouting /youth set ups in the south

Sorry, my bad, I know we had scouting network but we lost our academy status for a while...

[W12_Ranger]

Its not as simple as saying "New stadium? Lets start digging....here". These things take ages, and theres no point him banging on about it if there is nothing new to say. When it happens, it happens.

We never had the scouting/academy before so its probably fairer to call our previous owners "chancers" then it is TF...

Yeah suppose you're right what would I know about major construction projects!

[NW_Hoopz]

That NEC building is only 30 years old,
remember them knocking down the old Landis & Gyr factory to make way for it. Where are all the jobs to go with these new homes? Guinness, CAV, Walls, just a few companies that employed thousands, now housing

Ha .............. CAV !

That name along with Lucas brought back some happy memories , we used to get pulled along on our Skateboards by the little electric 'milk float' thingies they used to move stuff between the factories.

ALL GONE NOW ........... but loads more houses, meaning loads more traffic , and on and on it goes, where it stops nobody knows !

[dave58]

Even if it's 5 years thats too long if we get back in the prem the stadium needs to be built at the latest in 2 years, cant survive in the prem with Loftus rd 18.000 has to be done ASAP

[superhoop67]

could hear the CAV hooter going off from White City in the mornings ,that was when it was time to get up to go to school

[qprvoyager10]

Im all up for a new stadium but just as long as they don't get silly. People who say they want 30,000 to 40,000 seater is crazy. Even when we finished top london club our averages was 14,000. We are now nearly selling out most home games but we won't sell out a 40,000 stadium. 25,000 will be perfect for us. It means we can increase the away capacity for teams like Man Utd, while we sell out the 20,000 home seats.

[QPR Richard]

Im all up for a new stadium but just as long as they don't get silly. People who say they want 30,000 to 40,000 seater is crazy. Even when we finished top london club our averages was 14,000. We are now nearly selling out most home games but we won't sell out a 40,000 stadium. 25,000 will be perfect for us. It means we can increase the away capacity for teams like Man Utd, while we sell out the 20,000 home seats.

I think you're missing the point of 'multi-purpose'. Phil Beard is on record as saying it needs to be a multi-purpose stadium to make it viable. That means it will host more than just us.

Also, you have to consider the potential growth of the club if we're in a new stadium playing in the prem. Do you think we will not get more than another 6k, home and away fans, coming to games, despite going on a new development, despite the likelihood of it being an iconic stadium, despite being in London? Doesn't sound very ambitious to me.

Still, each to their own.

[vblockranger]

I think you're missing the point of 'multi-purpose'. Phil Beard is on record as saying it needs to be a multi-purpose stadium to make it viable. That means it will host more than just us.

Also, you have to consider the potential growth of the club if we're in a new stadium playing in the prem. Do you think we will not get more than another 6k, home and away fans, coming to games, despite going on a new development, despite the likelihood of it being an iconic stadium, despite being in London? Doesn't sound very ambitious to me.

Still, each to their own.

Dont particulary want a 40k stadium out at the airasia retail park just so they can fit in OneDirection/Elton John etc fans ...hope it falls through. Still, each to their own.

[Jeems]

Dont particulary want a 40k stadium out at the airasia retail park just so they can fit in OneDirection/Elton John etc fans ...hope it falls through. Still, each to their own.

But we need them coming to make us self sustainable. Its either that or the buckets again.

[NW_Hoopz]

But we need them coming to make us self sustainable. Its either that or the buckets again.

TV money in the prem makes us self sustainable .............. IF it is spent correctly.

Big music venue makes Fernandes et al EVEN richer ! FACT

'QPR' won't own it, we'll be paying rent to an umbrella company to use it.

Do you do any away games ?

Huddersfield, Wigan, Bolton and others all play in shiny new half empty soulless stadiums ..........

The future's bright MY ARSHE !

[vblockranger]

You missed a third option for those that arent that worried about the Prem and all it brings....how about dont sell our soul to pay ridiculous Premiership wages that we as a small club cannot sustain? Rather not play in the prem if we get to retain our identity and stay at Loftus Road. No more "Global Branding" or worrying if we are "marketable in Asia" just staying true to ourselves and admitting that we have a small fanbase that doesnt need a 40k stadium and doesnt need the Premiership either. Prem, Championship, League 1 or 2 doesnt bother me if we retain our identity as i will always be a fan and i am not here, like TF, to earn as much money as i can. Seems a few fans have become obsessed with playing in the Prem and being in the Panini sticker books.

[NW_Hoopz]

You missed a third option for those that arent that worried about the Prem and all it brings....how about dont sell our soul to pay ridiculous Premiership wages that we as a small club cannot sustain? Rather not play in the prem if we get to retain our identity and stay at Loftus Road. No more "Global Branding" or worrying if we are "marketable in Asia" just staying true to ourselves and admitting that we have a small fanbase that doesnt need a 40k stadium and doesnt need the Premiership either. Prem, Championship, League 1 or 2 doesnt bother me if we retain our identity as i will always be a fan and i am not here, like TF, to earn as much money as i can. Seems a few fans have become obsessed with playing in the Prem and being in the Panini sticker
books.

Ain't that the truth !

[superhoop67]

most people are born [through family or location] to follow QPR,not to follow a global brand ,look at the stick Man Utd fans get