[Michael K.]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...am/2601127.stm

[QPR Kevin H]

Rumors of Fayed buying half of Loftud Road are swirling.

We shall see

[Michael K.]

The father of the wife of one of my best friends (confused yet) worked as a V.P. for Fayed and Harrod's a few years ago. Oh, could I tell you stories.

Will his half of the stadium be bugged like his offices are?

[art]

They talked abou this a little in the most reent fan's forum, parts of which can be heard on QPR World but all of which is I believe archived on the BBC site.

Essentially, the position of QPR is that a permanent groundshare isn't neccesarily the first choice, but the realities of keeping the club afloat make a permanent groundshare something the club would have to consider.

Anyway it's for certain the Loftus Road could use a facelift, perhaps the involvment of Fayed would provide the neccesary clams.

And at least the clubs wouldn't be merging ...remember Fulham Park Rangers, or whatever that monstrosity was going to be called?

[Michael K.]

Groundsharing just may be the wave of the future, at least for all but the biggest clubs in areas with multiple teams. And even those big clubs seem to be considering it - after all, Arsenal and Spurs are entertaining the idea in theory if a new ground is built, or so it was reported.

Business-wise, it makes a lot of sense, and that's the way these team/businesses are just going to have to look at it, if they want to stay afloat - somewhat sad but true. In terms of a team and its supporters identifying heavily with their ground, it's not such a nice proposition. But I'm afraid that situations like that in West London, where you could walk from the Cottage to the Bridge to Loftus Road in about half a morning, or even more ridiculous ones like in Dundee, where the grounds are a couple hundred yards down the road from each other - those situations are quickly growing less tenable.

[art]

...or to Griffin Park. I wonder if Ron Noades will end up playing a role in this in the end? He's been floating the idea of Brentford's groundsharing with just about everyone for some time now. I couldn't see three clubs at one park though.