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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 10:42:31 GMT
As QPR seemingly are abandoning Warren Farm concept (unless it's a bluff), I was curious to see what previously said.
I'm going to just add to this, as and when. I'm locking it only cos I want it to be a compilation. obviously can if interested, start another thread to discuss.
Focusing more on the Training Ground than Stadium, unless combined discussion.
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 10:44:19 GMT
September 2011 Wayne Vesey/Goal.com Our new signings have made me a bloody happy man - but never say never on David Beckham' - QPR owner Tony Fernandes on his plans for the Premier League newcomers The charismatic tycoon tells Goal.com about realising his dream, the footballers they tried to sign in the summer and how he plans to overhaul the club's modest infrastructure 14-Sep-2011 12:52:00 PM By Wayne Veysey | Chief correspondent Fernandes recognises that the club are hamstrung by their cosy but proportioned home, which holds just 18,000 spectators, and a training ground in Harlington under the Heathrow flight path which is a world away from the magnificent purpose built headquarters of the likes of Chelsea and United."You can't have £150,000-a-week players if you have a stadium like this," he said. "One day we will have to look at something. It's been less than a month [since the takeover]. "Training is very important, it's more important than the stadium. When I took over AirAsia, after only seven planes I built an academy. People were like, 'why are you building an academy when you only have seven planes?'
"I had a vision of having 100 planes. You can have all the metal you want but if you don't have the right people, you can forget about it. So the academy is important. The stadium is a big thing and we have to look at where we are going to be, I would definitely like a big stadium." Manager Neil Warnock and new chief executive Philip Beard have already been detailed to source a new training base. Fernandes is a man in a hurry.[/b
www.goal.com/en-india/news/2896/premier-league/2011/09/14/2663500/our-new-signings-have-made-me-a-bloody-happy-man-but-never
October 2011
MIRROR - QPR chief exec: We must quit Loftus Road
QPR chief executive officer Philip Beard believes the club can compete as equals with the Premier League's elite on and off the field - but would need to build a new stadium to do so.
Beard, who was a senior member of the successful London 2012 Olympic Games bid team, joined the west Londoners six weeks ago following Tony Fernandes' recent takeover.
With player acquisitions a closed subject until January and a myriad of changes already made off the field, QPR are turning their attention to achieving long-term ambitions.
The club are looking to build their brand at home and abroad in a bid to increase revenues, while Beard has revealed a move away from Loftus Road to another part of Shepherds Bush could also be in the pipeline.
"Loftus Road has a hell of an atmosphere when there is a game on but we're constrained by the fact we have under 20,000 seats in the stadium," he told Press Association Sport.
"So if we are serious potentially about the long-term growth of the club then I think we have to be serious about looking at what I call a new football stadium as part of a hub of a wider entertainment destination.
"Literally down the road from us you have Westfield [shopping centre] and you've got great transport facilities.
"If we can grow our fanbase, both homegrown and internationally, then I hope the future is very bright for the club."
Beard has also revealed plans are under way to raise standards of other aspects of the club to "Premier League level", which may also see them move away from their Harlington training base.
"I think we have got to look at ourselves as a Premier League club," he added.\
"Hopefully for the foreseeable future that is the case and because of that I think we have to look at the facilities and everything we do at the club.
"The reality is that the playing squad spend most of their time at the training facility and at the moment we rent Harlington, which isn't as good as a lot of other Premier League facilities.
"We're looking at everything at the club and my aim is to look across at other Premier League clubs and feel we are comparable in all aspects of the business.
"Both on the pitch and off the pitch, a club that can match most other clubs in the Premier League."
... qprreport.blogspot.com/2011/10/qpr-report-friday-update-qprs-ceo.html
January 2012 - Guardian
QPR's Stadium Plans:
"...[QPR CEO Philip] Beard said that the plans to move to a new training ground within 12 months and to a new stadium within four years are vital to the club's development. "Staying at Loftus Road or the Harlington training ground is not going to get us where we want to go and I don't think it would have got us Mark Hughes either. We have owners who are ambitious but they are realistic as well. What we are trying to do is grow and develop the squad." The proposed move to a new training ground is taking shape, he said. "We have identified a site and have plans in place. We are looking at two or three options for a new stadium and are now looking at options to fund it and making the numbers work. "It won't be simply a football stadium. Our intention is to build a multi-use stadium where the main tenants are QPR. It will be great for the area and that's what the current climate needs." Guardian
www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/14/mark-hughes-qpr-newcastle?
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 10:55:24 GMT
February 8, 2012
QPR's CEO: QPR Prepared Even if RelegatedSporting Life - DROP WOULD NOT DERAIL PLANS - BEARD QPR chief executive Phillip Beard insists relegation from the top flight would not prevent the club achieving their lofty ambitions. Beard, who was a senior member of the successful London 2012 Olympic Games bid team, joined QPR in August following Tony Fernandes' takeover. With the transfer window closed, the club are turning their attention to achieving long-term ambitions, which include building a new training ground, improving their youth system and eventually moving from Loftus Road to a new stadium. QPR face a battle to make sure their immediate future is in the Premier League, but Beard insists the club will press on regardless of what division they are in next season "I am working hard to make sure everything we need to do to maintain our position in the Premier League this season can happen," he told QPR podcast Open All Rs. "Whatever happens, whether we hopefully stay up or, heaven forbid, things don't work out and we go down, that cannot be a signal to stop what we want to achieve with the club. "What we have to do is do everything we can to stay up, which is our number one priority. "The second priority is we need to build and facilitate a new training ground, not just for the first team but we need to build the academy at the club. "For young people coming through we need to make this a club that people want to come and join at a very early age so we can develop and nurture talent. "And then if we really have long-term goals and aspirations - and I think they are achievable - we need to find the right location to look at developing a new ground for QPR, somewhere the club is the anchor tenant at that stadium and where we will be able to do other activities in terms of sport and entertainment. "Football will be the bedrock of that stadium and a place where we can generate additional revenues from other activities so that the business plan for the club is sustainable. "That is the goal and objective of all the shareholders. It is the objective of myself and everybody at the club and I hope every QPR fan will share that vision and dream that we can achieve that. "The first thing, and it is absolutely without question the most important thing, is to make sure we try and stay in the Premier League." While Beard believes the club's future lies away from Loftus Road, he insisted they would remain in the Shepherds Bush area and that "two or three options" are already being mooted. "I can't talk too much about it because it is still in its formative plan," he added. "What I can say is that we totally understand it needs to have great transport links. "It has to embrace everything that Loftus Road stands for and, by that definition, it has to be somewhere that is in the same vicinity." Sporting Life West London Sport - QPR have abandoned their Harlington training ground because of the wintry weather conditions.The squad are instead training at Loftus Road ahead of this weekend’s vital game against fellow strugglers Blackburn. qprreport.blogspot.com/2012/02/qpr-report-wednesday-qpr-plans-even-if.htmlFrom The Evening Standard The battle