Lower Loft next season

[SuperHoopNik]

Well..now we just have the Ellerslie road stand to make some noise! (well some of it)

[andover66]

If you think about it silver for gold this renewal only, the next will be gold plus the increase.
Im really pissed off, 15 of us in the lower loft will be spit up.

[maccatwo]

30 years in the lower loft now got to move because of stupid rule. So wrong and I am going to fight this so much. All it is is 300 and if everyone renews can't ask for a junior to have season ticket to seat there as limit is all present season ticket. So next season I have to see glory hunters seating in my seat. So wrong makes me mad club put profit before true fan. This sounds like to many of prem clubs now wishing we went down.

[QPR RUSS]

Have to leave my fav seat as over 6ft i need leg room so can only go to Uppe Loft why has LL gotta be Family Stand the atmosphere will be awful.This could backfire with over 300 of us having to move means less tickets available on day.Do they really want an empty lower loft???

[vespa]

...i returned to my colourful language and when he turned round again to remanstrate he recieved my 'middle finger'!!!

What???? Up his bum ????

[vespa]

Agreed this is Tony`s first really bad decision , the Loft is traditionally where our hardcore should be. And it wont sell out now

[brightonr]

30 years in the lower loft now got to move because of stupid rule. So wrong and I am going to fight this so much. All it is is 300 and if everyone renews can't ask for a junior to have season ticket to seat there as limit is all present season ticket. So next season I have to see glory hunters seating in my seat. So wrong makes me mad club put profit before true fan. This sounds like to many of prem clubs now wishing we went down.

With all due respect mate, in what way are you planning on "fighting it"?
The simple facts of the matter are that wherever the owners decide to put a "family area", it will involve a large number of people potentially having to give up seats they may have held for a long time. For obvious reasons, it cannot be the school end and presumably it would make perfect sense for it to be not only on the lowest level, but also one with less numbers. This being the case, you are only left with the lower loft or the paddocks. I personally would have thought the paddocks would have been the most appropriate.

Don't think that you will see "glory hunters" in your seat at all, most probably existing families or people introducing their children for the first time.

Furthermore, it's a little ridiculous to accuse the club of putting profit before fans when under 8's are still free in an attempt to encourage and attract new fans at an early age. The club would earn greater revenue in the short term by selling the seat to you at full price.

But short term is not what the owners consider paramount judging by the continued investment in the management team, new training ground and academy, possible new ground at some point, along with some top quality players. All of which makes your last sentence the most ridiculous of all.

[andover66]

Well i'm gutted, I have emailed the club to complain. 300 more like a 1000, the dater base is wrong.

[Olly]

Please tell me what happens when we get a new stadium. Will all the people complaining now, refuse to move?

What I would say is, unless I missed it, that months of notice should have been given to the fanbase as a whole. In any walk of life, no-one likes change, unless they can understand the benefit of it. Given that there may be a new stadium on it's way at some time, surely it would have been better anyway, to not do it.

[qprozzie]

yeh thats right, swearing in front of kids is the right way to go - who wants to encourage new young fans anyway? The main thing is that when you go to the footy you can swear as much as you like!! I mean who can enjoy the footy without it???

[pc1401]

Thought the LL had been the family stand for 2/3 seasons already??

[Bluehoop]

With all due respect mate, in what way are you planning on "fighting it"?
The simple facts of the matter are that wherever the owners decide to put a "family area", it will involve a large number of people potentially having to give up seats they may have held for a long time. For obvious reasons, it cannot be the school end and presumably it would make perfect sense for it to be not only on the lowest level, but also one with less numbers. This being the case, you are only left with the lower loft or the paddocks. I personally would have thought the paddocks would have been the most appropriate.

Don't think that you will see "glory hunters" in your seat at all, most probably existing families or people introducing their children for the first time.

Furthermore, it's a little ridiculous to accuse the club of putting profit before fans when under 8's are still free in an attempt to encourage and attract new fans at an early age. The club would earn greater revenue in the short term by selling the seat to you at full price.

But short term is not what the owners consider paramount judging by the continued investment in the management team, new training ground and academy, possible new ground at some point, along with some top quality players. All of which makes your last sentence the most ridiculous of all.

Very well said Brighton

[factojunior]

agreed...whilst iw elcome families to loftus rd i dont want snotty nosed screaming rugrats spoiling my enjoyment (boozing swearing n general hi jinks)........section of ellerslie rd up in corner by away fans would be suitable!

.this from someone who has the box set of thunderbirds/stingray which he watches very often!!!

[AnotherSurreyR]

However, it might be for family members only with a list of Asbo's, dads with prison sentences behind them and mums with long lists of shoplifting offences!!

Sounds like a family we all know about from up the road!

[silvercue]

Women and children shouldn't be allowed in. Having their own section is just adding salt to the wound. They will have their own toilets and changing facilities next.

Stop the rot.