If Populous have actually been appointed architects I will be delighted. Last year I finished my architecture degree and for my dissertation I wrote about sports stadia and their links to communities etc.. and I researched several stadia and a few were done by them - I think they are one of the best stadia designers in the world. With technology these days, and how they managed to construct the birds nest stadium in beijing anything is possible - so i am sure all avenues are/have been looked at. I am so so excited to see qpr have a brand spanking new stadium as things like this dont happen to our little old club! what a remarkable transformation we will have had! I started supporting the r'ss in 2002 (hated football up to then!) and I have been so proud to be a r'ss fan, good or bad times and have enjoyed being a 'true' football fan unlike the many united, chelsea etc.. fans popping up everywhere. It will be a 'shame; if the uniqueness of being a qpr fan goes away, but i suppose that is the price you pay for success. QPR will never be the same, that is for sure.
The uniqueness will not go away, we will be the only team with a roof. On a personal note, Im glad I will never again have to travel 2 and a half hours only to find out weve got a waterlogged pitch.
I remember twice in our promotion season we did that - one time we travelled up from sussex and found out the game was off when we got outside shepherds bush station! I think that was Palace home IIRC?
I got to Brentford and had to turn around then, everyone knew it was off as all our phones went off at the same time. I got all the way to the Waford game only to be told it was off as well. It will be interesting to know the rules, are we allowed to play with a closed roof or would we close it before but have to open it for games?
Reckon we should ask the question now though, because it will take the FA/UEFA/FIFA at least six years to reach a decision as to why it shouldn't be allowed.
Just had a look, it must stay closed if it starts closed but can be closed during a game if the weather demands it.
"For the first time, the FA Cup was played under a roof in the final of the 2002-03 season, held on 17 May 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, with Arsenal and Southampton benefiting from cover from the rain. Arsenal were 1-0 winners. This Final was also the first in which a goalkeeper was substituted. Paul Jones replaced the injured Southampton goalkeeper Antti Niemi." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_FA_Cup
Maybe the roof could be a separate structure to the stadium, therefore allowing expansion in the future. I'm picturing a rectangular stadium with a curved structure stretching up and over as a roof frame. It would probably make it ridiculously big, but it would look the nuts.
Im sure it will look great, it will be the 1st proper new football stadium in this country. Stadiums like the emirates look impressive but theres just something missing. Unique, not an ikea job, steep tiers, hopefully not a bowl.
AAMI Park in Melbourne has no roof but is 30kish - no posts and looks the biz. Don't know if it's extendable but been there a few times - much more comfortable viewing than LR. BTW at 6'4", legroom is important to ME http://www.aamipark.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-227/166_read-167/
Very much this!! The last game with the old girl is likely to be a very sad day indeed!! Not looking forward to that tbh.
You can imagine the scene, we'll have just thumped Chelsea 4-0 to secure the title and relegate them and we'll all be walking out balling it! It will be very sad, but you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Roof closed are you mad it's football, you bunch of ballerinas. A modern pitch should be built with sufficient drainage and under soil heating to stop anything like this occurring (unless exceptional circumstances). The roof should be purely for Concerts etc and not for football... As for expanding after the roof, well surely not beyond the Wit of man to build in something removable. Plus any time we score we should be raising the roof, so slip and extra row in then While someone is looking up the rules, do they know how close the crowd can be now ? I read 2m but couldn't confirm it.
Yes, heard this reported on the radio this a.m. Shows the extent of the owners' ambitions. We would be the same size as Anfield and slightly bigger than Villa Park. Current capacities of the big clubs are as follows (NB Chelsea, Spurs and West Ham looking to move);- 1 Wembley Stadium 90,000 2 Old Trafford 75,811 3 Emirates Stadium 60,361 4 St James' Park 52,409 5 Stadium of Light 48,707 6 Etihad 47,405 7 Anfield 45,276 8 Villa Park 42,785 9 Stamford Bridge 42,449 10 Goodison Park 40,157 11 Hillsborough Stadium 39,812 12 Elland Road 37,900 13 White Hart Lane 36,230 14 The Boleyn Ground 35,303
Cheers Goldie. If that's true then all I can say is "wow"! I feel dizzy. I think that we need to get this in perspective.. We currently have the 48th "biggest" capacity in the league, so if league positions were decided by ground capacity, little old QPR would currently be just outside the playoff positions in League 1! A new 45K stadium would make us 7th and qualifying for Europe. That's one hell of a leap! Scary but exciting... I truly believe that there has never been a more amibitious and opptimistic time for this club. TF, Amit, we love you! U Rs!!!!!!!!!!!
today on Twitter. "8m Tony Fernandes ‏@tonyfernandes Will not be a bowl. Will keep the atmosphere. Will be 45k capacity. Will be in West London. Narrowed down to 2 places. " With that stadium and our asian market, i really think we will be able to compete in Europe in 5-10 years. Dont forget wembley isnt a club ground so wed be in 6th. LR is a L1 ground and wed probably have the best ground in the country after its built.