for Warren FarmVivek Chaudhary 16 Feb 2012 A dilapidated west London sports ground is at the centre of a battle between Queens Park Rangers and their multi-billionaire owners and a non-League side with their own wealthy investors. The Premier League club and Southall Football Club, who play in the Middlesex County Premier League, will submit their proposals to Ealing Council tomorrow to take over Warren Farm, a neglected sports ground on the border between Osterley and Southall. QPR's owners Tony Fernandes and Lakshmi Mittal, who between them are worth an estimated £20billion, have identified Warren Farm as the site for a new training ground and academy and are planning to spend around £6million on bringing it up to Premier League standards. Warren Farm is currently made up of 30 football, cricket and netball pitches many of which Ealing Council admits are "not fit for purpose." The changing rooms and other buildings have changed little since the 1960s, when the site was taken over by the local authority for use by schools and clubs. The Southall proposal is to develop Warren Farm into a state-of-the-art community sports complex specialising in football, cricket and rugby. Despite the fact the club are up against two of the Premier League's richest owners, those behind the Southall bid insist that they too can draw upon some serious finances and are backed by a group of wealthy Asian businessmen who are willing to invest almost £20m into Warren Farm. The Southall plan has also secured the support of some high-profile names from the world of sport. Former international cricketers John Emburey and Alvin Kallicharran are set to oversee the development of a cricket academy while former Tottenham manager Peter Shreeves and ex-Liverpool striker David Johnson will be involved in football development and coaching. Southall, the club where Les Ferdinand began his career, are located in the heart of the capital's largest Asian community. Officials claim that their plans for Warren Farm could increase the popularity of sport and increase general fitness levels among people living in the area. According to Government statistics, the district of Southall suffers from widespread deprivation and lower levels of life expectancy and sports participation than other parts of the country. Charanjit Singh Gill, vice-chairman of the football club, said: "Generally, British Asians have not fully embraced sporting culture and suffer many health problems because of bad fitness. Our plans for Warren Farm could help to change all this and make a real difference to the Southall community. We are also confident that a new facility will help us develop top-level Asian sports stars. "QPR are not interested in the people of Southall. Why should they be, they are a professional football club? "If they take over Warren Farm, do you think ordinary people will be allowed to use the facilities there? We want to create something that will benefit the people of Southall and the surrounding area." Ealing Council is offering a 200-year lease on Warren Farm and insists that it will carefully evaluate all proposals before making a decision in June. It admits, however, that the needs of the community must be taken into consideration. A spokesman said: "We will look at all bids equally and investigate them fully to ensure that they can deliver. The winning bidder will have to meet a certain number of criteria for Warren Farm, the facilities they will create and what they can offer. "For us it's about getting the best deal for the residents of Southall and the rest of the borough." QPR, who are 10 levels above Southall in the League pyramid, have refused to be drawn into a row with the club and were unwilling to reveal any plans they may have for the local community should they secure Warren Farm. A spokesman said: "It's very early days and we cannot comment in detail at the moment." Standard qprreport.blogspot.com/2012/02/qprs-new-training-ground-in-peril.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 10:58:16 GMT
March 2012 - Annove - Beard upbeat over training groundQPR chief executive Philip Beard is "quietly confident" QPR will secure a site for a new training ground in the coming weeks. The west London club have trained in Harlington since July 2005 after taking over the lease of the Imperial College-owned site from Chelsea when they moved to a �20million complex at Cobham. QPR have been vocal about their need to move away from their run-down training base to a new complex since Tony Fernandes completed his takeover of the club in August. It is understood the Warren Farm Sports Complex near Osterley Park is Rangers' preferred option and Beard is confident of getting the go-ahead despite interest from a number of alternative bidders. "We are in the final stages of a bid for a plot of land fairly close to where the current training ground is and we hope to find out in the next few weeks if we've been successful," he said. "If we are successful, then we will start building as fast as possible. If not, then we have option B and option C that we will pursue. "I am quietly confident that the land we are looking at we will get and start to move forward with a Premier League training ground in the way most proper Premier League clubs have got. "We are looking at best practices so we have looked at a lot of training grounds of current Premier League clubs. "We've got good architects, good project managers and I think we have got a team of people that understand what it will take to have a Premier League training ground, not just for the first team but for the reserves and most importantly the academy. "Our aim is to have a category-one status academy so we can nurture young talent and bring them through to the first team."QPR, who more than a decade ago reverted to a centre of excellence set-up from an academy due to the costs involved, hope to achieve category-one status in the new four-tier national restructuring of the academy system. "I think lots of clubs have aspirations to get it and we as a club have high aspirations, not just for the first team but also the academy as well," Beard said. "I think it is fair to say it is a challenge for us. "We have great people in the academy so we get good kids coming to the club, but I think with a first-class academy we can really move forward. "If we didn't shoot for the top, then there is no point doing it. "I am quietly confident, actually more than quietly confident, that one of our main priorities for a new training ground is to have category-one status." While the immediate goal is staving off relegation from the Premier League, Beard revealed the plans for a training complex are providing motivation for players and staff alike. "We have got this season to get through and maintain our Premier League status," he said. "That is our main priority and then it would probably take next season to build it. "I think what is important is to be able to demonstrate to everyone involved in QPR what we're going to be moving to. "So whilst we are still at the current training ground, we'll be showing graphics, showing progress and taking the team down there to see what is happening. "That should be enough to keep them motivated, to know that at some stage in the very near future they will be training at a proper Premier League training ground." Annova qprreport.blogspot.com/2012/03/qpr-report-friday-next-evertonoptimism.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 11:07:45 GMT
May 2012QPR OFFICIAL SITE - EXCLUSIVE: R'S WIN WARREN FARM BIDQueens Park Rangers Football Club are delighted to announce details of a new state-of-the-art training ground facility, following a successful bid to purchase land at the Warren Farm site. The Club is the preferred bidder to a 200-year lease on the land, subject to the successful planning application. The new 63 acre site in the borough of Ealing will play host to the R's ahead of the start of the 2013/14 season. The site will be developed into a full multi-purpose Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex. QPR Chairman, Tony Fernandes, expressed his delight at the successful bid, commenting: "We are absolutely ecstatic and must thank everyone involved in the process, especially David Leed (CYD Projects Ltd) who oversaw the bid, for their tremendous support. "This decision means we are now in a position to build a new state-of-the-art facility which will enable us to attract, retain and train world class talent. "The community package that will accompany this facility will additionally deliver great benefits for those in our local boroughs." He added: "We said when we arrived here that we wanted to build this Club for the future and this is another huge step in the right direction. "We already have a first class senior management team in place, with Mark Hughes at the helm, and the