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Post by sparks on Mar 9, 2023 16:09:04 GMT
They should bring back the drum to improve the match day atmosphere, and I’m not talking about Pete’s one either. When I started going we always stood on the open terrace at the school end and can’t remember where the original drummer was but it got the crowd more involved. Didn’t Scum burn it? I remember something along those lines…? I don’t remember Alan, I think it may have been in our very first season in the first division I noticed it, perhaps it spilled over from 67 cup win. |
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Post by alanwycombe on Mar 9, 2023 16:19:51 GMT
Didnt sombrero head have a drum back in the day Mexican man block A He had an old wooden rattle - the fun police have probably stopped him using it. |
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Post by The General on Mar 9, 2023 17:01:42 GMT
Country is full of woke pc pratts now Al
Bring back the 80 s
Freedom
Fila Borg
Gazzelles
Snakebite and black
Rope chains
When people knew how to enjoy life
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Post by Corbray on Mar 9, 2023 20:00:12 GMT
i don't think the club will spend any money to improve the matchday experience tbh. i always leave for a pint on the 44th minute as leaving any later guarantees a long wait in one of the many queues.
maybe they could prepour pints to meet demand?
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Post by shepherdsmush on Mar 9, 2023 21:05:32 GMT
Got to love a snakebite and black...that would be worth staying after the Watford game for
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Post by spongeparr on Mar 10, 2023 13:52:33 GMT
Wasn't there an interview with Ruben where he said about expanding and improving LR if we cannot find a new plot? Be interesting to hear what his thoughts are as we have always been told it can't happen
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Mar 10, 2023 15:00:37 GMT
Nuclear strike wouldn’t improve LR
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Post by 2Loftus on Mar 10, 2023 16:02:22 GMT
Best improvement to LR would be to get 11 decent/consistent/motivated/dedicated players to run around the big green bit in the middle.
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Post by West Acton on May 28, 2024 17:23:03 GMT
So did they not go the job properly last season?
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Post by acricketer on May 28, 2024 19:13:59 GMT
Stopped using the bars years ago , overpriced and poor quality. Don't think we'll leave LR in the next 10 years Don't let Bill hear you say that! |
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Post by Corbray on May 28, 2024 19:55:17 GMT
So did they not go the job properly last season? standard stuff if you want high spec grass and good of the club to properly maintain the pitch as it will save money in the long run. grass, especially grass used for sports dies off all the time. the groundsman will be feeding, airating, reseeding and sanding the pitch all the time to keep it in tip top condition but even so there's only be so thorough and only so much they can do. the contractors coming in will be doing a partial reinvigorating of the pitch. they'll first scarify the pitch to remove all dead and poor quality grass then use a special tool that stabs seeded grass into the pitch which will be ready in time for the new season. you can't really do this stuff during the season as it's in use and needs a month or so to bed in. |
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Post by Corbray on May 28, 2024 20:02:05 GMT
i'll add that 5g grass has rubber "crumbs" in it that can deteriorate over time or get displaced. it strengthens and cushions the grass so makes for a more even playing surface that is more stable and safer than traditional sand infills which tends to get washed away and become more slippy.
odds are the rubber infill is being renewed on the pitch as well as the fresh seedlings. it looks drastic and is more expensive than traditional pitches but much safer and better.
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Post by 2Loftus on Jun 11, 2024 11:33:27 GMT
Not an improvement, but just a nice pic of our great (if flawed) little ground...  Site of our arguably greatest moment in recent history in the distance  |
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Post by Timmy Doc on Jun 11, 2024 12:30:11 GMT
Every time I look at an aerial view of our stadium, I wonder in which direction it could be expanded.
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Post by West Acton on Jun 11, 2024 12:30:32 GMT
Not an improvement, but just a nice pic of our great (if flawed) little ground... Site of our arguably greatest moment in recent history in the distance when I see aerial pics there is defo opportunities to expand ground maybe not to 30+k but with bit of imagination and effort you surely could get 20/25k. SA road stand to run in line with the road and go into part of the green. Buy school and stand can go back although would need factor in building around small flats corner of away end. That gives bigger stand behind goal and SA Rd. if you managed get hands on those flats (looks about 10) you could move stand back plus pitch which would allow loftus road to move and expand. Finally corner of loft rd and ellersie there are gardens there which appear abandoned (looks like house might have been there before but demolished) could club get hands on that and use in anyway such as entry point or even better build the hospitality facilities for corporate or for regular fans relieve pressure in ellersie Road. |
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Post by West Acton on Jun 11, 2024 12:32:13 GMT
Every time I look at an aerial view of our stadium, I wonder in which direction it could be expanded. we said same thing same time Doc |
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Post by Corbray on Jun 11, 2024 12:35:45 GMT
Every time I look at an aerial view of our stadium, I wonder in which direction it could be expanded. go underground imo. we've had the infamous plastic pitch so why not a glass pitch? it will be a never before seen angle for fans to enjoy and could help draw in LGBT fans. |
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Post by West Acton on Jun 11, 2024 12:39:10 GMT
The club were very clever buying up plots of land in OOC when they became available wonder if owners have considered trying similar with houses around ground. As they become available buy them and then rent them, so they are generating money, hopefully some point you have enough do something it’s not like they don’t have the money.
