| Linford Christie Stadium. 18:04 - Aug 9 with 121900 views | ted_hendrix |
That's where our new ground will be. |  |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 13:14 - Jun 24 with 4401 views | californiahoop |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 12:29 - Jun 24 by BostonR |
There is enormous amounts of investment money sitting around in the UK and the demand for high quality development residential sites is booming, particularly in London.
As I see it, LR is a high value footprint and the club will do well when that site comes up for sale. Expect a massive auction, which will drive the price up - subject to planning which I do not see as a huge issue.
It's pointless talking about missed opportunities - that horse has bolted. Post Covid, I would expect the Board to go full-on with a proposal for the LC site, possibly a joint venture. I would be very surprised if discussions are not already taking place.
Local authorities are skinned and we are a big player in W12, we have the finances and the history. That site could de designed in a fantastic way with a myriad of options from retail, residential and commercial. |
Agree with this. |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 21:44 - Jun 24 with 3995 views | GloryHunter |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 11:57 - Jun 24 by wombat |
dairy crests site couldnt have been any better , no residents to get through large piece of land , so offset costs with residential units great transport links prob best for any london club to be honest , easily have stuck a 35k stadium in and gained the other events on top when not being used , utter madness that we didnt go for it , silly money for such a location in central london shamebut another cock up to add to list |
So who owns the Dairy Crest site now? |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 22:27 - Jun 24 with 3871 views | kernowhoop |
What a first game, Camberley!
I was on holiday, on Dartmoor that Easter and was carrying a big Grundig radio on a long walk. Not sure my wife approved. Gerry Francis' penalty put a spring in my step, to put it mildly. | | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 23:35 - Jun 24 with 3780 views | wombat |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 21:44 - Jun 24 by GloryHunter |
So who owns the Dairy Crest site now? |
Dairy crest is currently under heavy development for Luxury flats think five blocks are up some nearly completed , add in the usual small social housing percentage some shops cafe or two , think of the Paddington basin but smaller and surrounded by major roads . Never has a site suited our needs more than this one we could have used half and sold the rest on for housing all we would have need to do was cover the platforms of white city station to improve access . |  |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 20:23 - Oct 27 with 2971 views | flynnbo |
That's such a shame. |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 20:23 - Oct 27 with 2970 views | BostonR |
Interesting read. Sounds like the Board are pressing the council - talk to us otherwise we take our investment elsewhere. |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 20:42 - Oct 27 with 2883 views | QPR_John |
Clearly the borough is only interested in Fulham and Chelsea. Not the clubs fault if they want us out. | | | |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 20:45 - Oct 27 with 2864 views | themodfather |
a new ground is going to be £200m? more...if we secure, the land, planning permission, have transport links and all that and likely more. fulham managed to develop one stand as it has the river behind it and no ancient lights to consider.
i think chelsea are extending over the railway behind a stand? could be wrong as well, sod em.
we saw the years of waiting, debate etc over both arsenal and spurs new grounds. sadly as we talked, hoped we have seen so much land near us go, dairy crest, old white city stadium bbc ....the school behind us saw land built on too. this does seem the only roll of the dice left for us to stay in the borough .
unless we get the row of houses behind ellerslie road, loftus road and build out and up with new stands....then go out over SAR and up, which will all cost as much as a new ground, we are catch 22. maybe our local living fans need to get on to their mp and councillors? | | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 20:47 - Oct 27 with 2851 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 20:23 - Oct 27 by BostonR |
Interesting read. Sounds like the Board are pressing the council - talk to us otherwise we take our investment elsewhere. |
Similar to what Spurs did with Haringey council.
Interesting he's said west and north only within 2 miles radius. Only thing west I can see remotely viable is the land south of David Lloyd near Acton Park and Twyford Avenue Sports Ground. Both of these I'd have thought were unlikely. North it's the Old Oak Common again or some railway siding or other nearby or possibly Park Royal. |  |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 21:01 - Oct 27 with 2793 views | queensparker |
QPR in some levelled industrial estate in Park Royal is going to be like going to Reading. No pubs, no soul, no history. I genuinely don’t see the point if we’re going to move the club so far away from its base that it’s a brand new experience. I’d rather accept our 18k shithole, do it up, and fight the best we can. |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 21:44 - Oct 27 with 2683 views | dmm |
Gnanalingam speculates any move would take something like 10 so I'm still holding out hope for the LCS. |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 21:47 - Oct 27 with 2664 views | hantssi |
How about Warren Farm, I hear that’s available 😜 | | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 22:14 - Oct 27 with 2560 views | DWQPR |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 21:01 - Oct 27 by queensparker |
QPR in some levelled industrial estate in Park Royal is going to be like going to Reading. No pubs, no soul, no history. I genuinely don’t see the point if we’re going to move the club so far away from its base that it’s a brand new experience. I’d rather accept our 18k shithole, do it up, and fight the best we can. |
Actually the history is there in Park Royal, we had the best ground in London at the time, a 60,000 capacity stadium which unfortunately was commandeered by the army for training the troops. Hence the move to LR in 1917. Park Royal is being totally regenerated and certainly a lot of the industry has seen its day and will be torn down and built up into housing and socialising areas. | |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 22:44 - Oct 27 with 2447 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 20:23 - Oct 27 by BostonR |
Interesting read. Sounds like the Board are pressing the council - talk to us otherwise we take our investment elsewhere. |
That's how it sounds to me too. |  |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 23:16 - Oct 27 with 2366 views | stevec |
Noticed loftus road is 4.5 acres whereas the new training ground is 27 acres.