recent appointment of our new Technical Director, Mike Rigg, is further testament to what we are striving to achieve here. "Clearly though, to achieve such goals, a new training ground facility is paramount so we are absolutely delighted." The Elite Training Facility will house the entire football department, including our thriving Academy. It will provide: First Team and Academy natural pitches, a Covered Dome and outdoor 3G Artificial Pitches; rehabilitation areas, grid layouts and goalkeeper training areas; Ground keeping management facilities and security cabins. The Community Sports Complex will use the power and vision of QPR in the Community Trust to forge stronger and deeper connections within our local community. QPR in the Community Trust will create progressive, vibrant hubs for sporting and social activities, leading to enhanced life experiences for Ealing residents and its neighbourhoods. The facility will encourage participation in sport and promote healthy, active lifestyles in a safe and healthy environment available to all sectors of the Community, including existing users of Warren Farm, and deal with social issues and provide community support, social inclusion, community cohesion and education opportunities. QPR CEO, Philip Beard, added: "This will be a long-term benefit to the Football Club and QPR in the Community Trust. "It will enable us to compete and attract the best players, and that applies equally to the young Academy players. "It will mean that we can offer the best training, coaching and fitness facilities, to the benefit of both the Club and the local community." Design work and site investigations will begin almost immediately. *The Club will be making no further comment at this stage QPR OFFICIAL SITE - THE NEW TRAINING GROUNDThe Warren Farm site will be developed into a full multi-purpose First Class Professional Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex, which will have state-of-the-art facilities that are second to none. These facilities will be used by both our professional and academy footballers, as well as the community, and echo our ethos of being 'more than just a Football Club.' The land will be designed for the Club's professional training requirements, which will be designed to the Premier Leagues Academy Category 1 and Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP), with a layout of natural and artificial training pitches and grids. These facilities will provide a platform for the development of local home grown talent and inspiration for the local community to aspire. Community facilities will be developed with the equal exacting standards and high performance specification qualities, which meet with Sport England and National Governing Bodies standards. The community facilities and community development programme will be managed by QPR in the Community Trust. We see this element of the proposal as a true partnership with the council, local sports clubs and wider community users. The Community will have some of the best facilities for people of all ages and levels of ability to engage and participate in a wide variety of sports including football, rugby, cricket, basketball, tennis, netball and potentially hockey, with fully developed sporting programmes and activities with professionally qualified coaches, including input and appearances from professional players from QPR within their contracted voluntary and Community services. Transport is a key issue for the site. There will be safe secure parking assessed to following transports assessment and planning requirements. There will be a shuttle bus service from strategic pick up points around Ealing at underground and rail stations. The design will incorporate recommendations by Secured by Design, provide a secure base for public service and meet with the Council's Sports Strategy and increase public participation in sport with the delivery of professional sports and community development programmes. Car parking will be provided for staff and players, including cycle park and electric car charging QPR qprreport.blogspot.com/2012/05/qpr-report-tuesday-malaysia-tournew.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 11:14:35 GMT
May 31, 2012
Dave McIntyre/West London Sport - QPR make improvements to training ground
QPR are relaying the main pitch at their training ground as part of several improvements to the Harlington facility ahead of next season.
Rangers expect next term to be their last at the site near Heathrow Airport, as the club plan to move to a new training ground near Osterley Park in time for the start of the 2013-14 campaign. A players' tunnel has been added at Harlington.
In the meantime, manager Mark Hughes is keen to make a number of changes at his team's current base, including the upgrading of gym equipment.
A tunnel linking the gym and changing rooms to the training field was also recently erected. Obviously there are plans for a new training ground, but before that happens there are a number of things we can do,Hughes explained. think everybody understands that the current situation isnt ideal. But as long as the pitch is in good enough condition and we can carry out our work then were happy. There were things I felt werent quite right when I came here and its really a question of getting to work and making improvements in the correct areas. I know the place well as it was Chelseas training ground when I played there. Not too much has changed but there are things we can do pretty quickly.http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-make-improvements-to-training-ground/
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 11:16:37 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 11:36:14 GMT
July 2012 As reported today by Reuters "...QPR are also planning a new 40-45,000 seater stadium in West London and have hired architects Populous, who designed the new London Olympic Stadium and Silverstone’s Wing pit and paddock complex.... Fernandes said those plans were looking good and a preferred site had been identified in the White City area.......He said Populous would also be helping him with his new Caterham Formula One team headquarters at Leafield in central England as well as the development of QPR’s new training ground in Ealing, west London. "I’d like to try and make a Formula One, Caterham Cars, QPR kind of concept with maybe a hotel in the middle, kind of health and leisure," he added...." (Additional reporting by Mike Collett; Editing by Ken Ferris) The Star - See more about the Architects, Populous and other of their creations! - Article about the major role of Populous in the London Olympics qprreport.blogspot.com/2012/07/qprs-new-stadium-architects-populous.html
July 2012
NEW TRAINING GROUND DELAY. Jacob Murtagh/Chronicle
QPR chief executive Phil Beard admits a move to the club’s new training ground is behind schedule. Rangers had hoped to move to a new state-of-the-art elite training facility at Warren Farm on a 63-acre site by July next year. But last night the CEO revealed significant improvements to the current training set-up at Harlington has reined in the urgency. The club is the preferred bidder to a 200-year lease on the land on Windmill Lane that borders Southall and Osterley, subject to planning permission, but it could be 2014 before they set up shop there. Beard told the Chronicle: "I’ve slightly changed my opinion now [about the timescale]. "We’ve made significant changes to Harlington and by doing that there’s less of an urgency to get out. "I don’t think it can still be seen as a Premier League training facility, so the plan is still to get Warren Farm up and running as fast as possible and the community project as well. "But I don’t think there’s this urgency to get in there even if we haven’t finished because Harlington is in a position now where Mark [Hughes] feels it delivers what he needs. "However, for the medium to long term we’ve got to move to the new facilities as soon as possible. We need to get it absolutely right." QPR are in the process of submitting initial plans to Ealing Council, which include a covered dome and an outdoor 3G artificial pitch. And Beard believes the project will take around a year to build once they are given the green light by the authorities. "We’re working very closely with the council to make sure we deliver on what we promised on the community side," added Beard, who helped spearhead the successful bid for the London 2012 Olympics. "I would rather we get it absolutely right than try to move as quickly as possible then realise it’s not how we want it. "I don’t want to find ourselves opening our new training ground and then people regretting we didn’t spend more time on it. "The key to it is to get it right for the first-team and the academy as well." www.ealinggazette.co.uk/sport/qpr-ealing/2012/07/20/64767-31432025/?
