SSN saying that the papers are reporting that we are announcing the details of a new multi use 35000 seater stadium with retractable roof in 'West London'.
Queens Park Rangers agreed a £5 million deal to sign Park Ji Sung from Manchester United last night and will unveil ambitious plans for a new stadium on Monday to underline their intention to become an established club in the top flight. The proposed stadium is understood to be in White City, near Loftus Road in West London, and will have a retractable roof and seating, allowing it to be used for concerts and other indoor events, The Times has learnt. QPR said it would put the brand “on a global scale” and they believe that the extra income generated from the 35,000 capacity — compared with 18,360 at their present site — together with sponsorship from a naming-rights deal and improved corporate facilities will help the club to maintain their status in the Barclays Premier League. The ability to turn the stadium into an indoor arena means that they will be able to compete with the O2, in southeast London, to hold concerts and exhibitions to generate further revenue. Loftus Road is expected to be sold off for redevelopment into housing, although there may be some restrictions on the site that limit its value. Tony Fernandes, the QPR chairman, has already announced plans to move to a state-of-the-art training ground next summer and has now turned attention to the new stadium, likely to cost about £180 million. “Excellent stadium meeting Wow,” Fernandes wrote on Twitter. “Looks great. Going to make big announcement. Hopefully see Amit [Bhatia, vice-chairman] in a few hours to brief him. Stadium will be in West London. Will not lose overall atmosphere. Lots to do and many pitfalls but great first step.” QPR narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of last season after a run of five wins and six defeats in the last 11 games, but the club are preparing to sign Park and William Gallas, the Tottenham Hotspur defender, to add to the four experienced players who have arrived this summer. Park, a former South Korea captain, has made more than 130 league appearances for United since he moved from PSV Eindhoven. The midfielder, 31, started the Champions League finals in 2009 and 2011, with the club losing both times to Barcelona. The newcomers would follow Robert Green, Andrew Johnson and Ryan Nelsen, all of whom arrived on free transfers, and Samba Diakité, the midfielder who joined permanently for £4 million from Nancy. QPR are hoping to sign one more striker this summer. Djibril Cissé, the striker, said that he was looking forward to playing with Johnson. “He can score goals and run a lot for the team,” he said. “Competition is good for everyone. It was important to build on the squad from last season, because if you want to improve and take the club to another level, you need some new players and you need some quality players — that’s what the club is trying to do.”
That article sums it all up for me. I don't think i have ever been more excited preseason than now. We, the supporters, are getting everything we could ever have wished for. We are never going to sign the likes of van persie, tevez etc, this is as good as it can get for us as we are being run properly from the top Absolute dreamland. can't believe it.
Would the roof be closed when the team isn't playing? If so that would make it nigh on impossible for you to be affected by any bad weather. Excess rain, snow etc
There would need to be some serious height to have a roof on, suggests that it may well be a tight two-tier type stadium. Roof is generally open to assist grass growing, but I would expect it to be a semi-artificial type of surface...
Does anyone else feel that 35k isn't enough? Now I know we have a ways to go before we'll be able to fill it regularly, but if reports are correct and it has a roof, then surely that would be impossible to increase the size in the future. At the rate we are moving forward and with signings such as Park Ji-Sunk, we will be becoming a global brand which will increase the demand and fan base for tickets at quiet a quick rate. Look at the problems Chelsea now have, they only made their stadium 40k and now they need to move elsewhere because of their short sited vision. They could have made the stadium far bigger but chose to incorporate flats and a hotel. Do we really want to make the same mistake, especially if we have managed to secure the Unigate Dairy site as the article in The Times suggests? Don't get me wrong, I'm suffering from the same 'pinch me' syndrome that everyone else is, I just think that 35k in the long term will leave us with problems in the future. Especially after we win the league and Euro cup!
