QPR flash new stadium!!!!!

[QPR Richard]

People are looking at other clubs misfortunes and are understandably cautious. For big clubs to make such a big jump in attendance is easy as they already have a ready fanbase. I would love us to upgrade and enjoy the luxury of a state of the art stadium but for every success there are a lot more failures.

The reason I think it will be a success is because it's in London, it will be multi-purpose, unique as it may have a retractable roof, it's being financed with naming rights, and it's part of a major development.

I have no doubts it will help us grow as a club and allow us to compete with the big clubs.

[bushcelt1]

Perhaps some fans do not wish to see us progress and are happy for our future to be playing in lower leagues in a 18.5k dilapidated ground.

People are looking at other clubs misfortunes and are understandably cautious. For big clubs to make such a big jump in attendance is easy as they already have a ready fanbase. I would love us to upgrade and enjoy the luxury of a state of the art stadium but for every success there are a lot more failures.

[QPRDave]

Perhaps some fans do not wish to see us progress and are happy for our future to be playing in lower leagues in a 18.5k dilapidated ground.

Think there are some that would moan if we won cups and leagues tbh

[QPR Richard]

mittals have so much wedge its hardly worth the bother to pull out......tony literally loves qpr I sense, he's going nowhere

Perhaps some fans do not wish to see us progress and are happy for our future to be playing in lower leagues in a 18.5k dilapidated ground.

[QPR71]

New stadium means nothing to me. If these backers are still here by the time they reckon it will be built will be a massive result for me.

mittals have so much wedge its hardly worth the bother to pull out......tony literally loves qpr I sense, he's going nowhere

[West Acton]

I would actually say the stadium secures our long term future with them. We need to ensure were more then just tenents however and have a stake in it

[Kevin Mcleod]

New stadium means nothing to me. If these backers are still here by the time they reckon it will be built will be a massive result for me.

[West Acton]

tonys well clear that the atmosphere is important, he know emirates is dead but comfy

I think that's more to do with the fans then the ground. I was there for the Champions League semi final and for the first 15mins it was the best and loudest atmosphere I have ever been too then Rooney scored

[QPR71]

tonys well clear that the atmosphere is important, he know emirates is dead but comfy

[West Acton]

Mate, the Emirates is sh*t. I sat behind goal but in the uppermost tier for a League Cup tie against my mate's local club. Not only did it remind me of most of the sporting grounds and supporters over here in the States (manufactured, artificial, overpriced), it was a sh*te view. Granted I've never sat in 1 of the obstructed views at LR, but I've never had a bad seat at LR, even with a lower loft seat right behind Paddy Kenny's goal.

Being of an age where I was not able to experience terraced grounds and that age of football grounds, I feel like an Loftus Rd-esque place is where those fans who remember and cherish that type of experience can go to reclaim a wee bit of that feeling again.

I think Emirates is a fantastic ground and puts Wembley in the shade.

Bad view in the upper tier???? you sure you were facing the right direction

I have sat all over the top tier at the Emirates and there is not a bad view in the place up their in my humble opinion

[ArthurQPR_NYC]

I do. I want a bigger and more comfortable stadium, with softer seats and better views (like the Emirates has). I imagine that there are 1000s more that also want that.

I guess it is hard for some fans to imagine why there aren't 1000s of QPR fans wanting to pay £40-75 every other week to watch QPR struggling to beat PL teams in an old, cramped, uncomfortable stadium with poor views from 1/3 of the seats not to mention the very poor standard of facilities like catering areas and toilets.

For those who have never been, I would recommend a visit to watch a game at the Emirates Stadium even if it is a League Cup tie.

Mate, the Emirates is sh*t. I sat behind goal but in the uppermost tier for a League Cup tie against my mate's local club. Not only did it remind me of most of the sporting grounds and supporters over here in the States (manufactured, artificial, overpriced), it was a sh*te view. Granted I've never sat in 1 of the obstructed views at LR, but I've never had a bad seat at LR, even with a lower loft seat right behind Paddy Kenny's goal.

Being of an age where I was not able to experience terraced grounds and that age of football grounds, I feel like an Loftus Rd-esque place is where those fans who remember and cherish that type of experience can go to reclaim a wee bit of that feeling again.

[West Acton]

maybe 5 years then?

I know nothing about the building trade but I would say once/if its all rubber stamped 5 years max. Like I said sooner it goes up sooner they start making money.

In terms of Steal (Mittel) and concrete (Amit) straight away there are two obstacles we do not really have to negotiate. Would also guess the designers used for the training ground would already be all over this and briefed

[QPR71]

That's what I was suggesting as the stadium will attract trade and will start the buzz and momentum for the project. No need for a stadium to wait for the remainder of the project

maybe 5 years then?

[ArthurQPR_NYC]

... But I just feel that making such a jump in stadium size so quickly is risking our current "proper" fan base becoming detached from the club altogether and replaced with tourists, businessmen & kids waving flags.

Not sure what you mean by businessmen and kids mate. Not everyone will be your local bricklayer or milkman, especially 7-10 years down the road when said new stadium would complete construction. Its a fact of life, that some of our fans will be of a different ilk.

But agree with most of your other points.

[West Acton]

"The area to the north of the Grand Union Canal could be particularly important for kick starting the regeneration of the wider area......it may be possible for a major.....entertainment or sports provider to help to act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the area by frontloading the provision of infrastructure and giving the area an identity."

from page 30

suggests the stadium, if it happens will come first

That's what I was suggesting as the stadium will attract trade and will start the buzz and momentum for the project. No need for a stadium to wait for the remainder of the project