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[Buffalo]

Apologies if already posted but I couldn't see it anywhere....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2398533/QPR-talks-flash-new-home--CHARLES-SALE.html

[QPR71]

where's the tony talks b%llox brigade?

[jmelanie]

The plan is to transform 100 acres of industrial wasteland into a vast railway hub for Crossrail and the proposed HS2 link from Euston to Birmingham. A sports arena will also be built, as well as an office and residential complex with 19,000 homes — more than QPR’s current capacity.

Does this make any sense to anybody. I assume they are saying that the sports' arena will be more than QPR's current capacity.

[DeepcutHoop]

The plan is to transform 100 acres of industrial wasteland into a vast railway hub for Crossrail and the proposed HS2 link from Euston to Birmingham. A sports arena will also be built, as well as an office and residential complex with 19,000 homes — more than QPR’s current capacity.

Does this make any sense to anybody. I assume they are saying that the sports' arena will be more than QPR's current capacity.

No, they're saying that the total number of new houses on the new development is more than the total number of seats in Loftus Road.

Edit:

Actually, homes is more accurate, as I assume most will be apartments (or flats as they're known in England )

[QPR71]

The plan is to transform 100 acres of industrial wasteland into a vast railway hub for Crossrail and the proposed HS2 link from Euston to Birmingham. A sports arena will also be built, as well as an office and residential complex with 19,000 homes — more than QPR’s current capacity.

Does this make any sense to anybody. I assume they are saying that the sports' arena will be more than QPR's current capacity.

the sports arena is the new qpr ground. it is 40,000 capacity as TF suggested it would be.

a few days ago someone posted a thread with a pdf of the plans

page 30

http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Old_Oak_Part_1.pdf

[Buffalo]

where's the tony talks b%llox brigade?

Oh, they'll be along soon enough.

The plan is to transform 100 acres of industrial wasteland into a vast railway hub for Crossrail and the proposed HS2 link from Euston to Birmingham. A sports arena will also be built, as well as an office and residential complex with 19,000 homes — more than QPR’s current capacity.

Does this make any sense to anybody. I assume they are saying that the sports' arena will be more than QPR's current capacity.

That was my assumption too.

[Hove Ranger]

The plan is to transform 100 acres of industrial wasteland into a vast railway hub for Crossrail and the proposed HS2 link from Euston to Birmingham. A sports arena will also be built, as well as an office and residential complex with 19,000 homes — more than QPR’s current capacity.

Does this make any sense to anybody. I assume they are saying that the sports' arena will be more than QPR's current capacity.

It says earlier in the piece that we're looking to build a "futuristic 40,000-seat ground"

[HammersmithR]

Would tick so many boxes for us.

1. We stay in the manor
2. We stay in H & F
3. Great transport links for the north, central London and airports
4. Stadium is a good size to start with. Scope to expand I would imagine
5. Even closer to Wembley for Cup Finals! ; )
6. We would be able to get revenue on non match days



Big question........what pubs do we have? I would imagine mainly ones around Willesden Junction??

[QPR71]

Would tick so many boxes for us.

1. We stay in the manor
2. We stay in H & F
3. Great transport links for the north, central London and airports
4. Stadium is a good size to start with. Scope to expand I would imagine
5. Even closer to Wembley for Cup Finals! ; )
6. We would be able to get revenue on non match days



Big question........what pubs do we have? I would imagine mainly ones around Willesden Junction??

its basically on the harrow road....so either 5 mins toward Ladbroke grove or 10 mins towards Harlesden or down scrubs lane next to north pole

[HammersmithR]

When do we know if HS2 is given the go ahead??

Seems it might cost something like 80 billion according to some reports in the media!

Would be great for the country in my opinion.

[QPR71]

Qatar will pay for it

[Felt]

Would be a great spot, it's a long, long way off though seeing as HS2 won't be done until 2026.

[Toronto Ranger]

Holy sh1t, wish we still had Gran's house in Long Drive, could move back in & never miss a game! Great flock of new potential supporters in all those new dwellings too!

[Yousef]

I still think 40,000 is too much. 30,000 is more reasonable.

[QPR Richard]

I still think 40,000 is too much. 30,000 is more reasonable.

This is where Phil Beard's knowledge and experience will prove invaluable. He will know what the market is for non-football activity revenue streams, which is going to be so important to our future.