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 11:40:24 GMT
August 2012 - QPR CEO Philip Beard on QPR Plans "Only the Start of the Story: Philip Beard Reveals the new Plans for QPR" [See Pages 20-23 FC Business] www.fcbusiness.co.uk/eversion/fcb62/index.html "A new stadium is few years away. Five Years away minimum. That gives us the time to cultivate the brand and the support of QPR"
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 11:55:47 GMT
September 2012 QPR Q&A: Chief executive on transfers, Hughes, Green and the future 12:00 05 September 2012 Q: Going forward, would the club be better to look at signing the best young players from the lower divisions, rather than established names? Possibly, but that’s a risky strategy. Jordan Rhodes, for example, who scored goals for fun last season for Huddersfield. No-one went in for him, so £8 million for a move to Blackburn Rovers is a massive amount of money. They now need to come back up. He might score 20 or 30 this season, but it’s a massively risky strategy. We let Raheem Sterling go a few years ago because we simply could not hold on to him, there was no-one to say ‘stick around because we are going places’. That’s what we want to do; the most important thing we are doing is building Warren Farm, because ultimately we want to bring through young kids. The one thing you can’t put a price on is nurturing talent at a young age. www.london24.com/sport/football/clubs/qpr/qpr_q_a_chief_executive_on_transfers_hughes_green_and_the_future_1_1505736
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 12:38:37 GMT
December 2012
-Updated QPR's Warren Farms Training Fields Proposal
- See Power Point/Photos/Artists Depiction docs.google.com/file/d/0B5-zu0NSiL9GMEg4a2xVMjYzWFU/edit?pli=1QPR and the Ealing Community “All people & organisations in West & NW London who have a shared interest in being part of a special club, making a positive difference to their neighbourhood.” Football and Sports Development – True Community and family club Community and Health – Best Practise Model Education Training and Employment – Guidance for Young People Social Inclusion and Diversity – high profile vehicle for tackling social issues Community Hub and Facility Development - True community partner Strategic Development – Ambitions and future aspirations in Ealing Sports Trust priorities and our Ealing community specific programme Football and Sports Development – 3 core areas specific to Ealing Activities for people with a disability Teenage Girls and Women’s activities Older Adults and Health Community and Health – Ealing Healthy Lifestyles / Falls Extra Time Activities for Older Adults Check Your Health, Save Your Life Education Training and Employment – Adult Learning Volunteer Programme Coach Education Programmes Schools Programme Sports Trust priorities and our Ealing community specific programme Social Inclusion – Asian Community Football Project Princes Trust Team programme Youth Offenders Project & Sport 4 Change Multi Sport Provision – Premier League 4 Sport Cricket Hockey Netball Summary Experienced team in place across 3 core areas – business, community & project delivery Training ground core element for professional club QPR Community Trust – existing structure and track record Community infrastructure and programme not secondary Revenue and capital funding in place to move swiftly qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=34181&page=1#ixzz2DnEwznoU
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 12:41:54 GMT
QPR Application Updated - January 2013 Warren Farm Sports Centre Interest Group The QPR / Savills planning documents for the Training Academy at Warrren Farm are shared by wfig.org.uk and consist of the original set submitted by QPR / Savills to Ealing Council on 21st Dec 2012. They are shared to make it easier for people to browse and review and will be available 24x7 being hosted in Google Datacentres. You’re welcome to browse the documents at the sources referenced at wfig.org.uk. If you wish to reshare the documents with others, please use www.wfig.org.uk or the Ealing Council original document location here. Do not link to the documents directly as the link may change. drive.google.com/folderview?pli=1&ddrp=1&id=0B5-zu0NSiL9GNGh2TTFkV05RMlE#
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 12:47:52 GMT
March 2013
EALING GAZETTE/James Gates Council accused of 'gifting' Warren Farm to QPR
A SPORTS development planned for Southall has been given a frosty reception by neighbours, who claim the council is ‘gifting’ the site to Queens Park Rangers. Warren Farm sports ground is set for a £30million makeover from the Premier League football club.
However, following a public meeting in Hanwell last week organised by the council, Olde Hanwell Residents’ Association said it had several fears, in particular that the low price QPR will be paying for the land is tantamount to it being ‘gifted’ to the club. The association’s Malcolm Weller said: "The concern is that in terms of what QPR will be paying for the site as a one-off, rather than Ealing Council making income from leasing it to them, is relatively very little. "There is also concern about how many sporting fixtures residents will be able to hold at the ground once QPR takes over. Currently there are three to four games of cricket and football there every Sunday, but that could all stop. Representatives from QPR did try to address us, but I think we all thought their responses were flimsy."
One resident who attended the public meeting, but did not wish to be named, said: “They tried to duck the issue by going on at length about the amount of money QPR will be spending on the site. However, they were eventually forced to admit that the club will be paying nothing at all to the council. That did not go down well.”
Ealing Council chose the club last year as its preferred partner for redeveloping the ground, which had fallen into disrepair. The proposal includes training facilities for the club with a two-storey building, a three-storey multi-functional building, as well as three first-team pitches and seven academy/youth pitches.
QPR has said they will involve community groups in the project. An Ealing Council spokeswoman said: “The council has entered into an agreement to develop with QPR and negotiations about the site are still on-going. The land has certainly not, nor will it be, ‘gifted’ to the club. “At a time when budgets are being cut and other councils are forced to close sports facilities, we have been looking into new ways to invest in them to offer the community long-term access to excellent facilities.” She added that plans are subject to planning permission and further public consultation.
The club would be responsible for constructing, maintaining and operating the redeveloped facilities at no cost to the council or taxpayer, it says. An advisory panel, including representatives from the community, council, QPR and sports organisations, has also been set up for consultation purposes and to develop a community plan for the site.
