QPR reveal plans to leave Loftus Road for 40,000-seater stadium
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| Dec 13, 2013
ENGLAND: Queens Park Rangers have unveiled plans to move the club to a new 40,000-capacity stadium as part of an ambitious regeneration project in west London.
Chairman Tony Fernandes revealed his vision for the future of the club late on Thursday night, stating that the club had to leave Loftus Road because there was "no option of expanding" its capacity.
The new stadium is set to be built as part of a major regeneration of the Old Oak area, within two miles of Loftus Road, with plans for the creation of a residential and commercial precinct larger than Canary Wharf.
While he anticipates some backlash from supporters over the prospect of leaving Loftus Road – a ground QPR first used in 1917 – Fernandes believes the project will cement the club's place in west London and allow the club to establish itself in the Premier League.
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