One QPR fan was left understandably peeved after paying through to nose to watch his side play from behind a large pillar on Thursday night.
Supporter Alex Hayes took to Twitter to post a photo of the ‘view’ from his seat in the South Africa Road stand at Loftus Road.
As noted, Hayes paid a handsome £33 to watch the Hoops take on Wolves with what you’d have to describe as ‘obstructed’ vistas of the goalmouth…
QPR charging £33 for a Thursday match on Sky Sports with this view.Disgraceful. #QPRWOL #qprfc @qprrforme @FBL72 @theawayfans @TerraceLife_ pic.twitter.com/uYklZ2Go1b
— Alex Hayes (@KidFootballer) December 1, 2016
After venting his fury on social media, Hayes was then asked whether his ticket was sold by QPR as a “restricted view” concession.
Turns out that no, it was not – the club deemed the presence of the enormous column to be perfectly acceptable and therefore charged full price for the seat…
@qprrforme @FBL72 @theawayfans @TerraceLife_ and nowhere on the ticket does it say that it is restricted… #QPRWOL pic.twitter.com/iVPIjcgFtX
— Alex Hayes (@KidFootballer) December 1, 2016
Luckily, given that only 12,000-odd fans turned out for the midweek game (which was televised), our Alex was probably able to move to any number of seats offering a clearer view – not that that’s really the point.
However, given that QPR ended up losing 2-1, there’s also an argument that maybe his view was quite restricted enough.