Loftus Road [Archive]

BulletEagle

13-03-2011, 11:07 AM

pauldrulez

13-03-2011, 11:16 AM

Pistol Knight

13-03-2011, 11:20 AM

I agree Bullet, I have alway like Loftus road for the same reasons as you, close and intimidating, with todays technology (ie no stansions in the way), you could build a ground the same way but with better views for all, I would like our new ground to be like that, a one tier ground becomes souless, Reading Coventry etc etc, look at the weeds new ground, now you can see the inside, it's not so impressive

BulletEagle

13-03-2011, 11:20 AM

From where I was in the Upper I had a great view, not as good as my main stand view, but still. I would love a cross between the two, not a new bowl, a bit like the San Siro in that it is a rectangle, close to the pitch.

TheMexicanHorse

13-03-2011, 11:26 AM

There is something special about Palace fans moaning about other grounds whilst we play in Selhurst Park in it's current state....

eagle101

13-03-2011, 11:31 AM

There is something special about Palace fans moaning about other grounds whilst we play in Selhurst Park in it's current state....

Give over, we all know Selhurst is a shithole, doesn't mean we can't lay into other grounds if we don't like them :rolleyes:

dannyboy1807

13-03-2011, 11:31 AM

I have bruises all over my leg the seats were so close together!

ChaceTheAce

13-03-2011, 11:54 AM

Did anyone see that Cocky lil Twat who knocked the Ball out of Moxey's Hands... Grrrr :@

saxoneagle

13-03-2011, 12:13 PM

I have to admit, I hate going to Loftus Road. From the back of the lower tier or just about anywhere in the upper you have a restricted view. I guess the atmosphere COULD be intimidating but from experience QPR don't make any noise so that is irrelevant.

The idea is good; a closed-in, tight environment but like so many who have not really moved on, it is showing its age (for the purposes of MexicanWhores, I'm including Palace in that, too).

The Sniper

13-03-2011, 12:14 PM

I agree, I like the ground. I much preferered going to Burnley/QPR than Reading/Coventry (ground wise)

PALACEFAN

13-03-2011, 12:21 PM

Upper tier has a great view. I like going there, tight and packed in, it's a decent ground.

pauldrulez

13-03-2011, 12:40 PM

There is something special about Palace fans moaning about other grounds whilst we play in Selhurst Park in it's current state....
I agree with that, but at least that's our shithole so we're entitled to whinge about it ;)

If there was a team with decent fans, Loftus Road would be intimidating.

JAS78

13-03-2011, 12:46 PM

well i was in Row B lower tier yesterday and the view was sh*t

plus the fact meat head stewards stood along the front blocking the view didnt help

having said that, i prefer going to these old style grounds than any new, plastic and concrete souless bowl any day

Herr Colonpharter

13-03-2011, 12:55 PM

BulletEagle

13-03-2011, 01:22 PM

Did anyone see that Cocky lil Twat who knocked the Ball out of Moxey's Hands... Grrrr :@

therealmox_21 Dean Moxey
@
@GilesyL14 ur not wrong lad felt like it the little **** but to be fair dint wanna touch his spots

In reply to

I wish you'd slapped that gobby prick when you were taking that throw! Top effort today, you&the boys can hold ya heads high!

Deanoooo

Gooders

13-03-2011, 01:28 PM

It's the worst ground in the league.

Streathamite

13-03-2011, 01:47 PM

I like Loftus Road. The gangway in the school end is ridiculously narrow so going for a burger or a leak at half time is crap, but the stadium is compact, close to the pitch, and basically alright in my view.

gsaunders22

13-03-2011, 02:05 PM

I have bruises all over my leg the seats were so close together!

TBF I still have a huge shiner on my knee from a main stand seat after celebrating Ambrose's goal agaist Reading!:D

Beneaglee

13-03-2011, 02:20 PM

It's the worst ground in the league.

Ashton gate.

Stavros 69

13-03-2011, 02:29 PM

Its an utter shit hole. But always a good day out.

Brumie Allan

13-03-2011, 02:45 PM

I've never been to Loftus Road, How can you have restricted view from the whole of the upper tier?

We've got restricted view in the upper Holmesdale in the top right hand corner but that's all.

monkey

13-03-2011, 02:55 PM

Did anybody else like it yesterday?

Yes, it is in a shit hole, yes, there was no leg room, yes there were no facilities, yes there was no big screen and the outside of it could be improved, but I really liked the way it was all close to the pitch, it really created a hostile environment IMO, and I liked the way it wasn't so big as to be half empty.

Obviously if we were to move it would have to look nice, but from a view of the pitch POV I quite liked it. I also think the two tiers around the ground meant that again everybody was closer to the pitch.

i wouldn't know about leg room............those of us on the bottom tier had to stand up all game:hmph: ................not that I'm getting lazy but if i-ve got a seat i would like to sit in it:D

but i do have to say,i've been to qpr away quite a few times now and i had one of the better views i've ever had yesterday from right behind the goal.
Its such a pokey small ground,i've always either had a fence in the way,i couldn't see the goal at our end from the top tier, or had stewards and/or police standing in the way.

Gooders

13-03-2011, 03:07 PM

I've never been to Loftus Road, How can you have restricted view from the whole of the upper tier?

You can't see the whole of the goal at your own end. It really is an utter shambles of a ground - makes SP look palatial.

Ruskin Old Boy

13-03-2011, 03:27 PM

You can't see the whole of the goal at your own end. It really is an utter shambles of a ground - makes SP look palatial.

Have only once had a decent seat at Loftus Road - that was a comp - not too bad yesterday but still couldn't see all the pitch at one end.