Also you could probably just get away getting hands on loftus road or ellersie houses(ideally you want both) but if you got one side it gives you wriggle room to play if you got both even better.
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Post by The General on Jun 11, 2024 13:40:16 GMT
To go forward we need a new ground end of story
Loftus Road is falling apart
Its not impossible make it happen
Other clubs do it even in division 1
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 11, 2024 15:57:33 GMT
No way will a council give permission to demolish houses for a stadium.
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Post by Corbray on Jun 11, 2024 16:35:00 GMT
To go forward we need a new ground end of story Loftus Road is falling apart Its not impossible make it happen Other clubs do it even in division 1 easier said than done simply because of the area we're in. if we were based anywhere outside of london we'd have a new stadium by now but finding a location that's within an acceptable area is pretty difficult. i mean, how far afield do we look? |
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Post by Hertfordshire Ranger on Jun 11, 2024 17:17:52 GMT
I still think that the most likely scenario is the site of the old Macro retail outlet.
Just across the road to HS2 /Old Oak Station, just down the road from Willesden Junction and East Acton stations.
No residential, or green belt issues. Surrounded by railway lines / bus garages and little else.
Makro was demolished to make way for an HS2 depot, one of many, they will not need them all throughout. When they clear out...
Oh, and apparently it is Ealing Council not H&F - and they owe us one for Warren Farm!
Of course, the land will be valuable for housing given the proximity to transport - but therein lies the problem for any site for us. But compare and contrast the hurdles there with the Linford Christie hurdles.
The issue remains though, have our owners got the appetite for it still?
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Post by West Acton on Jun 11, 2024 17:25:05 GMT
No way will a council give permission to demolish houses for a stadium. try and include housing in any redevelopment like orient or Norwich in one of the corners |
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Post by Corbray on Jun 11, 2024 17:31:46 GMT
I still think that the most likely scenario is the site of the old Macro retail outlet. Just across the road to HS2 /Old Oak Station, just down the road from Willesden Junction and East Acton stations. No residential, or green belt issues. Surrounded by railway lines / bus garages and little else. Makro was demolished to make way for an HS2 depot, one of many, they will not need them all throughout. When they clear out... Oh, and apparently it is Ealing Council not H&F - and they owe us one for Warren Farm! Of course, the land will be valuable for housing given the proximity to transport - but therein lies the problem for any site for us. But compare and contrast the hurdles there with the Linford Christie hurdles. The issue remains though, have our owners got the appetite for it still? good insight. tbh if i were the owners i would want to sell up BUT recoup as much money as possible. sure we could become a prem club but the elephant in the room is LR. i love LR, it's our home, has great atmosphere and all the history associated with it however it is a shit hole lol. when i went to coventry away last season it felt like i had just come from a mud hut in a third world country, the difference is night and day lol. if i were the owners and wanting to sell then getting a new stadium sorted out or at least the wheels in motion would be paramount for any sale tbh. |
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Post by The General on Jun 11, 2024 19:58:09 GMT
Why cant we knock down Loftus Road
And re build it higher on all sides slightly
We only need 25 k
On the same floor plate that has to be possible
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Post by The General on Jun 11, 2024 20:09:09 GMT
Just build it slightly higher not much a bit
New stadium on the same footprint but higher
Its not rocket science is it really
New stadium 25k capacity
Cant see why its such and issue
Unless they don’t really want it hmmmm
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 11, 2024 21:01:35 GMT
Think we used to own the ones on Ellerslie. Bill will know.
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Post by Hitman34 on Jun 11, 2024 21:02:10 GMT
Just build it slightly higher not much a bit New stadium on the same footprint but higher Its not rocket science is it really New stadium 25k capacity Cant see why its such and issue Unless they don’t really want it hmmmm Is it worth spending 100mil to increase capacity by 7k ? |
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 11, 2024 21:04:36 GMT
I still think that the most likely scenario is the site of the old Macro retail outlet. Just across the road to HS2 /Old Oak Station, just down the road from Willesden Junction and East Acton stations. No residential, or green belt issues. Surrounded by railway lines / bus garages and little else. Makro was demolished to make way for an HS2 depot, one of many, they will not need them all throughout. When they clear out... Oh, and apparently it is Ealing Council not H&F - and they owe us one for Warren Farm! Of course, the land will be valuable for housing given the proximity to transport - but therein lies the problem for any site for us. But compare and contrast the hurdles there with the Linford Christie hurdles. The issue remains though, have our owners got the appetite for it still? Think I posted before, cutting HS2 has meant there is HS2 land available again as some interested parties pulled out as a result. It was all taken up early in the project. Club must be aware. Probably a deal to be done somehow but it will be years. |
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Post by The General on Jun 11, 2024 21:07:33 GMT
Just build it slightly higher not much a bit New stadium on the same footprint but higher Its not rocket science is it really New stadium 25k capacity Cant see why its such and issue Unless they don’t really want it hmmmm Is it worth spending 100mil to increase capacity by 7k ? Ok agree 30k new stadium We wont fill any bigger build it a bit higher They do not seem to be thinking about any of these ideas though We own the land already build it get an architect |
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