Reality Check

[Buzzit]

The owners realise that the only way they can recoup their investments is to disguise it within moving to a new stadium and selling Loftus hence https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/4517418
Building new stadiums etc does not fall under FFP

Part of the argument has been the inability to realise true revenues due to not enough seats and tired stadium

The open question is whether that argument will hold water if a relegation is on the cards.. expect management to do everything possible to effect a new stadium prior to January window

[Factamondo]

We had barely 11k last nite....we dont need or want empty 40k stadiums

[Buzzit]

I agree with you but Go back to 2013.. what we want makes no difference.. Owners need to get this signed ASAP else the argument goes further south

[Buzzit]

If the stadium doesn’t happen we will be very close to having no football club.. all keep that in mind

[Qprtanpa1]

The attendance of 11k is the worst thing we saw last night. A hideous yet understandable reaction to years of losing football fed by mismanagement. Do feel a bit for the coach, and believe he deserves a few more months and a a few more recruits before we pass judgment on his ability to right the ship.

[acricketer]

Build it and they will come.

[Joe90]

I see the theory behind their thinking but don't think they'll make money on a move. We're in the wrong part of town. I think they want to sell the club in the long run and will use the new stadium to massively overvalue the club. Stick the football and building a training ground. People aren't coming to Loftus Road because the stadium is ####, they're not coming because the football is ####!

[CroydonCaptainJack]

The attendance of 11k is the worst thing we saw last night. A hideous yet understandable reaction to years of losing football fed by mismanagement. Do feel a bit for the coach, and believe he deserves a few more months and a a few more recruits before we pass judgment on his ability to right the ship.

Not helped by Sky showing all midweek games either.

[dogsrrs]

The attendance of 11k is the worst thing we saw last night. A hideous yet understandable reaction to years of losing football fed by mismanagement. Do feel a bit for the coach, and believe he deserves a few more months and a a few more recruits before we pass judgment on his ability to right the ship.

A few more months !! What would the gates be in December the way we are playing ? If it was one two or maybe three players out of form it would be right to blame them, but after four games and just about the entire team playing with a lose of form , there can only be one person to blame , yes he might have been sold a pup but rightly or wrongly he has to take the blame

[QPRDave]

Not helped by Sky showing all midweek games either.

I don't think that is a factor tbh Jack, or not that big. The reason there was such a small crowd is because
of the doom surrounding the club. Warnock's team would've had bigger gates, because everyone
likes winning football imo.

[CroydonCaptainJack]

I don't think that is a factor tbh Jack, or not that big. The reason there was such a small crowd is because
of the doom surrounding the club. Warnock's team would've had bigger gates, because everyone
likes winning football imo.

That is true mate, it is probably only a small factor but it won't help (not just us but all Championship clubs).

[dave58]

The owners realise that the only way they can recoup their investments is to disguise it within moving to a new stadium and selling Loftus hence https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/4517418
Building new stadiums etc does not fall under FFP

Part of the argument has been the inability to realise true revenues due to not enough seats and tired stadium

The open question is whether that argument will hold water if a relegation is on the cards.. expect management to do everything possible to effect a new stadium prior to January window

we cant get enough bums on the seats we have, how the hell are we going to fill a 30K or 40K stadium, we've struggled to push 25K even in the old 1st division when we had a good side, and very rarely filled L.Rd while we were in the Prem, it would be like playing in a morgue, there may be benefit commercially, but I'd rather not watch in a massive stadium with no one there, and would prefer to stay at H.Q

[QPRDave]

That is true mate, it is probably only a small factor but it won't help (not just us but all Championship clubs).

No fair enough, but i was under the impression that the clubs got extra money for allowing extra
games being shown live......i could be mistaken

[OldR]

The attendance of 11k is the worst thing we saw last night. A hideous yet understandable reaction to years of losing football fed by mismanagement.

The 11, 759 gate was not at odds with our history of playing teams like Bristol City on a Tuesday night in the second division. Our crowds haven't fluctuated in either direction compared to those in our history.

[SheepRanger]

The 11, 759 gate was not at odds with our history of playing teams like Bristol City on a Tuesday night in the second division. Our crowds haven't fluctuated in either direction compared to those in our history.

And our attendances in L1 increases from the relegation seasons in the championship.