Loftus Road is one old ground I'd be happy never to watch another match at.

leicester1

13-03-2011, 03:55 PM

Good ground to visit i thought,great view and if you wer'nt happy you could move,also sneaked a couple of fags in at half time,you can't say that at many grounds these days,
The one critisism was that there was no atmosphere amoung the home fans and no banter.
Overall,give me the likes of Loftus Rd and Selhust over the new grounds anyday.

Neillo's Son

13-03-2011, 04:46 PM

As others have said, having two tiers ruins the atmosphere a bit. I bet there were plenty of songs coming from both tiers, but never in tandem.

I've never had a bad view in the Upper Tier myself. So for that reason I quite like the ground. It's a shame that bar this season, QPR never get close to filling out a small ground because the atmosphere sounded pretty good yesterday.

CPFC_Fan

13-03-2011, 05:52 PM

The view from where I was in the upper tier was fantastic I must say. Felt very close to the pitch. But in terms of getting the whole end going with songs it is extremely difficult due to the 2 tier method that is at Loftus Road.

For a good atmosphere to get going IMO is to get more of a single tier packed out with 2-3k fans all singing in unison just like we did at Coventry. That sound went all around the stadium that day.

Nth Kent Eagle

13-03-2011, 07:30 PM

The QPR ground is so pony they should not be allowed up even if they get promoted. Try sitting in the lower tier near the middle and enjoy seeing goal nets.

Pistol Knight

13-03-2011, 07:33 PM

The QPR ground is so pony they should not be allowed up even if they get promoted. Try sitting in the lower tier near the middle and enjoy seeing goal nets.

and the Homesdale!! we have nets with seats behind them, what do you expect when you are behind the goal!!

Nth Kent Eagle

13-03-2011, 07:37 PM

True but there are only a few seats at Palace with a bad view. I have been to QPR many times and find the seating cramped and have often had a bad view.

Billy Rhino

13-03-2011, 08:35 PM

You can't see the whole of the goal at your own end. It really is an utter shambles of a ground - makes SP look palatial.
Blimey, I wonder what some of you lot would've made of the view in the old Den? From the away corner you actually could not see the goal nearest to you at all!

I quite like Loftus Rd but I can understand some of the gripes about it.

philsick

13-03-2011, 08:44 PM

I'd rather go to loftus road,than a lookalikey plastic bowl stadium.

Cartoon Head

13-03-2011, 09:10 PM

I'd rather go to loftus road,than a lookalikey plastic bowl stadium.

will you come to our new lookalikey plastic bowl stadium when its built?:D

mik59

13-03-2011, 09:12 PM

Back in '93 I worked for a while in Notting Hill area and used to go to QPR with a fan (and another bloke who was a York City fan). They were always enjoyable events with Les Ferdinand still there and the crowds thin enough to allow us some room.

Mind you, I lean towards the shabby and quite unrealistically prefer grounds (and clubs) that have about them a whiff of terrace and rubbish tea at half time. With aforementioned lads I had one of my fave non-Palace moments - Leyton v York before the Orient ground was developed. Almost matched a wonderful afternoon at Dagenham v Exeter from which I can still conjure some moving images in my head like a pastel super8 cine film!

movingForward

13-03-2011, 09:38 PM

I hate the 2 tiers.

Was a struggle to keep a consistent atmosphere going.

Hated the view from the lower tier but speaking to mates in the upper tier, that was even worse.

Give me Selhurst any day. With a roof on the lower tier of the Holmesdale and no Upper Tier.

Now that would be loud and intimidating.
completely agree, watford and Portsmouth away this season, we created much better atmosphere. I seen us create twice the noise with half as many fans this season. Although the drummer wasn't allowed in yesterday!

pauldrulez

13-03-2011, 09:41 PM

therealmox_21 Dean Moxey
@
@GilesyL14 ur not wrong lad felt like it the little **** but to be fair dint wanna touch his spots

In reply to

I wish you'd slapped that gobby prick when you were taking that throw! Top effort today, you&the boys can hold ya heads high!

Deanoooo
Read that while I was in the pub yesterday.

Deano is fast becoming a legend.

Ruskin Old Boy

13-03-2011, 09:51 PM

Blimey, I wonder what some of you lot would've made of the view in the old Den? From the away corner you actually could not see the goal nearest to you at all!

I quite like Loftus Rd but I can understand some of the gripes about it.

Speaking as someone who went to the Old Den many times I beg to differ - maybe it's because the Old Den never had pretensions, no delusions of grandeur. And you got away from the ground quicker; much quicker :D

Skiddo

13-03-2011, 10:58 PM

We was in the 2nd row of the Lower tier behind the photographers on the pitch. Shit view. Thought our goal was an Ambrose shot.

2nd half we went and stood in the 2nd row of the back so we can actually see a bit more of the pitch.

Still, it's nice to go to a traditional ground in a traditional area. Better walking throught the streets and houses then getting the special bus to an "out of town" shopping centre type stadium.

Eye-dee

13-03-2011, 11:14 PM

It looks horrible, there is no leg room, the bogs are smelly, the beer's too expensive and the corridors with the food stalls are too narrow.
Everything in the ground seems to have been designed for people half normal size.

Despite all that, the sausage roll was nice and I had a great day even though we lost. Long time since I stood and sang the whole game :D

Eye-dee

13-03-2011, 11:16 PM

Still, it's nice to go to a traditional ground in a traditional area. Better walking throught the streets and houses then getting the special bus to an "out of town" shopping centre type stadium.

That much I agree with.