my thoughts on yesterday and the future........a facto special report!!!

[QPR Richard]

an interesting cornucoupia of replies as usual chaps!.....i understand your rotherham comparison but i hardly think a 7million stadium in bleak northern outpost with 8000 fans is a yardstick for propsed multi hundred million pound investment!

It'll work in London. It wouldn't work in a bleak northern outpost!

And anyways, Southampton doubled their capacity and they're not doing too bad.

[HoopsMark1960]

It'll work in London. It wouldn't work in a bleak northern outpost!

And anyways, Southampton doubled their capacity and they're not doing too bad.

Bigger catchment area,they needed that Stadium......

[MattyRangers]

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Bigger catchment area,they needed that Stadium......

Exactly - we don't even sell out LR.

[Factamondo]

It'll work in London. It wouldn't work in a bleak northern outpost!

And anyways, Southampton doubled their capacity and they're not doing too bad.

southampton have not got any notable local competiton....we have the s cum from sw6 three miles up the rd!

[Brian Wilson]

i think derby will replace us in second on monday week

If they can get 4 points from that one game then they might

[QPR Richard]

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Bigger catchment area,they needed that Stadium......

We've done this before. Catchment area of NW London is 1.8m. What is the catchment area of Southampton?

[Factamondo]

Exactly - we don't even sell out LR.

exactamondo matty....when we have a 'waiting' list for season tickets lests talk biggger stadiums.....my fear is being laughed at with 18k in 40000 stadium and echo ing to ....'your grounds too big for you'!

[Factamondo]

We've done this before. Catchment area of NW London is 1.8m. What is the catchment area of Southampton?

agreed but that 1.8m contain many 'non football' nationalities and these many more attractions in west london on saturday afternoons!

[QPR Richard]

agreed but that 1.8m contain many 'non football' nationalities and these many more attractions in west london on saturday afternoons!

Well, we only need to attract 1% of that lot and we're in business!

[vespa]

we definitely dont need a 40,000 stadium and we never will do .
If you think the atmosphere created at Loftus Rd is bad ,think how its going to be in a half empty ground ,( even if and its a big IF ,we get a couple of thousand more newbies/plastics watching us ,i cant see them improving things ).
Before the match we will all be drinking in our plastic new pubs ,out of plastic glasses ,then going to football in our plastic new stadium surrounded by empty plastic seats or plastic new fans.

[QPRDave]

We've done this before. Catchment area of NW London is 1.8m. What is the catchment area of Southampton?

But then they're not "proper Rangers" so not welcome....so i suppose that puts me in that category too

[vespa]

But then they're not "proper Rangers" so not welcome....so i suppose that puts me in that category too

You`re always welcome Dave ,we think your fine and dandy

[Stanley]

agreed but that 1.8m contain many 'non football' nationalities and these many more attractions in west london on saturday afternoons!

Really Facts? Have you done the maths and market research? Youre talking about the world's most popular sport and as Richard says 1% of 1.8m and we're in business which is a very conservative estimate too. I suspect this is more about with Dave's not "proper rangers" comment, deep down.

[Factamondo]

well i will stand by my claim we will 'never ever' regularly attract 30000 fans to homes games......never have never will!

[Awin]

If we got 35,000 in 74 I'm sure with the ever growing popularity of the game we should be able over time get it back to that level.

Success brings the crowds not a stadium but good facilities help.