QPR were asked to comment but had not replied by the time the Gazette went to press. Ealing Gazette
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 12:48:30 GMT
QPR OFFICIAL SITE - Ruben: This is not short term for us 6th March 2013 by @officialqpr Major shareholder Ruben Emir Gnanalingam explains importance of academy developmentThis is no four-year plan, it’s more like a 40-year plan" Ruben Emir Gnanalingam RUBEN EMIR GNANALINGAM has spoken of the Board’s long-term plans this week following the youth department’s recent move to BA Clubs’ Concorde Club. QPR’s under 18s right through to the under 12s will be developed at the Cranford-based complex, and Gnanalingam took time out from his busy schedule to go on a recent tour of the facility. “This area of the football club is the one we are most interested in,” he told www.qpr.co.uk. “Definitely one of our priorities going forward is the development of our younger players.” The Board demonstrated their determination to see QPR retain its Premier League status with their recent activity in the January transfer window which saw them twice break the club’s record transfer fee with the acquisitions of Loic Remy and Chris Samba. But Gnanalingam - pictured presenting BA Clubs CEO Tony Dormer with a signed QPR shirt, alongside R's CEO Philip Beard - is keen to stress they are focusing on more than what occurs in the next 11 weeks. “The rules of football are changing dramatically and you have to be able to develop your own players in order to be sustainable,” he explained, in reference to the introduction of Financial Fair Play. “We have to make sure we can compete with other clubs in terms of the facilities we offer our younger players.” Gnanalingam joined QPR along with chairman Tony Fernandes and fellow-major shareholder Kamarudin Bin Meranun in August 2011, and he explained: “We have always had a long-term vision from the moment we came to QPR. “This is not short-term for us. This is no four-year plan, it’s more like a 40-year plan. “Developing our academy and a new training ground are things we will do regardless of where we are. That has never changed.“From day one when we arrived, we said the training ground needed to be changed, and the academy needed to be built up. And that’s what we are doing.”Raheem Sterling came through QPR’s youth system before being sold to Liverpool in 2010, and has since gone on to feature regularly for the Merseysiders’ first team. “He is a perfect example of why we must make sure our academy can compete with other clubs’ academies,” Gnanalingam added. “It means a great deal for the QPR fans to see a player come through the youth system and represent the first team. “We want to see that happen too. A moment like that will represent one of the better moments in what will hopefully be a very long time for us here at QPR.” www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/060313....w=full#anchored
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 12:50:46 GMT
April 2013 Chairman of QPR, CEO of AirAsia, Founder of Tune Group, Principal of Caterham F1 Team Committed to Queens Park Rangers for Life Posted: 03/04/2013 17:39 BST Updated: 03/06/2013 10:12 BST They say you make your own luck in professional sport. I can't say I disagree with that to be honest, but sometimes things just don't go your way for one reason or another. This season, at Queens Park Rangers, we've definitely suffered our fair share of bad luck. These aren't excuses, they are facts. We lost Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson at a time when they were really starting to gel again, showing signs of the great partnership they sparked up at Fulham before joining us. Losing them both to injury was a bitter pill to swallow and whilst we've welcomed Bobby back into the team in recent weeks, even though he's not 100% fit, AJ's absence has hit us hard. I firmly believe their injuries have had a big impact on our season. Then we lost our captain, Ryan Nelsen, in February. That was bad luck because he had been fantastic for us, leading by example week after week and producing one solid performance after another at the heart of our defence. No one envisaged him moving into coaching during the season but the opportunity to manage Toronto was just too good for him to turn down and we reluctantly allowed him to move on with our best wishes after he gave everything during his short spell with us, On the pitch, we've had three penalties this season and missed them all. Adel Taarabt missed a crucial spot-kick against Norwich earlier this season and the latest saw Loic Remy's effort saved by Mark Schwarzer at Fulham on Monday night. Call it bad luck. Call it misfortune. Call it what you like. But whilst those things have gone against us, we still remain focused and determined on achieving our short, medium and long term objectives at the club. In Harry Redknapp, we have one of the great English managers of this or any other generation. Harry is a special man and a great character of the game. We are very lucky to have him at the club. We also have a very talented squad of players, with the January additions of Christopher Samba and Loic Remy - to name just two - further evidence of how far we have come at the club in such a short space of time. At times this season we have played some fantastic, free-flowing attacking football and on our day we have proven what a good side we are. Our win at Chelsea was extra special for our fantastic, loyal supporters, who packed into the away end and make some incredible noise throughout the 90 minutes. Wins like that are special and one of the many reasons I love being chairman of our great club. But I've said before that I learn more about being chairman when things aren't going our way. I look back to the heavy defeats we suffered at Chelsea and Fulham last season and the way in which the Rangers fans supported the team to the very end. That's what fills me with pride and that's the reason this club has got under my skins much in the last 18 months or so. This is not a one-year or two-year project at QPR. This is a lifelong commitment. We need a new training ground, a new stadium and a more successful academy. The path in front of us is exciting.With a little bit of luck along the way, I am confident we can fulfil the dreams of the R's supporters over the coming weeks, months and years. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/tony-fernandes/qpr-tony-fernandes_b_3004518.html?utm_hp_ref=ukAnd April 2013 Twitter In a series of tweets today, Chairman Tony Fernandes reaffirmed his faith in QPR... Tony Fernandes @tonyfernandes 8m I went to dressing room after game. Talked to players. It's clear who is committed. Last man to leave who was gutted Chris samba. There were others Clear to me who's is committed and who is not. I will clean up and have right attitude. Let's will change Good chat with Harry. He wants committed players. Players with the right attitude. Also wants new pitch at Loftus which we have agreed Despite the problems on pitch the future continues. Shareholders have approved the plan for our new training ground. pic.twitter.com/xjXMI9MP6c Though I have to take responsibility. Qpr fans are truly amazing qprreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/qpr-sunday-update-qpr-chairman-tony.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2014 12:54:11 GMT
April 2013 NEW QPR STADIUM UPDATE
Yesterday, The Guardian reported on a new 15 million pound Loan taken out by QPR and there were concerns about QPR Financial losses and growing debts. Today a tweet from Chairman Fernandes offered a brief explanation. Tony Fernandes @tonyfernandes4h: "Loan for qpr is for new stadium. Next 2 weeks will be hopefully good news. But work is starting. We will not say anymore on stadium." This is really the first stadium update since the beginning of the season, when the Chairman and CEO were talking about a new stadium and something being announced within weeks. (See for example, The Guardian in July 2012) At the recent QPR Fan Forum in February, QPR Chairman CEO, Philip Beard made reference to a new stadium, but made no hint that a decision was near. "The stadium is a bit more of a challenge. I think Chelsea and a few other clubs have been looking for years to move. What we have got is a group of owners committed to doing it. 100 per cent. One of the things we haveto face is as great as this place is, and you only have to listen to the comments tonight, it is just not what is required for a club that has aspirations like we have all got to stabilise our position in the Premier League and kick on. It will take time to get right. The craziness of trying to talk about that too much in the press, even Tony when he tweets about stuff, they will pick up on it. Trust me, land values don’t go down too much when people hear about you wanting to buy their land or house. The reality is we have got to keep ourselves movingforward but it is the medium-to-long-term goal of the club to get to a state-of-the-art stadium for the club." Beard also said re stadium "There are one or two opportunities that we have got where we think the political support will be 100 per cent as actually a regeneration of an area or a piece of land is something that they would like us to do. " Beard also pledged at that Fan Forum "... ... I will make a promise with the LSA, or whoever represents the club, is that we will have a fans’ group to decide how we build and put together the configuration for a new stadium. ...Fan Forum Report Dave McIntyre/West London Sport
