New stadium & training ground

[ZENITH R]

What is going on?

We announced about five years ago our intention to build a new stadium and about four years ago that we were looking at new training facilities. We remain without either, as problems, snags and roadblocks have seemingly stopped us in our tracks. With regard to the training facility it was announced that all appeals had been turned down, and only an appeal on a point of law would be considered. That was months ago ... so what is happening?

In respect of the stadium, I think we probably lost out on the Old Oak Common site for pissing off Car Giant a few years ago, and also by making bold statements before anything had been agreed. Linford Christie looks a better bet ... the council are (like all councils) strapped for cash, and this is a drain on their resources. Why can't we get a deal done? It would be ideal for all parties surely.

With regard to the athletics club who will be made homeless - there is an obvious answer. Let them move to Loftus Road. Demolish the Ellerslie Road stand (the residents whose gardens back onto the stand would be delighted. Knock down one end, and hey presto! You have enough room for an athletics stadium. It has been said many times there is a covenant on our ground which would prevent houses being built there - this solves that problem.

London is not an easy place to develop a new stadium, finding a site, costs etc all present challenges. My frustration is seeing Arsenal, Spurs, Millwall and even Brentford announce "we need to move", and work starts pretty much straight away. Objections are raised and swatted away in a timely and easy manner.

Why, if they found it so easy, are we still struggling to make any progress?

[Esox Lucius]

Do a bit of research on Spurs stadium renovations. They began back in 2001 and still haven't finished... and theirs is only a slight relocation. It would be nice for the club to release some info on Warren Farm; are they undergoing eco studies etc. before breaking ground?
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[dm]

Here's the latest on the training ground, QPR’s Warren Farm battle could be resolved within weeks – or late next year: https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr ... -next-year

The comment "Judicial-review verdicts are very rarely overturned after the Court of Appeal stage, and bringing a legal challenge this far involves significant cost" again begs the question, who is funding this action against QPR?

[Esox Lucius]

Here's the latest on the training ground, QPR’s Warren Farm battle could be resolved within weeks – or late next year: https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr ... -next-year

The comment "Judicial-review verdicts are very rarely overturned after the Court of Appeal stage, and bringing a legal challenge this far involves significant cost" again begs the question, who is funding this action against QPR?

Sultan of Brunei?

[dm]

Here's the latest on the training ground, QPR’s Warren Farm battle could be resolved within weeks – or late next year: https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr ... -next-year

The comment "Judicial-review verdicts are very rarely overturned after the Court of Appeal stage, and bringing a legal challenge this far involves significant cost" again begs the question, who is funding this action against QPR?

Sultan of Brunei?

Yet another to add to the long list of QPR haters?

[SM]

The comment "Judicial-review verdicts are very rarely overturned after the Court of Appeal stage, and bringing a legal challenge this far involves significant cost" again begs the question, who is funding this action against QPR?

Some of the local residents have fairly deep pockets. I know that one of the main objectors is a Brentford ST holder.

[dm]

The comment "Judicial-review verdicts are very rarely overturned after the Court of Appeal stage, and bringing a legal challenge this far involves significant cost" again begs the question, who is funding this action against QPR?

Some of the local residents have fairly deep pockets. I know that one of the main objectors is a Brentford ST holder.

And the rumour has been that it's Brentford supporters behind this. It would be of great interest if this were the case and I rather fancy one way or another we'll find out once the case is resolved.

[willesdenr]

There's a link below the article so might be putting two and two together, but don't suppose it has anything do with Southall FC and its owner, Channa Singh Gill? He also put in a bid for Warren Farm on the basis that his plans for a new stadium would be better for the community than ours. I notice that Southall FC has a tie-up with Atletico Madrid who want to expand in the Indian football market. So it might be other local Indian business owners are also footing the bill. Are there any rich enough Brentford owners who are willing to lose thousands just to want to sh1t on our parade?

[222gers]

How big is the Linford Christie site ? I remember people saying there would be sufficient space for a new athletics faciity next to the proposed football ground. Could a training ground be incorporated ?

All that said, the LCS seems as far off as ever.

[ZENITH R]

How big is the Linford Christie site ? I remember people saying there would be sufficient space for a new athletics faciity next to the proposed football ground. Could a training ground be incorporated ?

All that said, the LCS seems as far off as ever.

I'm sure I read somewhere it is approximately four times the size of our current ground (comparing the size of the footprints). Any training facility on the LC site would be small, and offer less than our current training ground, and a lot less than Warren Farm. It would also restrict what we could potentially do with any new stadium by reducing the available space.

[Damien]

Middlesex County Cricket Club are also putting out feelers as regards the LC site for a new ground, as they are fed up losing revenue to the MCC at Lords. Read it on "Middlesex, till we die" site. It was mentioned at the end of season Forum apparently.