| Attendances 14:31 - Feb 13 with 11814 views | QPRConor2000 |
Its quite incredible to see how our attendances have risen, despite our struggles this season.
I think our average attendances this season have been around 16k, which is a fantastic return.
Also, our attendances have gone up by around 2700 in the last five years, which is the 7th most in the Championship, that tells me the fanbase is definitely growing.
I know the owners have said that they are looking at revamping LR, but surely if your looking at these numbers, your going to have to rethink that.
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| Attendances on 08:35 - Feb 14 with 3735 views | wombat |
we could have and we should have we didnt , not buying the land behind the away end is yet another cock up to add to our list of cock ups over the years | |
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| Attendances on 10:39 - Feb 14 with 3559 views | Hayesender |
Spoke to a large group of Norwegians before the game on Saturday. They just pick a couple of random games a season and this was their first visit to Loftus Road, and they were really looking forward to a proper English ground. They'd also paid £42 each, which they thought was a bargain. I introduced them to the Coningham as they were looking for a pub with sky, and I was walking that way anyway.
I hope they enjoyed their day | |
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| Attendances on 11:26 - Feb 14 with 3513 views | LazyFan |
I mentioned Reading as the excuse of a bigger new stadium has always been "but we don't have that many fans", which is only looking at the data now. But if we look at them, who as your correctly point out are in the middle of nowhere they still got increased crowds and all they did was build the stadium. Later they went up and down and I did say before Reading went bad. You do need the football as well as the location. Reading now has neither =] =] =]
If it's on a tube in West London area (better if it's closer to where we are now), then that will be good enough location-wise. That's a big IF, I know.
Also, we have more proof that Hoos is fleecing away fans; here are some WBA fans complaining about it: https://www.westbromnews.co.uk/2024/02/14/west-brom-fans-angered-qpr-ticket-pric
Everyone likes a trip to Big Smoke, it seems; who knew?
As I stated before, we have proven we can get the crowds. If we rip out the lame seats, which will cost millions and replace them with new seats offering proper room for 6fters like myself, that's not just ripping out seats; that's a reconstruction cost and time of each stand. Millions and for what? Less money? That's a poor investment, which is why they have not bothered as we are still in Loftus Road.
We should never have left White City Stadium, but that was a millennia ago. We need a new stadium. | |
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| Attendances on 12:24 - Feb 14 with 3444 views | QPRConor2000 |
We absolutely need a new stadium as much as I love Loftus Road, the question is what would be the capacity and whether wed fill it.
There are some things we could do to Loftus Road such as safe standing etc, but ultimately the long term aim is to get a new stadium.
Like I said earlier in the thread, I recon we might end up doing what we did with Heston and we end up buying land for a new stadium in and around Greenford/Perivale and thats where we end up in future.
Maybe thats why the owners have been quiet about this supposed revamp of LR since they openly announced it? Could it be a way of trying to appease the council perhaps? [Post edited 14 Feb 2024 12:32]
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| Attendances on 12:45 - Feb 14 with 3411 views | TheChef |
40K capacity?? No way, unless we're an established top flight team.
30K at most, but even that sounds like too much. | |
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| Attendances on 15:12 - Feb 14 with 3285 views | terryb |
Let's get this right. The prices for away fans are the same price as for Rangers fans in Loftus Road. You may argue that ST holders pay less than those prices, but so do other clubs ST holders pay less than Rangers fans when we are the visitors.
If that means that away fans are being fleeced, then so are we! This doesn't alter my view that we are overpriced! | | | |
| Attendances on 15:40 - Feb 14 with 3234 views | Juzzie |
I thought we already had a multi page thread (well, about half a dozen threads) about a new stadium?
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| Attendances on 17:59 - Feb 14 with 3107 views | Esox_Lucius |
The smart thinking would be to build a Boavista shaped stadium to keep the Loftus Road vibe; corporate boxes above a 20k lower tier with a 15k -20k upper tier built but no seating/ facilties built until such a time that the club is successful enough to ensure 30k plus crowds. | |
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| Attendances on 18:49 - Feb 14 with 3016 views | LazyFan |
An incremental approach that aligns with actual growth is a great option, as long as we can scale up if we get some plush cup tie against Real Madrid or other such minnows ;P | |
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| Attendances on 18:50 - Feb 14 with 3015 views | LazyFan |
You, I think are totally correct, and of course, things change, and it gets revised. Change can be just some years gone by, or we have new owners or whatever.
