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Reply | LFW historians
at 12:07 21 Feb 2025
Them there early days, including the official QPR message board, was just a craic. Once 'that bloke from down the pub' realised social media was a massive platform for them to get all angry about everything and it become all about them it turned into a minefield. Been on a downward curve for years.
Same with Trump (sorry, trying really hard not to be political but there is context here)... saw a documentary a few years ago about him and he had no idea about or cared for social media, the internet etc. Could just about manage to turn a phone on. Then one day an aide showed him Twitter and he realised how he could use it for his benefit. That's all that mattered to him.
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Reply | The power of the Won
at 17:27 20 Feb 2025
Didn't we have 'clubhouse' shirts for a year or two in the early 90's which were basically us making our own kits? |
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Reply | School End Lower
at 17:25 20 Feb 2025
It is annoying that oppositions fans seem to think it's oh so hilarious to sit in the upper corner, take a photo of the blocked view then go online saying it's ridiculous we sell those seats when they know full well we don't. I guess putting nets on those seats or having a net curtain between the blocks or even removing the seats altogether will stop those people who think they are really 'clever'.
When we got promoted in 2011 we had to create that box for Sky, it was a requirement in the same way Luton had to pretty much rebuild the whole executive stand (cost around £10m IIRC) running down the east side of the ground.
As we are not in the PL, it's no longer used for Sky but is used as a 'premium' executive box type of thing. At a guess I'd say the money we get from hiring it out goes towards any monies lost by not being able to sell the seats behind it.
QPR have said many times that every time they do things to the stadium (replacing club crests, stadium name etc) it compromises the structure so they can't be erecting, taking down, re-erecting etc that corner box every time we get promoted, relegated, promoted etc so that's why it was left as it is, safety.
It is actually being professional despite the problems as a result of leaving it in place. Can you imagine if they did take it down, put it back up, take it down etc then one day something happened and loads of people got hurt.... everyone would be saying 'why didn't they just leave it as it is'.
It's a consequence of an aging ground.
edit: little tweaks to my original reply
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Reply | Richards???
at 12:28 20 Feb 2025
We all laffed back in the day when Winston Bogarde rightly took Chelsea to the cleaners. That was more a case of Chelsea's fault rather than the player but what it shows is their contracts are so watertight the club is fked if the player decides to phone it in and the leagues are full of them. |
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Reply | The power of the Won
at 12:25 20 Feb 2025
Shirt sales in the first month paid for David Beckham's transfer fee from Man Utd to Real Madrid. The money is there if done right. |
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Reply | The power of the Won
at 21:29 19 Feb 2025
Korean fans follow players not clubs so we’re milking it for every penny we can get while he’s here. |
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Reply | LFW historians
at 18:05 19 Feb 2025
I just remember it being on the 'Rivals' network but no idea of when.... 20+ years ago maybe? |
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Reply | favourite bits of journalism about QPR
at 08:24 19 Feb 2025
I was in the home end with my brother, a class mate (all QPR) and two girls from school one of which was a Hammer.
It was everything i could do to contain myself when we scored especially ‘that’ goal. Hammers fans around us not happy and one even said “if i see a QPR fan I'm going to fkin kill him”. |
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Reply | Evertons new staduim
at 15:54 18 Feb 2025
They can't dig down because that would then be water. It's sitting on an old dock that was filled in and levelled out with the stadium built on top.
The Nou Camp was dug down. It was a surreal experience walking in at ground level to find you're actually on the middle tier!
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Reply | Evertons new staduim
at 15:22 18 Feb 2025
Part of the design brief was to base it on the Germany's use of steeped stands, particularly at Dortmund, so it's not surprising it looks a bit like one too! |
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Reply | Evertons new staduim
at 14:37 18 Feb 2025
Great looking stadium but just hope they don't do a Spurs and become a tourist club. Really use the opportunity to be a competitive club that's been missing for years/decades. |
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