| New ground on 11:05 - Oct 9 with 6033 views | Boston |
Cool, let’s tie in in with the neighbours who really follow lockdown. |  |
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| New ground on 11:22 - Oct 9 with 5944 views | danehoop |
I can just imagine the objections from the Warren Farm brigade.... |  |
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| New ground on 12:06 - Oct 9 with 5769 views | daveB |
That sounds promising |  | | |
| New ground on 12:11 - Oct 9 with 5747 views | derbyhoop |
The 2 favoured options are an indoor arena or a professional sports stadium. Those bring in more revenue than an upgrade.
Surely a sports stadium could also be used for concerts, like Millenium Stadium, Ricoh, etc.. I've been to concerts at Pride Park and City Ground. |  |
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| New ground on 12:34 - Oct 9 with 5644 views | LowerloftLad |
you would think the company slammin events would work with QPR for both parties to get the best deal
two companies one stadium sharing the rent could make the deal even better for us in the long run [Post edited 9 Oct 2020 12:36]
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| New ground on 15:12 - Oct 9 with 5319 views | francisbowles |
| New ground on 12:34 - Oct 9 by LowerloftLad |
you would think the company slammin events would work with QPR for both parties to get the best deal
two companies one stadium sharing the rent could make the deal even better for us in the long run [Post edited 9 Oct 2020 12:36]
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My reading of that is Slammin' Events want to put on outdoor events on the scrubs, not in a stadium.
If we could buy the freehold, we could invest in a sliding roof which would allow all year concerts etc 'indoors' or outdoors and get all the profits. We could build a double sided stand to be adjacent on one side for football and the other for an athletics track. Something like the Millenium/Cardiff Arms Park set up.
Selling Loftus Road but leasing the new stadium, does that devalue the club, making it easier to sell? | | | |
| New ground on 15:20 - Oct 9 with 5293 views | Juzzie |
I'm just waiting for the obligatory "why can't we just buy up the Ellerslie Road houses, knock them down and build a new stand"  |  | | |
| New ground on 15:25 - Oct 9 with 5271 views | queensparker |
If Imperial College are involved then it sounds likely to happen, they seem to have rebuilt 50% of White City in the last decade (with f--king horrible, cheap looking high-rises, but hey).
Hope Hoos is on a charm offensive with them already. |  | | |
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| New ground on 15:50 - Oct 9 with 5162 views | Lblock |
The couple on the bench are Bentford fans - formidable local objectioners
It'll never happen.
In other news.... Councillor Alex Sanderson gets my vote.  |  |
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| New ground on 15:54 - Oct 9 with 5145 views | Jeff |
| New ground on 15:50 - Oct 9 by Lblock |
The couple on the bench are Bentford fans - formidable local objectioners
It'll never happen.
In other news.... Councillor Alex Sanderson gets my vote. |
you mean the Labour councillor for College Park & Old Oak? |  |
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| New ground on 15:55 - Oct 9 with 5130 views | Lblock |
| New ground on 15:54 - Oct 9 by Jeff |
you mean the Labour councillor for College Park & Old Oak? |
Is she?
Fair play and all that. | |
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| New ground on 16:47 - Oct 9 with 4996 views | RangersDave |
If we move there we must make the stadium in parts, non matching, overlooked by very tall flats with limited access, sandwhiched right up against a railway line with no chance to expand at all............ it the fashion darn west dont you know? |  |
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| New ground on 16:53 - Oct 9 with 4974 views | francisbowles |
| New ground on 15:25 - Oct 9 by queensparker |
If Imperial College are involved then it sounds likely to happen, they seem to have rebuilt 50% of White City in the last decade (with f--king horrible, cheap looking high-rises, but hey).
Hope Hoos is on a charm offensive with them already. |
From that article, I'm reading it that Imperial college involvement is an alternative scheme which, basically speaking, just refurbishes the existing facilities which wouldn't involve a football stadium. | | | |
| New ground on 16:56 - Oct 9 with 4966 views | LowerloftLad |
| New ground on 15:12 - Oct 9 by francisbowles |
My reading of that is Slammin' Events want to put on outdoor events on the scrubs, not in a stadium.
If we could buy the freehold, we could invest in a sliding roof which would allow all year concerts etc 'indoors' or outdoors and get all the profits. We could build a double sided stand to be adjacent on one side for football and the other for an athletics track. Something like the Millenium/Cardiff Arms Park set up.
Selling Loftus Road but leasing the new stadium, does that devalue the club, making it easier to sell? |
on the flip side we have gone from renting the training ground to owning the freehold of the new training ground | |
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| New ground on 17:01 - Oct 9 with 4951 views | numptydumpty |
Bob Hope and no Hope !!!!!
Extremely unlikely to happen - so many hoops to jump through and so far all of this has proven to be far from easy
And for investors to be involved in such a scheme when there so much uncertainty in the economy - and zero crowds at football games and pop concerts and other outdoor events - if anyone did commit to this even in these very strange times - the likelihood is it wont get past phase 1 , 2 or 3 and even if it did the construction will be delayed years and years
Whatever - I only 53 - I think when I pop my clogs - Rangers be still playing in same stadium with the hope of alternatives that just never seem to eventualise !!!!
