ST vs Signings

[rangersroar]

this has nothing really to do with it - the club should, to a large extent, be self finacing and not have owners dig into their pockets for players, however rich they might be. The thin end of wedge imo, and a very dangerous route to take. Sensible investment for the long term is the way to go.

We will never be self sufficent in the Championship. Owners have always funded clubs to a large extent, otherwise us poor mortals could own a football club if we didn't have to put our hands in our pockets. If you own a shop you have to buy the stock first before you can get customers, the better the stock the more customers you will get.

[BUSHRANGER1982]

We will never be self sufficent in the Championship. Owners have always funded clubs to a large extent, otherwise us poor mortals could own a football club if we didn't have to put our hands in our pockets. If you own a shop you have to buy the stock first before you can get customers, the better the stock the more customers you will get.

An excellent analogy, rangersroar.

[Scarlet pimple]

Obvious analagy, for which the fat orange one could not grasp, so much for his bussinness acumen.

[stanistheman]

We will never be self sufficent in the Championship. Owners have always funded clubs to a large extent, otherwise us poor mortals could own a football club if we didn't have to put our hands in our pockets. If you own a shop you have to buy the stock first before you can get customers, the better the stock the more customers you will get.

Spot on.

QPR will always struggle financially in a cramped Loftus Rd playing in the Championship.

Even if QPR sold out every game, they would still lag behind the likes of Leeds, Sheff Utd, Derby, Forest, Leicester, Middlesbro, Coventry, Norwich Ipswich etc with their bigger 25,000-40,000 stadiums.

If the Owners want success, then they will have to fund it. Take QPR into the Prem League and build a bigger ground. Thn with a successful team they will attract bigger crowds.

I have said it before, but 15 seasons ago, Chelsea were averaging gates of less than 25,000. The crowds there have steadily risen as each season brought success and now they sell out a 40,000+ stadium each game.

[Scarlet pimple]

This club needs to move on and grow, we need a bigger better local new stadium, otherwise we will carry on stagnating.

And the argument from some that we cant fill LR now i dont hold with.
Its an out of date stadium, with a lot of bad views, terrible seating, poor facilities, and the football team that is QPR has not been good enough for crowds to come in their numbers anyway.

[yugohoop]

What comes 1st chicken or the egg???

Sure they have enough dosh, and dont need to wait for season ticket cash to come in.

Prehaps make some good pre contract signings and more st's will be sold.

If you think about it the answer is the egg :sorry:

[stainrodisalegend]

The flip side to all this is the board cd buy five of the best players in the championship but wd even loftus rd with its 18,000 capacity be sold out every week? v much doubt it. fan, like gordon brown, always talk about "investment", but there is no guarantee of getting your money back. manchester united is about the only club that has ever made money.

[80sCasual]

The flip side to all this is the board cd buy five of the best players in the championship but wd even loftus rd with its 18,000 capacity be sold out every week? v much doubt it. fan, like gordon brown, always talk about "investment", but there is no guarantee of getting your money back. manchester united is about the only club that has ever made money.

Doesn't matter what Gordon Brown says anymore does it, and Man U are in debt so they are not a very good example imo.