| Atmosphere 21:49 - Feb 10 with 6228 views | Stainrod |
Sorry if this has been commented on elsewhere as haven't had a chance to read everything from last night, but just wanted to make a point about the lack of atmosphere/ crowd at Loftus Rd.
Considering we were playing to go second in the league, its under the lights (scene of so many brilliant nights) against a very decent side, I expected the ground to be absolutely buzzing.
But it just felt really flat to me. Not helped by huge swathes of SA Rd being empty. It is noticeable that some (a minority tbf) had a massive meltdown because we didn't buy that game changing player in January. Might be doing those people a massive disservice, but did they all turn up? I mean, I get its midweek/ people live a long way away/ I myself very rarely go away these days, so I really don't want to get into a "I'm a more pure fan that you" debate - that's pathetic.
Yet I do wonder what more the club has to do to get the broader fan base engaged. It seems we have a core of really committed supporters but that second or third tier of supporters just don't seem to be stepping up.
Is it covid? The crap stadium? Our frustratingly slow starts to matches? Just was expecting a lot more noise and frankly more people last night. |  | | |  |
| Atmosphere on 09:41 - Feb 11 with 1480 views | stowmarketrange |
| Atmosphere on 09:29 - Feb 11 by joe90 |
Possibly?
It's difficult to quantify the impact .
One think I think has had an impact is the cost and ease of getting a ticket.
I remember back in 97 going to Wimbledon with my brother. We just turned up and got tickets on the door. We were able to watch Premier League football with little to no planning AND it didn't cost the earth. I would have been 12 at the time. How many kids do that now? |
You’re not allowed in the ground without an adult if you’re U14 now.How many of us used to come along with our mates when we were younger than that? |  | | |
| Atmosphere on 09:45 - Feb 11 with 1472 views | MrSheen |
| Atmosphere on 09:29 - Feb 11 by joe90 |
Possibly?
It's difficult to quantify the impact .
One think I think has had an impact is the cost and ease of getting a ticket.
I remember back in 97 going to Wimbledon with my brother. We just turned up and got tickets on the door. We were able to watch Premier League football with little to no planning AND it didn't cost the earth. I would have been 12 at the time. How many kids do that now? |
Lost world. In the 80s, I'd pick up the paper (remember them?) on a Saturday morning when Rangers were out of town, and ring my friends to decide where to go for that day's adventure - Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham, Brentford, Palace - even THERE if there was a good chance they would be beaten. There might have been some games we avoided (United or Liverpool), but we never got turned away. All on a 20p kid's return ticket. [Post edited 11 Feb 2022 9:46]
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| Atmosphere on 09:55 - Feb 11 with 1441 views | QPROslo |
Watching from thousands of miles away in the middle of the night on QPR+, it seemed like Boro were getting a huge lift pressing us from their support in the school end they were attacking. While we were attacking what looked like a half empty family stand in the lower Loft. It gives away a huge advantage especially on the evening games when I guess the kids can't come. That family stand needs moving Mr Hoos, says he miles away! | | | |
| Atmosphere on 10:40 - Feb 11 with 1346 views | stowmarketrange |
| Atmosphere on 09:55 - Feb 11 by QPROslo |
Watching from thousands of miles away in the middle of the night on QPR+, it seemed like Boro were getting a huge lift pressing us from their support in the school end they were attacking. While we were attacking what looked like a half empty family stand in the lower Loft. It gives away a huge advantage especially on the evening games when I guess the kids can't come. That family stand needs moving Mr Hoos, says he miles away! |
I agree with you mate.We were sat right behind the Norwegian flag in the lower loft on Wednesday,and it looked empty from where we were.I pity the poor bloke who had to pack away a soaking wet flag.
Other clubs have seats that are only sold for certain games,normally because there are less away fans,but we all know that the family stand is pretty empty for midweek games,so why not just condense the family stand to a couple of blocks by the paddocks.
If they informed season ticket holders when they renewed that they might be moved for certain games during the season,how many would object?They will still be sitting in a family section,but just not the whole stand.
And you can bet that if we go up this season,more families will make an effort to be there for the premier league games. | | | |
| Atmosphere on 23:29 - Feb 11 with 1161 views | ed_83 |
I thought the atmosphere was pretty good on Wednesday, but then I’m in R block, which feels like one of the noisier parts of the ground. The family stand stuff’s been done to death: Hoos is absolutely right when he says that getting younger fans in when they’re kids is vital to QPR existing in 30 years’ time, and I’m happy to trust him when he says the Lower Loft is the only place it can go. He did a pretty compelling video interview a few years ago when he ran through the numbers, would be good to get an update. | | | |
| Atmosphere on 06:35 - Feb 12 with 1056 views | nix |
I didn't think that the atmosphere was that bad. There was a fair amount of singing after the goals. It was just a bit tense for a lot of the match when we were under the cosh and I think that probably dampened the atmosphere a bit.
The corner of the Ellerslie next to the Lower Loft was in pretty good voice too.
We've got a lot of matches in a short space of time and I imagine some fans plan which matches they can manage to make in terms of time and finances. We went up to Peterborough and I would probably have watched this one on TV if I hadn't got a season ticket. |  | | |
| Atmosphere on 11:24 - Feb 12 with 941 views | sevenhoop |
| Atmosphere on 23:29 - Feb 11 by ed_83 |
I thought the atmosphere was pretty good on Wednesday, but then I’m in R block, which feels like one of the noisier parts of the ground. The family stand stuff’s been done to death: Hoos is absolutely right when he says that getting younger fans in when they’re kids is vital to QPR existing in 30 years’ time, and I’m happy to trust him when he says the Lower Loft is the only place it can go. He did a pretty compelling video interview a few years ago when he ran through the numbers, would be good to get an update. |
beg to disagree - you'll get younger kids along if we are successful, not if they sit in nice seats and we are shit. And making the Loft an end with incredible noise would go a bit of a way to making us successful. i know it's been done to death but the away team more often than not kick towards a really noisy atmospheric set of their own supporters and we don't.
it might be anecdotal, or my memory playing tricks on me, but i am convinced that our home record was miles better back in the day when we had a noisy loft. i sit in the middle of Ellerslie and i can tell you that no matter how hard you buys try at either end of it (and full props to you for what you do), the noise is nowhere near as the deafening noise from the school end. |  | | |
| Atmosphere on 13:27 - Feb 12 with 874 views | numptydumpty |
The crowd looking less than 14 000 is probably explained by greater number of season ticket holders not attending or unable.
I assume a season ticket holder is counted in attendance figures whether they turned up or not.
Being a season ticket member myself, I was tempted to stay at home and watch on red button, and I was cream crackers, with an hours journey both ways.
Yes definitely think that could be a factor.
To be fair, we were totally outplayed and rarely threatened and I cannot remember our crowds ever being massively vocal when games follow that pattern... |  |
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