Think most on here know this as well !!! |  |
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| New ground on 17:08 - Oct 9 with 4914 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
| New ground on 15:50 - Oct 9 by Lblock |
The couple on the bench are Bentford fans - formidable local objectioners
It'll never happen.
In other news.... Councillor Alex Sanderson gets my vote. |
Do you still have that hat or a new one? |  |
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| New ground on 17:10 - Oct 9 with 4912 views | A40Bosh |
| New ground on 17:01 - Oct 9 by numptydumpty |
Bob Hope and no Hope !!!!!
Extremely unlikely to happen - so many hoops to jump through and so far all of this has proven to be far from easy
And for investors to be involved in such a scheme when there so much uncertainty in the economy - and zero crowds at football games and pop concerts and other outdoor events - if anyone did commit to this even in these very strange times - the likelihood is it wont get past phase 1 , 2 or 3 and even if it did the construction will be delayed years and years
Whatever - I only 53 - I think when I pop my clogs - Rangers be still playing in same stadium with the hope of alternatives that just never seem to eventualise !!!!
Think most on here know this as well !!! |
Mate, if that was the attitude man would have never stepped foot on the moon.
I get a good feeling about this one - yes it is going to take time (I am going to be 53 too this month) but I would rather that come my retirement years, I have a comfier seat with proper leg room when I hope to be wrapped up in my flat cap and scarf sitting there moaning about how how I could name every player in the squad back in the noughties and how we never should have let Ainsworth and Hill manage the team with their hoofball! |  |
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| New ground on 17:30 - Oct 9 with 4845 views | LythamR |
| New ground on 17:10 - Oct 9 by A40Bosh |
Mate, if that was the attitude man would have never stepped foot on the moon.
I get a good feeling about this one - yes it is going to take time (I am going to be 53 too this month) but I would rather that come my retirement years, I have a comfier seat with proper leg room when I hope to be wrapped up in my flat cap and scarf sitting there moaning about how how I could name every player in the squad back in the noughties and how we never should have let Ainsworth and Hill manage the team with their hoofball! |
Cant really blame Numpty for that response, I used to be excited, motivated, engaged with the new stadium.
now when i see this crop up my response is "meh". hopefully that will change when something more solid comes to light but for the time being i dont see anything worthy of my emotional energy. |  | | |
| New ground on 18:11 - Oct 9 with 4740 views | Gloucs_R |
Believe it when I see it.... |  |
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| New ground on 23:23 - Oct 9 with 4423 views | DejR_vu |
Even in the unlikely event that we ever move way from HQ, i’m not sure why anyone would trust the current owners?? | |
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| New ground on 23:39 - Oct 9 with 4386 views | Loftgirl |
| New ground on 16:47 - Oct 9 by RangersDave |
If we move there we must make the stadium in parts, non matching, overlooked by very tall flats with limited access, sandwhiched right up against a railway line with no chance to expand at all............ it the fashion darn west dont you know? |
With a bus stop. |  | | |
| New ground on 23:49 - Oct 9 with 4370 views | numptydumpty |
I not against progress at all
I am all for innovation and progress
Look at Tottenhams new stadium - pretty amazing
I have just been seeing all these previous new announcements over last ten years of all ideas being knocked back as councils have blocked all previous attempts and with COVID people with big financial aspirations with concerts and sports events attended by zero members of the british public - was just saying this is pie in the sky.
I lived in Portsmouth in the eighties. They were always announcing or attempting to get plans approved for new stadium - they still where they are.
It does happen for some clubs - I live near Reading now - they got new stadium - pretty average but they got areas available locally - London is different matter.
If we have a new stadium in ten years no one would be happier than me - however ten years of big announcements - its just not going happen !!!!!!
Sadly a fact of life .... | |
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| New ground on 07:47 - Oct 10 with 4214 views | Gloucs_R |
| New ground on 23:49 - Oct 9 by numptydumpty |
I not against progress at all
I am all for innovation and progress
Look at Tottenhams new stadium - pretty amazing
I have just been seeing all these previous new announcements over last ten years of all ideas being knocked back as councils have blocked all previous attempts and with COVID people with big financial aspirations with concerts and sports events attended by zero members of the british public - was just saying this is pie in the sky.
I lived in Portsmouth in the eighties. They were always announcing or attempting to get plans approved for new stadium - they still where they are.
It does happen for some clubs - I live near Reading now - they got new stadium - pretty average but they got areas available locally - London is different matter.
If we have a new stadium in ten years no one would be happier than me - however ten years of big announcements - its just not going happen !!!!!!
Sadly a fact of life .... |
If we don't get this one, I think we'll end up towards Park Royal. But even the land over there is being developed fast. Otherwise, maybe we'd have to go more North West London... | |
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| New ground on 08:07 - Oct 10 with 4187 views | DejR_vu |
| New ground on 16:56 - Oct 9 by LowerloftLad |
on the flip side we have gone from renting the training ground to owning the freehold of the new training ground |
Does the club own the freehold or do the owners? Genuine question. | |
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| New ground on 10:33 - Oct 10 with 4003 views | TW_R |
| New ground on 23:23 - Oct 9 by DejR_vu |
Even in the unlikely event that we ever move way from HQ, i’m not sure why anyone would trust the current owners?? |
What exactly are they doing wrong at the moment? |  | | |
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