How so? Do you think they might show a bit of interest in us?

I think their attitude towards us might be a bit different.

So if Union fans are put off watching us, because of the Quins tie-up, why would they not be put off with a Saracens tie-up?

It seems clear that people seem reasonably happy with the setup of the Stoop, just not the location.

The real question is where we want to be; North, South, East, West, or even just outside London. I wouldn't want to go to a larger stadium with our current crowds, but we need to have a stadium with a minimum 10,000 capacity to comply with RFL rules. We also need to have a pitch which is the correct size as anyone who remembers any rugby league or Wasps playing at Loftus Road you will end up with alot of players flying into the advertising boards.

We are looking for a ground to take a game on the road this year with Milton Keynes and Oxford mooted, perhaps a potential ground in London for our future should be looked at as us testing the water with free or good rate tickets for a match to test the local take up.

I've put Brisbane Road forward in the past, problems that it has only 9,271 seats and would require the RFL to okay it as a permanent home. It would give Leyton Orient a year round income, and give us access to the Olympic buzz. The cons would be another move to an unproven area. North London is bad for some and good for others. Only four or five miles from the Valley where there were apparently great strides made, but five miles in London is fifty miles anywhere else in the country.

Someone has elsewhere suggested a fixture at Brighton's new stadium and if the club had been clued up they could have arranged a SL match this summer against a big northern name like Bradford and used the fixture as one of the testing matches that they have for health and safety before they ramp it up to full capacity. I know Brighton might want this for themselves but a 10,000 plus crowd and free tickets for Brighton sth's and Sky Sports showing London having fans and we'd be showcasing the game throughout the South of England.

But aren't QRL tennents though rather than a 50/50 partnership with QRU?

If they went in to a 50/50 and bought Loftus road they could be Saracens RU and London (insert name) RL. Both clubs retaining their own identity.

I think both clubs would benefit with a home in Central London not only that but in Shep Bush near 2 tube stations, 10 mins from the west end, countless pubs and an Antipodean community on the doorstep to help bump up the numbers. Regards the advertising, they could remove the first couple of rows and not really worry as it's not as if they will fill an 18k stadium for a while.

[url=http://qprreport.blogspot.com/2010/12/qpr-report-sunday-qpr-contemplating-new.htmlIf/when QPR do move stadiums[/url then it should be a serious consideration and a joint venture of You guys and Sarries with a possible little help from both the RFU and RFL. This would put both clubs in as strong a position as is realistically possible.

I was under the impression that Loftus Road was up for commercial development is sold.
There is a very nice floodlit pitch with one fully built stand standing idle in the now decommissioned Uxbridge RAF base. The RAF used to play most of their RL and RU games there.
I ahve personally watched many inter service RL games there, which were regularily officiated by the likes of Bentham & Co.
A little investment and a couple of stands similar to the ones North and South of the Stoop, hey presto. Good travel links and plenty of parking.
The site is up for redevelopment, housing and extention to the existing shopping precinct, i'm pretty sure the plans allowed for a certain amount of sports playing surfaces as well.
Bear in mind its right on top of Brunels Universities main campus.

Brentford.

We were close to 4k average by the time we left. of 14 games there in 2005 only 3 had sub 3k gates.

As I said before Loftus Rd is valued at about 24million, so it's a complete non-starter. It's surrounded by housing so will likely end up with flats on it - if the club do decide to move at some point.

Loftus road is a non-starter....horrible area and for the umpteenth time.....aussies/kiwis are a small area of the target market.....


If it where up to me.....Fulham! Started there......and if it's going to "fail" then why not back there!

Fulham would be awesome but while they are in the premier league withstand current owner they have no need for us.

Though I would have never predicted they build a statue of Michael Jackson outside the cottage either l, so stranger things have happened!

Reading the League Express letters this morning seems someone else had the idea of moving to Millwall. I think Millwall was thought about years ago when they moved into the New Den and wanted to have concerts and such like on.