Post by QPR Report on May 15, 2010 6:45:32 GMT
Exactly one decade ago, today! 
QPR Official Site - May 15, 2000
WRIGHT'S STADIUM HOPES
CHAIRMAN Chris Wright has given an update on his long-term plan to move Rangers and Wasps to a new home.
Mr Wright said: "Ultimately, I believe the way forward for clubs is to have brand new stadiums with great facilities and fantastic comforts for the fans to come and see their teams play in.
"Doing that in London is difficult. If we can do it, and we are working very hard to do it, we want a new 30-35,000 seat stadium with great access and parking in an area where we know that the bulk of our fans live.
"Unfortunately, it is not as easy as it was for clubs like Stoke City or Sunderland, where the land prices in those sorts of areas are much less than they are in West London. So it is very difficult.
"But if we could do it and we could get into the Premiership, then with a regular attendance of 30-35,000 we would be competitive and we would be able to stay in the Premiership. So that has to be the ultimate objective for QPR to be playing in the Premier League and to be able to maintain our position in the Premier League and to be able to compete in the Premier League.
"In order to be able to do that, you have to be playing in a 35,000 seater stadium and pretty well filling it every week. We clearly can't do that at Loftus Road because we can only hold 19,000 at most."
© planetfootball/QPR 2000 - Tony Incenzo/MB
QPR Official Site - May 15, 2000
WRIGHT'S STADIUM HOPES
CHAIRMAN Chris Wright has given an update on his long-term plan to move Rangers and Wasps to a new home.
Mr Wright said: "Ultimately, I believe the way forward for clubs is to have brand new stadiums with great facilities and fantastic comforts for the fans to come and see their teams play in.
"Doing that in London is difficult. If we can do it, and we are working very hard to do it, we want a new 30-35,000 seat stadium with great access and parking in an area where we know that the bulk of our fans live.
"Unfortunately, it is not as easy as it was for clubs like Stoke City or Sunderland, where the land prices in those sorts of areas are much less than they are in West London. So it is very difficult.
"But if we could do it and we could get into the Premiership, then with a regular attendance of 30-35,000 we would be competitive and we would be able to stay in the Premiership. So that has to be the ultimate objective for QPR to be playing in the Premier League and to be able to maintain our position in the Premier League and to be able to compete in the Premier League.
"In order to be able to do that, you have to be playing in a 35,000 seater stadium and pretty well filling it every week. We clearly can't do that at Loftus Road because we can only hold 19,000 at most."
© planetfootball/QPR 2000 - Tony Incenzo/MB