QPR owners stay committed because their eyes are on the prize17/04/2013 There has been plenty of speculation about QPR’s finances and how the club’s owners will respond to relegation. It’s become trendy to suggest Rangers might ‘do a Portsmouth’ – a grim picture painted with some relish by Tony Fernandes’ detractors. This misses the point, as does basking in the warm glow of assurances about his long-term commitment whenever such platitudes are trotted out. Both sides are failing to see the bigger picture. Be in no doubt that Rangers’ owners will remain absolutely committed to their project and have no intention of walking away, regardless of which division the team are in. Because, although relegation is an obvious major setback, when it comes to the regime’s long-term ambitions, the importance of which division Rangers are in next season is easily overstated. Notice that whenever the likes of Fernandes and Philip Beard restate the shareholders’ commitment they almost always mention a new stadium in the next breath. That’s no accident. Leaving Loftus Road is a key aim. Fernandes is presented with a PR open goal when he can heroically reaffirm his commitment to the cause in the face of relegation – because it’s the pursuit of a new sports and entertainment venue, not whether Rangers stay in the top flight, that locks the owners in for the long haul. Any hitch there would be much more significant than relegation – a potential game changer. But, Crossrail permitting, such a hitch looks increasingly unlikely. A new sport and leisure complex in the west/north-west London area could generate an absolute fortune – more than enough to dwarf even the huge losses incurred by Rangers’ feckless spending. It would be comparable to the regeneration of areas of east London and so would the subsequent wealth to spring from it. It would also establish QPR’s Malaysian shareholders as major players in London – one of the most prominent cities in the world. It’s why Beard, a man with little football knowledge or understanding of QPR fans’ priorities, but with a background in branding and having helped establish the O2 Arena as a leading entertainment destination, was installed as chief executive. And it’s why Fernandes appears so calm and committed despite ill-informed assumptions that the club’s owners can’t sustain the current level of spending. They can sustain it. And they will sustain it while there’s a potential pot of gold in sight. Much has been lost, but there’s still an awful lot to be gained. So, fully committed? Absolutely. In it for the long haul? Too right. A £15m loan secured against the club’s assets last month looks suspicious and will inevitably be taken as a sign of financial stress and the commitment of the regime possibly wavering. Again, this move has been made largely with the new stadium in mind. It is a strategic move by Fernandes and chums to test a relationship with lenders Barclays Hong Kong – a growing relationship which has existed for some time and could be called upon in future years if, despite their collective wealth, Rangers’ owners are not keen to fund the entire cost of a new stadium and training ground. QPR plan to repay it quickly, possibly within three or four months. In securing such a loan while facing relegation from the Premier League, and in a climate in which banks are reluctant to loan money to football clubs, Rangers have established that, going forward, they won’t have problems getting access to cash. Of course, ‘doing a Portsmouth’ can’t be ruled out. No amount of money is finite, losses cannot be permanently sustainable, loans secured against the club’s assets are never something to savour, and failing to get back into the top flight would be problematic. So too would relegation from the Championship which, although an outcome Fernandes’ army of believers probably won’t contemplate, is entirely possible given the shambles he continues to preside over. But the regime’s pockets are deep and their eyes are on the prize. So although a Pompey-style meltdown could happen, as things stand the club is more likely to end up spiritually rather than financially ruined. Many dismiss Fernandes’ vision of a 40,000-capacity stadium as a bizarre and misguided pipe dream, given QPR’s relatively modest fan base. They fail to understand the scope of his rebranding project, which is every bit as radical as Flavio Briatore’s despite the more touchy feely style. Football, QPR and the London landscape are changing rapidly and over the next few years are likely to change even more. A state-of-the-art stadium and leisure complex in an overhauled area of west/north-west London, which is home to high-profile players from parts of the world where the Premier League (which Rangers hope to be back in by then) is massive, would be a huge attraction – and extremely profitable. It would also mean the end of QPR as we know it, which for some will equate to a Wimbledon-style killing of their club and for others will be necessary progress given Rangers’ limited growth potential while they remain at Loftus Road. Either way, it’s a project Fernandes and co remain determined to press ahead with. West London Sport\ www.westlondonsport.com/features-comment/qpr-owners-stay-committed-because-their-eyes-are-on-the-prizeqprreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/qpr-chairman-loan-for-new-stadium.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 3, 2014 10:02:31 GMT
April 2013 Warren Farm: A quick to the proposed new training ground for QPR www.westlondonsport.com/?p=51056It’s almost 18 months since West London Sport revealed that Warren Farm was QPR’s preferred choice for a new training ground. Next week the club are expected to get the green light to begin redeveloping the site. Here’s a guide to how things stand at the moment. What is Warren Farm? The Warren Farm sports centre is on Windmill Lane, Southall, fairly near Osterley Park, and is the biggest sports ground in the borough of Ealing but has been in a state of disrepair for some time. Warren Farm is in a poor state. Warren Farm is in a bad state. Ealing Council selected Rangers as its partner to redevelop the facility in the spring of last year and the club submitted a planning application in December. Why the delay? There hasn’t actually been a substantial delay. A process like this can take considerable time. QPR’s stance has also been that they would prefer to address any issues at the start of the project rather than further down the line. However, a number of objections were raised by residents and community groups during the council’s required period of public consultation. What kind of objections? It has been claimed that the council is effectively ‘gifting’ the site to QPR rather than selling it for a profit. There have also been doubts over Rangers’ assurances that the new facility will be more than just a training ground and will be available for substantial community use. And there were significant concerns expressed about the structure of the proposed new site and the lay-out of the surrounding area, not to mention the potential noise. What has been QPR’s response to this? From the start, Rangers have been adamant that the award-winning QPR In The Community Trust will take a leading role in ensuring that Warren Farm provides significant benefit to the local community. Furthermore, last month the club submitted revised plans to the council in response to local concerns. What changes were made? The proposed height of the indoor centre has been reduced by 1.2 metres and the planned location of floodlights has been moved to try to reduce their impact. The number of proposed car parking spaces for the new site was reduced from 712 to 555. Plans also now include a new pedestrian crossing on Windmill Lane and improved cycle routes. In response to objections about potential noise, plans now include operating hours. Warren Farm as it looks now. Warren Farm as it looks now. And how it could look in 2015. And how it could look in 2015. Who will pay for Warren Farm? QPR will be responsible for building, maintaining and operating the new facility at no extra cost to the council or taxpayers. Why does the council want QPR to take over the site? Why don’t they just sell it off? In response to criticism over this issue, both parties point out that, at a time of budgetary cuts, other councils are closing similar facilities. In 2011, Ealing Council identified the need for external investment in order to revamp Warren Farm, so set about finding an appropriate partner. QPR, who want a training facility to meet Premier League and academy standards, and currently have a vibrant community trust, are therefore seen as an obvious choice. What facilities will be at Warren Farm? QPR’s proposals include some distinction between club facilities and those for community use. The club will have a state-of-the-art training centre, including three pitches for senior players and six for academy players. There will be an indoor and outdoor artificial pitch, one show pitch and floodlighting. There will also be an area accommodating players and staff that will be far superior to the building at Rangers’ current training ground in Harlington. For community use, there will be up to 11 football pitches, three cricket wickets, changing rooms, brand new meeting and social areas and multi-function rooms. There will also be access to both the indoor and outdoor artificial pitches and car parking. All of these would be available at a charge set by the council. Most importantly, the club, led by the QPR In The Community Trust, say they are dedicated to ensuring that Warren Farm becomes a hub for community sport and participation rather than simply a training ground. What happens now? The council are due to consider the revised submission at a planning committee meeting next Wednesday, 24 April, and are expected to approve the plans. QPR intend to begin building on the site this autumn and open the new facility towards the end of 2015. qprreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/qprs-future-and-pastqpr.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 3, 2014 10:05:08 GMT
