QPR press on with ground plans

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes hopes to have some "good news" about the west Londoners' hunt for a new stadium in the next two weeks.While the Hoops look all but certain to be relegated from the Barclays Premier League, plans for off-field development appear to continue apace. Ever since Fernandes completed his takeover in 2011, the club have been keen to bring facilities up to top-flight standard and last summer he confirmed QPR were looking at three potential sites for a new home.An update on that search looks imminent after Fernandes took to Twitter to explain a widely-reported £15million loan taken by the club, saying via his account, @tonyfernandes: "Loan for qpr is for new stadium. Next 2 weeks will be hopefully good news. But work is starting. We will not say anymore on stadium."The Hoops' Loftus Road home is the smallest ground in the top flight with a capacity of just 18,439 and Fernandes intimated a new stadium would cost around £150million.The club had last summer hoped to reveal plans for a new 35,000-seater stadium in the Shepherds Bush area but they never materialised.QPR chief executive Philip Beard has previously spoken of his plans for the new stadium to be "part of a hub of a wider entertainment destination".

Source: PA