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Queens Park Rangers CEO Says Club Needs To Leave Loftus Road

QPR has played at Loftus Road since 1917.GETTY IMAGES

League Championship side Queens Park Rangers CEO Lee Hoos said that the club needs to leave Loftus Road for a new stadium so it can "increase revenue," according to Rob Stevens of the BBC. The club has played at the 18,439-capacity stadium since 1917. Hoos said, "One of my remits when I came here was to try to create a sustainable business case for the club and we really can't do that at Loftus Road. In order for us to compete, I have to be able to get the revenue streams in. Do we need to move? Absolutely." Hoos added that redevelopment of Loftus Road is a "non-starter" because of the "lack of available land around the stadium." In Dec. '13, QPR announced plans to build a 40,000-seat stadium at Old Oak Common. However, that project stalled because land in the area is owned by car dealership Cargiant, and Hoos "cannot see those plans progressing." The club is now "looking at the logistics of a possible redevelopment of the Linford Christie Stadium athletics venue" about a mile north of Loftus Road (BBC, 8/13).

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