QPR OFFICIAL SITE - R’S GET WARREN FARM GREEN LIGHT Gallery 1 of 2 Club gets go-ahead to progress plans for new training ground ... QUEENS Park Rangers football club is delighted to confirm it has been given the go ahead to progress its plans for a state-of-the-art training ground facility at the Warren Farm site. At a meeting this evening (Wednesday 24th April), Ealing Councillors voted in favour of granting planning permission for the club's proposal to build a full multi-purpose Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex on the Warren Farm site. It is intended that works will begin in the coming months, with the facility set to be ready ahead of the 2015/16 season. QPR CEO Philip Beard told http://www.qpr.co.uk: “This is a landmark day for Queens Park Rangers Football Club. “We are hugely grateful for the support shown by all parties, especially the local residents, who we hope will benefit extensively from the range of facilities and activities that will become available over the course of the coming years. “There is a lot of hard work ahead of us as we finalise the design details and tendering of the project, but today’s news is a massive step forward and a significant milestone for the club.” The Elite Training Facility will house the entire football department, including our thriving Academy. It will provide: grass pitches for the first team and academy, an indoor 3G pitch, an outdoor 3G artificial pitch, extensive gym, sports science and rehabilitation areas, Academy classrooms, a large number of changing rooms, media, catering and grounds maintenance facilities. The Community Sports Complex will use the extensive experience of QPR in the Community Trust to develop participation programmes and forge stronger and deeper local connections. QPR in the Community Trust will create a progressive programme of sporting, educational and social activities, leading to enhanced life experiences for Ealing residents and its neighbourhoods. The facility will encourage participation in sport and will promote healthy and active lifestyles in a purpose built and safe environment. The new site - explained The Warren Farm site will be developed into a full multi-purpose First Class Professional Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex, which will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities. These facilities will be used by both our professional and academy footballers, as well as the community, and echo our ethos of being ‘more than just a Football Club.’ The development will be designed to meet the Club’s professional training requirements, and will meet the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) Category 1 criteria, with a layout of natural and artificial training pitches and grids. These facilities will provide a platform for the development of home grown talent. Community facilities will be developed in line with Sport England and National Governing Bodies standards. The community facilities and community development programme will be managed by QPR in the Community Trust. We see this element of the proposal as a true partnership with the council, local sports clubs and wider community users. The community will have some of the best facilities for people of all ages and levels of ability to participate in a wide variety of sports including football, rugby, cricket, basketball and netball. Sporting programmes and activities led by professionally qualified coaches will be implemented, and will include input and appearances from professional players from QPR. The development will incorporate Secured by Design recommendations and will meet with the Council’s Sports Strategy and public sports participation targets. QPR - Also: Ealing Council/Warren Farms - Planning Officer Report qprreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/qpr-training-ground-approved15-year.html Details re QPR and Warren Farm..... See... Warren Farm Sports Centre Interest Group "...EALING PLANNING OFFICER RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT PERMISSION - REPORT NOW AVAILABLE HERE ..." qprreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/more-on-warrenfarmrichest-english.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 3, 2014 10:14:46 GMT
QPR OFFICIAL SITE QPR OFFICIAL SITE - TONY FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE PUBLISHED 15:00 30th April 2013 Fernandes on the front foot, but admits mistakes have been made Warren Farm is a massive statement of intent and something we’re all very excited about." Tony Fernandes QPR CHAIRMAN Tony Fernandes wants to forget the past and focus on the future – with plenty of positives on the horizon for Rangers supporters. Fernandes has openly admitted relegation from the Premier League has come as a ‘major blow’ for him and his fellow shareholders, but typical of the man himself, the forward-thinking R’s head honcho is excited about the challenge that lies in wait. Plans for a new state-of-the-art training complex at Warren Farm were approved last week and with talks on-going regarding a potential site for a new stadium, Fernandes – who turned 49 today (Tuesday) – is in optimistic mood. “We inherited a club that was actually in a pretty poor shape – no training ground, a stadium that is clearly too small, and a squad that wasn’t up to the Premier League,” he told www.qpr.co.uk. “There are certain elements of a football club that you have got to plan out, and we can’t stay at Harlington forever. “We have the youth side located at The Concorde Club, and the first team at Harlington. It’s not right. “The current training ground is one of the things we inherited. We were trying to do things as quickly as we could. We never, never bargained on being relegated. But that doesn’t stop us from continuing on the roadmap, and hopefully developing players that can come through the various age groups. “Warren Farm is a massive statement of intent and something we’re all very excited about." Honest as ever, Fernandes admits mistakes have been made along the way, but he insists he is ‘two years wiser’ for the experience and is determined to bounce back. “Much can be said about the buying process, but no one could argue that we should have kept the squad as it was when we took over,” he said. “The game before I took over, we lost 4-0 to Bolton. The manager came to me afterwards and said he thought we should buy this player and that player. “There’s no doubt – and hindsight is a wonderful thing – that some of our buys haven’t worked out, but at the time we went with what the management believed in and if you believe in the management, you listen to what they are saying.” He added: “Going down is a major blow. We never expected to be relegated this season but you learn and you become stronger. “Nothing we’ve experienced has killed us. It’s going to be very hard in the Championship but we’ve got to all stick together, go out there and get ourselves out of this mess. “If you want things in life, you get them. I’m no footballing expert, but when you see players walking back or appealing for something when the ball is still in play, as a 12 year-old I wouldn’t have done that. It’s difficult to comprehend when you see that. “I went to many games and having spoken to Ruben, Din and Amit, we always felt we could get out of it if the players wanted it enough. “I want to say one thing though – relegation wasn’t solely down to those players who didn’t care as much as me and the other owners and the fans. “I think if we had more heart though, we would have fought harder. I don’t think the heart was there from all the players.” QPR qprreport.blogspot.com/2013/05/qpr-2013-14-ticket-prices-reportedly.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 3, 2014 10:16:23 GMT
