Take a long look at homely Loftus Road this evening if you’re going to see Rs take on Sheffield Wednesday.

Atmospheric and loved it may be, but it costs upwards of more than 30 per cent a match to run than it does Fulham.

The man with his fingers on the calculator should know.

Lee Hoos has been at the helm at Craven Cottage and now as QPR chief executive.

He estimates the two-tier set-up on three sides of a ground, that has been the on-off home of the Hoops since 1917, costs the club big time. Why?

Because the price of stewarding and police doubles when you have a two-tier structure.

The whole crux of the ground’s safety certificate depends on things called ‘vomitories.’ In essence, exits from ground to outside in the street.

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The word derived from Roman gladiator times is centuries old, and at times its feels as if Loftus Road is.

Hoos explained: “The costs here are far more expensive here than at stadiums of a similar capacity.

“There are huge costs in terms of stewarding and police, because of two tiers. Most stadiums of this capacity are single tier.

“It’s double here than what you might expect, and makes it a real inefficient operation to run.

“What can I do about that? Probably, not a whole hell of a lot; you can’t sacrifice health and safety and have to comply with the licensing authority.

“Fulham with a capacity of 27,000 spend less., maybe 25, 20 per cent. Burnley (where Hoos was before) was significantly less.”

Rangers are hoping to move up the road to a new 40,000-seat stadium at Old Oak Common, two miles from Loftus Road, as part of a wider regeneration project by the start of the 2018-19 season.