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QPR considering new ground on site of athletics stadium

Queens Park Rangers chief executive Lee Hoos has revealed that the English Championship football club is exploring a number of options for a new stadium, with a new ground on the site of Linford Christie Stadium in west London considered a possibility.

A report by West London Sport yesterday (Wednesday) claimed that QPR would be interested in developing a new 30,000-seat stadium amid continued problems over the proposed regeneration of Old Oak, a site the club had earmarked as a potential development spot.

Linford Christie Stadium is used by the Thames Valley Harriers athletics club.

Speaking to QPR’s official website, Hoos said: “We are looking at all possible options to secure the future of the club in Hammersmith & Fulham and benefit the community.

“A potential partnership with an athletics club such as Thames Valley Harriers to create a new community stadium – and an adjacent athletics track – could bring huge benefits to both clubs, as well as to the local community that is our home.

“Before putting forward any formal proposal for a new community stadium we would consult fans, local residents, schools, charities and others to see how best we could achieve those aims.”

QPR stressed that the idea is at a “very early stage”. The club has been forced to explore alternative sites to Old Oak after problems arose concerning land acquisition and the wider regeneration of the site.

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