QPR flash new stadium!!!!!

[QPR Richard]

The thing is, whatever the stadium, it's used around 25 days out of 365 for football. It's likely the board has plans to use the new one in a variety of ways to maximise income, therefore the design has to bear in mind the different events it will host.

If the rumours are true and it's going to be 40k with a retractable roof, it will be unique because there's nothing like it anywhere in the country, and it will be in London.

Looking forward to seeing the plans one day.

[dave58]

You can compare our attendances for a premier league side losing every week, to a premiership side competing wk in wk out.

what like fulham ave gate of around 25.000 if lucky, established Prem team about the same size as us so why would we want a 40.000 stadia. we would have to take the Prem by storm win a few trophies, before all the hangers on and a new generation of Rs fan would swell our gates to over 30.000 even. and as another poster says do we want a load of fickle fans who change their teams just so they can support a winning team?

[Buffalo]

Begs the question do we want a stadium of fans that couldn't be bothered to turn up when we were losing but turn up for a flash new stadium?

Tis a good question. I have no doubt that there is a number of fans that don't come to home games as much as they would due to being uncomfortable and the state of the khazi's. If those things were improved by the new stadium then they may come more often, bring their kids etc.. Doubt we are talking about 20,000 though........

[QprSinceBirth]

@IJTaylor81: I'll be providing a brief statement re an article that appeared in today's Daily Mail re a potential new stadium very soon ... #QPR

[Felt]

Not to mention the discount on steel!

[Felt]

Bind-moggling figures involved there, as the Rev Spooner might have said. A club of our size and revenue-generating ability could never afford to pay for this, so we'll presumably be tenants like Coventry were?

I think we could. The article says £200m from us. Naming rights, redevelopment of the Loftus Road (perhaps by the club itself, as Arsenal did) and then leasing the new stadium for events could all get us thereabouts.

[QprSinceBirth]

With our ground being surrounded by 19,000 homes I think it's safe to say we would gain many new supporters.

[Olly]

Bind-moggling figures involved there, as the Rev Spooner might have said. A club of our size and revenue-generating ability could never afford to pay for this, so we'll presumably be tenants like Coventry were?

One for uncle tony to clear up.

[WeAreQPR12]

Bind-moggling figures involved there, as the Rev Spooner might have said. A club of our size and revenue-generating ability could never afford to pay for this, so we'll presumably be tenants like Coventry were?

This will be the big question.
The whole project is clearly huge but the ownership of the ground could still be with the mittals and Tony and his friends. The shrewd investment would be to buy the stadium because also it would be very easy to sell. The stadium it's self is very affordable for our owners.

[bonheurjh]

more seats available = less ticket price

[12321]

Bind-moggling figures involved there, as the Rev Spooner might have said. A club of our size and revenue-generating ability could never afford to pay for this, so we'll presumably be tenants like Coventry were?

[Jeems]

We don't Matty.......but the owners probably will.

And for the long term future of the club, we do as well.

Development will take at least a decade. If we are established back in the Prem by then, our fan base will be there or thereabouts. Just look at what money into the club + success on the pitch has done for Chelsea and Fulham.

[Johnnykc]

Begs the question do we want a stadium of fans that couldn't be bothered to turn up when we were losing but turn up for a flash new stadium?

We don't Matty.......but the owners probably will.

[MattyRangers]

You can compare our attendances for a premier league side losing every week, to a premiership side competing wk in wk out.

Begs the question do we want a stadium of fans that couldn't be bothered to turn up when we were losing but turn up for a flash new stadium?

[WeAreQPR12]

Problem with this is this development is about 6-7 years away? thought we were looking to get a new ground within the next 2-3 years, also 40.000 too big for a club like us about 32.000 would be enough, with the forsight too maybe increase the capacity at a later date, we were struggling to sell out all games last year in the Prem imagine what 15 to 16 thousand looks like in a 40.000 all seater? be like playing in a morgue.

You can compare our attendances for a premier league side losing every week, to a premiership side competing wk in wk out.