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Sooperhoop said:
In both greyhounds and speedway the problem in London was costs and the massive rise in land value. Stadiums just couldn't draw the crowds to make either sport viable anymore. Many sites were sold to developers.

Wimbledon was everything that scuppered both sports in a nutshell. Speedway went first as with many of the tracks the overheads were unsustainable. The GRA took over the lease of the stadium and the Greyhound Derby moved there but they allowed the stadium to just run down into disrepair. The last time I visited there I was shocked at how awful the place was, back in the 70s it was one of the best in London but the end came when the GRA gave up on it. The new Wimbledon football stadium was built on that site along with a lot of new apartments.

TV also did for both in that top televised events deterred people from actually going to them. If you watch the World Championship Speedway Grand Prix the filming and race format is a different world from the old days and some of the racing is truly spectacular, all at the push of a button...
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Birmingham City are building their new stadium where the old Birmingham Wheels banger racing track was, closed in 2021.
 
Look what turned up on the Costa del Clyde today....Mr Dohertys' latest album, a big nod to our old programmes

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Signed copy too...

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TBH we were poor that day, although Allen's injury in the first couple of minutes didn't help, but didn't really deserve to draw that game....
The replay on the other hand we played them off the park and only a dodgy referee decision to disallow Micklewhite's goal and the woodwork robbed us of lifting the cup.....
Am still bitter about that.....
 
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Going to Girona ✈️

QPR will be heading to Girona for pre-season training ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

Following last season’s trip, the Rangers squad will return to northern Spain on 9th July for a ten-day training camp.

During their time on the Continent, the R’s will play their first friendly match, taking on Ligue 1 side Toulouse on Friday 18th July.

This fixture will take place at Stade Saint Michel in Canet-en-Roussillon, southern France, kicking off at 6pm local time (5pm BST).

Ticket information will be announced in due course.

The squad will return to London the following day.


Decent friendly against good opposition in a lovely part of France...... what could be better?
 
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Steelmonkey said:
Some light summer reading....Clives end of year reports...unfortunately the very few A rated players probably won't be here next season

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/64311/end-of-term-report-24-25-–-goalkeepers

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/64315/end-of-term-report-24-25-–-defenders

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/64319/end-of-term-report-24-25-–-midfield

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/64325/end-of-term-report-24-25-–-attack
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Saw a great stat. Kelman has played 60 games this season compared to a max 31 from any of our other strikers. Some debate about whether he’s up to it but just to have players who can stay fit playing every game is essential when your squad is as shallow as ours.

No news on Dunne but feel Saturday’s result means the Sheff U move is inevitable. Another success by the club developing a player to the point he’s really good then losing him for nothing to add to the list.
 
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That's very troubling. 'We're getting well paid and we didn't really care.' That's unprofessional. To play professional football should be a privilege and you should always give it your best. To become a pro footballer you have to work really hard and live and breath it. Why would you then phone it in when you get there? Strange. Even playing on a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday morning I would give it everything, I would never want to let my team mates or manager down.
 
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QPR999 said:
That's very troubling. 'We're getting well paid and we didn't really care.' That's unprofessional. To play professional football should be a privilege and you should always give it your best. To become a pro footballer you have to work really hard and live and breath it. Why would you then phone it in when you get there? Strange. Even playing on a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday morning I would give it everything, I would never want to let my team mates or manager down.
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You’re looking at it from the perspective of someone whose profession meant he could never just dial it in, because people could have died if you were unprofessional. Most of us don’t have such a lot riding on our work. I’ve done plenty of different jobs and have generally enjoyed a lot of them and tried to do my best at all. But there have been occasions where I’ve not bothered that much - especially when I’ve felt that others around me weren’t up to it, or more especially when I’ve had a **** boss or was at a failing organisation. Usually in those circumstances I’ve moved on pretty quickly rather than hung around.

But I can really understand a professional footballer who finds himself in an overpaid dressing room at a chaotic club and also has enough self awareness to know that he will never be a really top class player or be in a team with a chance of winning something just thinking ‘**** it’, pick up the cheque and keep my head down. It stinks from a fans perspective but it’s just a job to most of them.
 
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