Since completing his takeover of the club last month, new owner Tony Fernandes has made it clear that he has grand ambitions for the west London outfit. Having boosted the squad by funding a number of signings such as Joey Barton, Anton Ferdinand and Shaun Wright-Phillips, the Air Asia owner has now set his sights on improving the infrastructure at the club. A new training ground base has been discussed and new chief executive Philip Beard revealed two weeks ago that the club were keen to move to a new stadium with a much bigger capacity than their current home - Loftus Road - which holds just 20,000. Some have doubted whether Rangers would be able to fill a new ground of around 30,000 or 40,000, but Warnock is convinced the club's fan base will soar enough to make a move worthwhile. "I think we would be able to fill a bigger stadium," Warnock said. "When I was at Huddersfield, we got something like 4,000 average at the old Leeds Road and then we moved to the McAlpine, a fantastic new complex at that time, and we had 12,500 from day one so it trebled. "The only thing is that Loftus Road for games like we have tomorrow against Chelsea, it's a fantastic place to be stood on the bench and it's a great atmosphere - I would miss that personally." Fernandes' takeover was widely welcomed by QPR fans, who had grown tired of the frequent change in manager, and the club's ticket prices, which went through the roof when they gained promotion to the Barclays Premier League, under previous owner Flavio Briatore. Expectations have been raised among Rangers fans after the Malaysian's takeover, with many supporters hoping the club can go on to emulate the success that Chelsea have had since they were taken over by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2003. Despite his wealth, Warnock thinks Fernandes will approach his stewardship of the club with a much more pragmatic outlook compared to that of the Russian, who spent vast amounts of money on transfers soon after he assumed control of the Blues. "Roman is a little bit different to most people. Financially he dwarfs everything," Warnock said. "Tony is not daft. He hasn't got where he has today without knowing what he's doing. "I think he wants to do well, without necessarily spending billions. He'd like to do it an organised way and get the facilities and the staff in to take the club forward and obviously if you can get stability in the premier league it doesn't take many years to fund itself." Warnock faces the biggest test since Fernandes took over on Sunday, with Chelsea arriving at Stamford Bridge within touching distance of the two Manchester sides who are leading the way this season. The Blues have gelled well after the appointment of new manager Andre Villas-Boas and have scored 13 goals in their last three games. Warnock's team failed to beat bottom side Blackburn last week and were hammered 6-0 by fellow strugglers Fulham two weeks previously, but the QPR boss is not fazed by the prospect of another tough afternoon. "You know what you're going to get with Chelsea and you just have to hope they have an off day," Warnock said. "They're such a good team. We just have to get the atmosphere and enjoy it, give them a good game if we can. "Playing against top teams, getting points is a bonus. I can sense on the training ground they are up for it, though. "There's that sense of buzz because it's Chelsea and the first derby we've had for many years. Some of the kids that support QPR now have never seen any Chelsea players in the flesh. It's a great day for them."