It will probably come up again unless we go bust or look for a new stadia. | |
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| Attendances on 23:24 - Feb 14 with 2900 views | colinallcars |
I wonder if tonight's “performance” could be the death knell for the level of support we've seen.
I expend more energy and commitment walking down to the ground than these creatures do on the field of play. | | | |
| Attendances on 10:56 - Feb 21 with 2677 views | W7Ranger |
Maybe we could dig down? | | | |
| Attendances on 11:17 - Feb 21 with 2636 views | dutch |
If we end up in Greenford my support would whither away after fifty plus years, and I know I am not alone. Maybe a new generation of out of town Rangers fans will take over, but those of us tied to W12 by family, history and culture will not go to the boondocks. | | | |
| Attendances on 11:06 - Feb 22 with 2313 views | TW_R |
If we dig down far enough we could end up in Sydney and they've got a couple of great stadiums there. | | | |
| Attendances on 13:13 - Feb 22 with 2096 views | derbyhoop |
Most of us know, even if we find it difficult to acknowledge, that LR is a decrepit, out of date stadium, with limited capacity, too many restricted views, on a site that is far too small.
None of the improvements ever suggested, on this site, are practical or they fail to address the issues, in a financially sensible way.
When we are selling out a home game against Rotherham (22nd vs 24th) then the case for a new ground is overwhelming. We could argue about location and initial capacity but LR is no longer fit for purpose. | |
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| Attendances on 15:23 - Feb 22 with 1951 views | QPRConor2000 |
I do personally think there needs to be a consultation with us about whether we do start now looking outside the borough for a new stadium..
I know for many fans its a red line staying in W12, but at the end of the day, we have to ask ourselves whether we continue to restrict ourselves whilst being in W12, or whether we move to a neighbouring borough and we become financially sustainable.
I know what I would prefer. [Post edited 22 Feb 2024 15:43]
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| Attendances on 15:38 - Feb 22 with 1916 views | stowmarketrange |
I wonder how many of those sold out tickets are £1 ones?Would we have sold out without those?
I would hate to leave our ground for some bowl out of town somewhere,but from a selfish point of view,I don’t think I could improve on my current seat at all.But I appreciate that not everyone is so lucky. | | | |
| Attendances on 15:55 - Feb 22 with 1882 views | Northernr |
Here he is, my man.
Dig down.
Revolving restaurant.
Job done. | | | |
| Attendances on 16:01 - Feb 22 with 1855 views | Mytch_QPR |
Without sounding a bit simple, could someone explain the science behind this?
Surely - unless all the stands are triple decker atrocities - the pitch would end up being the size of a tennis court?
Given the catering standards at HQ, we'd probably end up with a revolting restaurant. | |
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| Attendances on 17:16 - Feb 22 with 1788 views | Northernr |
Science? Fcking look at it.
"Two in the revolving restaurant for QPR v Newport County" you'd say.
"The box office only opens after 1.30pm sir," they'd reply.
Bowles Burger and two portions of Gary Chippers please. | | | |
| Attendances on 22:37 - Feb 22 with 1581 views | NorthLondonR |
I miss sitting next to you in the R block, they were good times... I still for the life of me can't pick out my former seat from the East Paddock. I hope you and your boy are doing well. | | | |
| Attendances on 00:08 - Feb 23 with 1491 views | daveB |
because I am mental enough to check this I had a look at our home average attendance over the years in the second division/championship
Average is usually between 13 - 15k
Our current average is 16678 for this season so for the Championship that's the 7th highest ever at this level, most since promotion year in 2013/14 and more than the Warnock season, basically only one season better than this since the 1960's
Season Average Attendance - League Only
1948/49 - 21628
1967/68 - 19665
1949/50 - 19281
1969/70 - 17525
2013/14 - 17398
1950/51 - 16865
2023/24 - 16678
1951/52 - 16545
2004/05 - 16056
2015/16 - 15994
2010/11 - 15635
if you include cup games it's 15738 which again only the 2013/14 season is higher since the 1960's
Should say though a big factor is we've only had 3 midweek home games this season so far (Swansea, Plymouth & Stoke), it's usually at least double that which does affect attendence. | | | |
| Attendances on 11:35 - Feb 23 with 1223 views | W7Ranger |
Was surprised no one hadn't already suggested it?  | | | |
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