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Neil Dejyothin:
Clive Whittingham:
Neil Dejyothin:
I'm worried because if they don't get it right, it will never be the same and we will lose some of our soul. A lot of new stadiums built during my lifetime have lost that magic something from the stadium it replaced, and we've got to be ultra sure and careful that this doesn't happen to us.
If we can't recreate the same kind of character and soul as we have at Loftus Road, it will spoil the experience and I'm terrified that might happen. The place has been a real constant in my life, that has always been there, that's always been a symbol of home for me (having grown up around there and even lived directly across the road in one of the estates).
I would be incredibly sad and somewhat emotional to see it go.
I understand business and commercial problems, but that's what they are. Sometimes there is also history, heritage, culture and even an almost religious like attachment to some places and that's how I feel about Loftus Road.
It's worth more to me than making money and I still question whether we really need to move, when the reality is the problem is how much football clubs are paying for players in transfer fees and salaries.
It's natural to feel concerned when change comes so fast, and they're attempting to grow the club at an incredible pace. That can sometimes be good and bad, depending on context, but it can also make you feel a little unsteady too and that's probably where I am at at the moment.
I think growth needs to be organic as well. I'm not entirely convinced the demand is there for us either. You can't accelerate growth like this without some of it being artificial and I prefer the old fashion way of falling in love with your club, from birth, which is a long drawn out process and has that attachment with the local area that can't be shoehorned onto new or casual fans so quickly.
By the same token, if it's done right, I'm sure it could be wonderful too. But I am really going to close my eyes, hold my breath and gulp hard on this one. There's no place like home.
If we can't recreate the same kind of character and soul as we have at Loftus Road, it will spoil the experience and I'm terrified that might happen. The place has been a real constant in my life, that has always been there, that's always been a symbol of home for me (having grown up around there and even lived directly across the road in one of the estates).
I would be incredibly sad and somewhat emotional to see it go.
I understand business and commercial problems, but that's what they are. Sometimes there is also history, heritage, culture and even an almost religious like attachment to some places and that's how I feel about Loftus Road.
It's worth more to me than making money and I still question whether we really need to move, when the reality is the problem is how much football clubs are paying for players in transfer fees and salaries.
It's natural to feel concerned when change comes so fast, and they're attempting to grow the club at an incredible pace. That can sometimes be good and bad, depending on context, but it can also make you feel a little unsteady too and that's probably where I am at at the moment.
I think growth needs to be organic as well. I'm not entirely convinced the demand is there for us either. You can't accelerate growth like this without some of it being artificial and I prefer the old fashion way of falling in love with your club, from birth, which is a long drawn out process and has that attachment with the local area that can't be shoehorned onto new or casual fans so quickly.
By the same token, if it's done right, I'm sure it could be wonderful too. But I am really going to close my eyes, hold my breath and gulp hard on this one. There's no place like home.
Fernandes' latest Tweet says it will be "in west london and lose none of the atmosphere."
It's a no brainer really, we have to move. When you have Everton and Liverpool playing in 40,000 seater stadiums saying they hold them back from competing it makes you realise just how hamstrung we are by Loftus Road. 18,000 is ridiculously small. It's a miracle we're as high up the league ladder we are.
Selfishly I hope we never leave. I love Loftus Road, I love my seat, I love the memories around the place and the atmosphere and everything else. Bolox to leg room, if I wanted to stretch my legs I'd lay on my sofa. Bolox to your queue for the toilet, I'll go in the pub. Bolox to your queues for food, you're a mug for paying £3.70 for a bottle of 3% Carlsberg or one of those vile hot dogs anyway. I've never been to a stadium I like as much as Loftus Road.
If we're going we at least have plenty of examples of bad practice – Southampton, Leicester, Coventry, Cardiff, Doncaster, Middlesbrough Derby are all soulless shtholes, stuck in the middle of nowhere with all the atmosphere of a fcking dinner party round John Major's house. If we're going to do it do something bold, different, memorable.
To be honest it just won't be the same when we move. I grew up on the terraces at the Boulevard watching Hull FC and while I actually think the KC Stadium that replaced it is pretty good as new grounds go, and the atmosphere is very decent too, it's just never the same. I recognised why we left the Boulevard – all the same reasons we need to leave Loftus Road plus it was about to fall down – but I miss it. Ground moves are done for people I don't like – floating support, corporates, mums with kids, the "football family" – and while I clearly recognise why all this is important for the club financially, selfishly I wish we'd stay where we are and bolox to them.
It's a no brainer really, we have to move. When you have Everton and Liverpool playing in 40,000 seater stadiums saying they hold them back from competing it makes you realise just how hamstrung we are by Loftus Road. 18,000 is ridiculously small. It's a miracle we're as high up the league ladder we are.
Selfishly I hope we never leave. I love Loftus Road, I love my seat, I love the memories around the place and the atmosphere and everything else. Bolox to leg room, if I wanted to stretch my legs I'd lay on my sofa. Bolox to your queue for the toilet, I'll go in the pub. Bolox to your queues for food, you're a mug for paying £3.70 for a bottle of 3% Carlsberg or one of those vile hot dogs anyway. I've never been to a stadium I like as much as Loftus Road.
If we're going we at least have plenty of examples of bad practice – Southampton, Leicester, Coventry, Cardiff, Doncaster, Middlesbrough Derby are all soulless shtholes, stuck in the middle of nowhere with all the atmosphere of a fcking dinner party round John Major's house. If we're going to do it do something bold, different, memorable.
To be honest it just won't be the same when we move. I grew up on the terraces at the Boulevard watching Hull FC and while I actually think the KC Stadium that replaced it is pretty good as new grounds go, and the atmosphere is very decent too, it's just never the same. I recognised why we left the Boulevard – all the same reasons we need to leave Loftus Road plus it was about to fall down – but I miss it. Ground moves are done for people I don't like – floating support, corporates, mums with kids, the "football family" – and while I clearly recognise why all this is important for the club financially, selfishly I wish we'd stay where we are and bolox to them.
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