Just a flashback to Chris Wright 12 Years ago... May 18, 2001 QPR Official Site LOFTUS ROAD PLC STATEMENT Following the Loftus Road Plc EGM today at Loftus Road the company released the following press statement this afternoon: LOFTUS ROAD PLC PRESS RELEASE The Loftus Road Plc EGM was held today in front of approximately 180 people at Loftus Road Stadium. The EGM was called to approve 4 resolutions put to the shareholders of Loftus Road Plc. All 4 resolutions put before the EGM were passed by a large majority. The resolutions were; 1. To sell London Wasps to London Wasps Holdings for �5 million 2. To sell the Twyford Avenue Training Ground to Chris Wright for �5 million Resolutions 3&4 were procedural resolutions upon the disposal of London Wasps. During the meeting Chris Wright gave an undertaking to consult with his advisors in order to negotiate a share of any profit arising from any subsequent sale of Twyford Avenue to be returned to the company, or if the two teams are sold separately on an equal basis to Queens Park Rangers and London Wasps. Commenting on the EGM, Chief Executive David Davies said; "It was important to pass these resolutions to enable us to introduce new working capital from the proceeds of the sales to keep the club going in the short term, or until a buyer is found for Queens Park Rangers." "It was good to see a strong turnout of shareholders. We listened to the shareholders' opinions carefully and have taken on board their comments regarding various issues brought up at the meeting. It was a constructive meeting and we were pleased to get some important feedback on the issues surrounding the sale of London Wasps and the Twyford Avenue training ground." Press release ends During the meeting two poll votes were called for in respect of resolution 2 and resolution 2 amendment. The results were as follows: Resolution 2 Amendment The addition to the published resolution 2 of the following; "Provided that if after the date of the EGM there is the grant of any planning consent for uses other than the existing sports ground use which results in an increase in value or proportion thereof accruing to Mr Christopher Wright then the total increase is to be apportioned in such a manner as shall confer a minimum of one third of the total increase to the Company. " For 269,931 shares Against 34,175,222 shares The resolution was defeated by the requisite majority. Resolution 2 For 38,802,051 shares Against 599,720 shares The resolution was carried by the requisite majority. qprreport.blogspot.com/2013/05/qpr-1903-04bhatia-supposedly.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 3, 2014 10:17:01 GMT
- QPR: 8 and 9 Summers Flashback Evening Standard - QPR’s planned £30m training ground delayed by legal action QPR: training ground plan is in turmoil Tim Stewart 06 June 2013 The future of QPR’s planned new training ground has been thrown into turmoil by a legal challenge from west London residents. They call Ealing council’s decision to grant planning permission for the £30 million complex illegal and are preparing a High Court claim. Hanwell Community Forum this week served legal papers on the council, accusing it of “relegating residents’ green spaces”. It says QPR’s plans for the 60-acre Warren Farm Sports site will wreck the character of the protected Metropolitan Open Land, which is London’s green belt equivalent. The football club intended to start work on the scheme soon but now faces a delay pending the outcome of legal proceedings. HCF said: “The council is basically giving away to a commercial organisation a valuable piece of public land that should be open to everybody.” Ealing council leader Julian Bell said: “We will be able to show that we acted in residents’ interests.” QPR declined to comment. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/qprs-planned-30m-training-ground-delayed-by-legal-action-8646891.html- By coincidence, the Club Posted a couple days ago on its Official Site: QPR Official Site RESIDENTS WELCOME R’S AT WARREN FARM 4th June 2013 ‘We will all benefit from QPR’s arrival’ says Chairman of Norwood Green Residents’ Association Everyone in our community will benefit from this" Lord Young RESIDENTS in the area surrounding QPR’s new training ground site are excited by the club’s pending arrival, Norwood Green Residents’ Association has said. In April, the club was given the go ahead to progress its plans for a state-of-the-art training ground facility at the Warren Farm site. Lord Young, Chairman of Norwood Green Residents’ Association, told http://www.qpr.co.uk: “I think it is a terrific investment in our local community which we will all benefit from. “In fact, it will benefit Ealing as a whole because what we have at the moment is a very run-down sports facility with very little chance of the Council finding the money to refurbish and upgrade it. “The usage of it is also declining because of the state it’s in. People tend to use it once and not return. “When I look at what’s on offer from QPR, there is a wide range of new facilities which will be available to the community, the changing rooms will be refurbished, there will be new indoor facilities. What’s not to like?” Rangers propose to build a full multi-purpose Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex and it is intended that works will begin in the coming months, with the facility set to be ready ahead of the 2015/16 season. “Everyone in our community will benefit from this,” Young added. “Whether it’s young people, old people, boys, girls, people with disability. It’s fantastic and seems to me to be a very good offer. “On top of this, taxpayers won’t be paying a penny for what will be a huge investment in our community. “QPR are paying a large sum to build the facility and will be taking over the maintenance of the grounds as well. It represents another reason for us to be very pleased that QPR have chosen to come to Norwood Green. “I am very excited by the club’s pending arrival in the area. It was a great moment in the Council Chambers recently when it was approved. I think it will prove to be a very good decision for Norwood Green, and Ealing as a whole.” For further details on the new training facility, click here. www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/040613-residents-welcome-rs-at-warren-farm-850636.aspxqprreport.blogspot.com/2013/06/qpr-training-ground-legal.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 3, 2014 10:19:39 GMT
QPR OFFICIAL SITE WARREN FARM - PLANNING PERMISSION 2nd January 2014 Warren Farm deal signed with Ealing Council … QUEENS Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce a development agreement for Warren Farm has been signed with Ealing Council, meaning planning permission for the club’s new training complex can now be issued. Under the development agreement, QPR will build a new multi-purpose community sports complex and elite training facility, which will provide a base for the club’s first team and academy, as well as give local people access to high-quality community and sports facilities. QPR Chairman Tony Fernandes said: “We are committed to building the club in the right way and putting in place the foundations for future success. “The academy is an important part of this, and this agreement is the next step in strengthening the long term prospects of QPR. “We are delighted to partner Ealing Council and are particularly excited about playing our part in providing fantastic new sporting facilities for local residents, and to build on the excellent work of our Community Trust to strengthen our ties with the community and provide opportunities for all.” The club’s new training complex will bring together the academy with the first team. It will provide state-of-the-art- facilities where our young players can develop, and represents important progress for the club’s long-term ambitions. The improvements to the site will also include enhanced football and cricket pitches, a new artificial turf pitch and multi-games areas suitable for sports such as netball and tennis. There will be a new changing block and facilities catering for disabled users, as well as bookable community space in the new clubhouse. Access to the site will also be improved, making it safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. A Community Sports Development Programme (CSDP) has also been drawn up as part of the agreement, which will see QPR offer a range of sports programmes for local people, as well as other opportunities to take part in community activities. The CSDP focuses on encouraging local people, particularly young women, older people and people with disabilities, to get involved in sport. Councillor Julian Bell, leader of Ealing Council, said: “Warren Farm is in dire need of redevelopment, so it is fantastic that QPR has committed to such a huge investment into the site. “Signing this deal is the next step towards bringing Warren Farm back into use and transforming it into a thriving hub of community activity and sport. “QPR’s plans have a strong focus on community involvement and I’m looking forward to seeing it all come together.” The club aims to bring the new facilities into use in 2016. QPR qprreport.blogspot.com/2014/01/new-qpr-crestnew-qpr-training-groundold.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 1, 2015 7:47:51 GMT
I kind of gave up on updating this...From a year ago
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