Post by QPR Report on Jul 18, 2009 7:32:00 GMT
From the Official Site, 10 years ago, today:
QPR Official Site - July 18, 2008 - RANGERS CAP SEASON TICKET SALES
Queens Park Rangers will cap the number of Season Ticket sales for the first time in the Club's history.
Phenomenal demand for Season Tickets during the summer has seen thousands of fans secure their seats for the R's quest to return to the Premiership, in the first full season since Flavio Briatore, Bernie Ecclestone and the Mittal Family completed their takeover of the Club.
Sales will be capped at 10,000 for the forthcoming campaign - which means there are just a few hundred Season Tickets remaining.
Deputy Managing Director, Ali Russell, said: "The response from our supporters has been incredible.
"Our Season Ticket holders have enjoyed fantastic savings compared to buying tickets on a match-by-match basis, which is a just reward to them for their continued support.
"By capping the Season Tickets at 10,000, we're allowing those supporters who can't necessarily afford a Season Ticket or can't make it down to Loftus Road every Saturday or midweek match, to have the opportunity to purchase tickets on a match-by-match basis.
"I would just like to say a massive thank you to all our committed fans who have remained loyal to the Club during some difficult times in the past and have seen what a positive future lies ahead for Queens Park Rangers.
"I would also like to say a special thank you to the Box Office for dealing with such demands, at a time when the Club, the seating structure and the stadium was going through some major changes."
The arrival of five new signings, as well as new First Team Coach Iain Dowie, has seen many pundits short-list Rangers as one of the top candidates for promotion.
And that feel-good factor, coupled with the form the R's showed during the second half of the previous campaign, has seen supporters embrace the new era in W12, as Russell explained.
"The demand for Season Tickets has been amazing," he said.
"We've been inundated with renewals and new Season Ticket holders ever since the tickets went on sale, and with just over three weeks to go until the start of the new campaign, we wanted to make sure that people have a few more weeks to ensure that they guarantee their seat for every fixture here next season.
"We can't wait for the new season to start and for fans to come to a new and improved Loftus Road, thanks to all the hard work that has taken place over the summer." QPR
QPR OFFICIAL SITE - July 18, 2008 - THE NEXT CHAPTER IS HERE - BE PART OF IT
New investors, new management, new players - the same adventurous, attacking, entertaining football that this West London Club is famous for.
We're aiming for the top, and we want you to be part of it.
Get your Season Ticket now and guarantee your seat for every home league fixture, in what promises to be the next great chapter of this great Club....
There are now only a few hundred Season Tickets available, so make sure you buy yours today - don't miss out!
Also: QPR Official Site -July 18, 2008 Rangers Go Global
As the build up to the 2008/09 campaign continues here in West London, the feel-good factor surrounding Queens Park Rangers Football Club has hit incredible heights in the Middle East.
Gulf Weekly, the biggest-selling English language newspaper in Bahrain, have redesigned their front-page masthead to replicate the R's famous Blue and White Hoops.
Stan Szecowka, Editor of Gulf Weekly, told http://www.qpr.co.uk: "We fully support all initiatives that promote the kingdom and show the world that Bahrain is the friendly place to do business.
"If it's good for Bahrain - it's good for Gulf Weekly. Apart from that we're all football crazy here and we are proud to be the first newspaper in the world to boast a hooped masthead. Up the Super Hoops!"
QPR Official Site - July 18, 2008 - RANGERS CAP SEASON TICKET SALES
Queens Park Rangers will cap the number of Season Ticket sales for the first time in the Club's history.
Phenomenal demand for Season Tickets during the summer has seen thousands of fans secure their seats for the R's quest to return to the Premiership, in the first full season since Flavio Briatore, Bernie Ecclestone and the Mittal Family completed their takeover of the Club.
Sales will be capped at 10,000 for the forthcoming campaign - which means there are just a few hundred Season Tickets remaining.
Deputy Managing Director, Ali Russell, said: "The response from our supporters has been incredible.
"Our Season Ticket holders have enjoyed fantastic savings compared to buying tickets on a match-by-match basis, which is a just reward to them for their continued support.
"By capping the Season Tickets at 10,000, we're allowing those supporters who can't necessarily afford a Season Ticket or can't make it down to Loftus Road every Saturday or midweek match, to have the opportunity to purchase tickets on a match-by-match basis.
"I would just like to say a massive thank you to all our committed fans who have remained loyal to the Club during some difficult times in the past and have seen what a positive future lies ahead for Queens Park Rangers.
"I would also like to say a special thank you to the Box Office for dealing with such demands, at a time when the Club, the seating structure and the stadium was going through some major changes."
The arrival of five new signings, as well as new First Team Coach Iain Dowie, has seen many pundits short-list Rangers as one of the top candidates for promotion.
And that feel-good factor, coupled with the form the R's showed during the second half of the previous campaign, has seen supporters embrace the new era in W12, as Russell explained.
"The demand for Season Tickets has been amazing," he said.
"We've been inundated with renewals and new Season Ticket holders ever since the tickets went on sale, and with just over three weeks to go until the start of the new campaign, we wanted to make sure that people have a few more weeks to ensure that they guarantee their seat for every fixture here next season.
"We can't wait for the new season to start and for fans to come to a new and improved Loftus Road, thanks to all the hard work that has taken place over the summer." QPR
QPR OFFICIAL SITE - July 18, 2008 - THE NEXT CHAPTER IS HERE - BE PART OF IT
New investors, new management, new players - the same adventurous, attacking, entertaining football that this West London Club is famous for.
We're aiming for the top, and we want you to be part of it.
Get your Season Ticket now and guarantee your seat for every home league fixture, in what promises to be the next great chapter of this great Club....
There are now only a few hundred Season Tickets available, so make sure you buy yours today - don't miss out!
Also: QPR Official Site -July 18, 2008 Rangers Go Global
As the build up to the 2008/09 campaign continues here in West London, the feel-good factor surrounding Queens Park Rangers Football Club has hit incredible heights in the Middle East.
Gulf Weekly, the biggest-selling English language newspaper in Bahrain, have redesigned their front-page masthead to replicate the R's famous Blue and White Hoops.
Stan Szecowka, Editor of Gulf Weekly, told http://www.qpr.co.uk: "We fully support all initiatives that promote the kingdom and show the world that Bahrain is the friendly place to do business.
"If it's good for Bahrain - it's good for Gulf Weekly. Apart from that we're all football crazy here and we are proud to be the first newspaper in the world to boast a hooped masthead. Up the Super Hoops!"