Don’t know if there’s housing issues around the training ground but otherwise wouldn’t that be the ideal place to build a new stadium? |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 00:31 - Oct 28 with 2258 views | Northolt_Rs |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 23:16 - Oct 27 by stevec |
Noticed loftus road is 4.5 acres whereas the new training ground is 27 acres.
Don’t know if there’s housing issues around the training ground but otherwise wouldn’t that be the ideal place to build a new stadium? |
How would 20,000+ people get to it every other week? |  |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 00:51 - Oct 28 with 2241 views | E17hoop |
How much would it cost to buy out Wasps at Twyford Avenue? |  |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 07:11 - Oct 28 with 2093 views | essextaxiboy |
How about turning the pitch around , It would mean we could have maybe triple tiers on 3 sides |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 07:26 - Oct 28 with 2044 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 07:11 - Oct 28 by essextaxiboy |
How about turning the pitch around , It would mean we could have maybe triple tiers on 3 sides |
The pitch would stick out on to South Africa Road. Dieng would have to play with jumpers for goalposts. Are our back three quick enough to spot a car coming, shout 'CAR!!!' and leg it back to move the jumpers out of the way? | |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 08:12 - Oct 28 with 1945 views | Northernr |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 23:16 - Oct 27 by stevec |
Noticed loftus road is 4.5 acres whereas the new training ground is 27 acres.
Don’t know if there’s housing issues around the training ground but otherwise wouldn’t that be the ideal place to build a new stadium? |
Not for anybody that's been there.
Pubs - zero
Train - Hayes and Harlington, a 25 minute walk
Tube - Hounslow West, tiny, and also a 25 minute walk
Parking - non existent
Plus it's a heavily residential area. Hello people of Heston, we'd like to stick a 25,000 seat stadium at the end of your road. Oh how they'll laugh. |  | | |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 08:19 - Oct 28 with 1921 views | stevec |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 00:31 - Oct 28 by Northolt_Rs |
How would 20,000+ people get to it every other week? |
Bus stop in Heston. Oops.
The biggest ground in this country is on a 20 acre sight so this place is massive. Doesn’t look that far from Heathrow airport and imagine the club would have its own bars and restaurants and a substantial car park if required.
No idea about housing in the area which would be an issue but otherwise has a lot going for it. Seems the present project being operated by company heavily involved in London stadium and Emirates so they have the right contacts if a new ground did become a proposal.
Edit; that overlapped Clives response!
Mind you if you can get Emirates over the line then who knows. [Post edited 28 Oct 2021 8:22]
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 08:35 - Oct 28 with 1874 views | wombat |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 08:12 - Oct 28 by Northernr |
Not for anybody that's been there.
Pubs - zero
Train - Hayes and Harlington, a 25 minute walk
Tube - Hounslow West, tiny, and also a 25 minute walk
Parking - non existent
Plus it's a heavily residential area. Hello people of Heston, we'd like to stick a 25,000 seat stadium at the end of your road. Oh how they'll laugh. |
it would actually be a worse option than Cargiant was and thats saying something , sorry but another major league cock up under uncle tonys reign , defo posturing by the club against the council but such a shame that the ideas the club wanted at the time wasnt acted upon when land was aval and prob would more than likely be half way built with prob the best transport links we or any club could ever want ion london right on its door step , supposedly the club never looked at dairy crest as an option ! site i think was sold for 108 million which for prime west london land is a bloody steal | |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 08:52 - Oct 28 with 1825 views | bosh67 |
I've always said that with the right planning and architects that Loftus Road could be completely redesigned to hold about 23000 which is catchment wise all we are ever going to get. It is a 10 minute walk from trains and the club would do better to come to some arrangement in the area to gain car park lease arrangements somewhere in Shepherd's Bush or north of the ground somewhere. The bottom line is with rail sating in the lower sections, a total rebuild with boxes etc in a high tech roof and the club actually leasing or owning car parks in the area, which would turn a profit, we would be better off staying where we are. |  |
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| Linford Christie Stadium. on 08:57 - Oct 28 with 1808 views | BostonR |
| Linford Christie Stadium. on 21:44 - Oct 27 by dmm |
Gnanalingam speculates any move would take something like 10 so I'm still holding out hope for the LCS. |
If you read the small print from the the budget yesterday local councils now have a £6B hole to cover, thanks to the Tories. Council budgets are fragile, so any serious investment will get "air-time" but it appears the Board are in-patient with H&F for all the right reasons.
It's a good ploy to lean on them and show them our cards, but I was always certain that the council would engage, but now I am not so sure. I am not sure LR can be sustained for another 10yrs, without huge investment and I guess this is why the Board are calling this out.
Interesting times. | | | |
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