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I can be a Rams fan again. this will be the most exciting moment in my life since the raiders moved back to oakland. Everybody remembers how big that was.Just think how big it will be with the Rams back in LA,the second biggest media market in the country? It will be a frenzy.It will dwarf what we saw around the country when the raiders went back to oakland.Back then the raiders moving back to oakland,while it did bring a smile to my face,I couldnt be to happy about it back then with the rams moving away as well.that took away a lot of the excitment and joy i had of the raiders moving back.
so when the rams move back next year,it will be like the biggest celebration in my life.It will be a DOUBLE celebration for me.I will have the celebration next year of the raiders return to oakland that i would have had 20 years ago had the rams not moved as well.
the writing is on the wall in saint louis.in Oakland,there are at least talks going on between the raiders and the city officials there trying to get somethign done,in saint louis,there have been ZERO discussions taking place whatsoever since last year when the signs started emering they will be gone from saint louis after this year.ZERO at all.
The prospects of the Rams or any other team will be moving to LA is none to slim, until they build a decent football only stadium. Not likely to happen in a very liberal tax every thing twice town like LA.
you obviously havent been following their situation in saint louis they have.If you had,you would know its the other way around.slim to none that the rams will stay in saint louis after this season.
The saint louis post themselves have even had to come out and admit that after this season the rams are free to leave if they so choose and thats because in their lease agreement they signed 20 years ago when they moved there,it stated that in 2015 they had to be in the top 3rd tier of stadiums being as sophisticated and advanced as the top 10 stadiums in the NFL. well they arent.
The Rams are asking for 850 million dollars of tax payer money for renovations to the stadium because if you look at it,its a dump when you compare it to all the other NFL facilitys.the city of saint louis is bankrupt,they have only offered a 150 million dollars of what the rams are asking for which the rams rejected since the offer wasnt even close.
they have already said they cant raise the money for a new stadium and like i said,the saint louis post has even come out and said they will be a free agent to move after the season if they desire. You obviously havent heard about the owner of the rams land purchase he made out in LA shortly after the superbowl of 60 acres. He obviously made that land purchase in mind to build a new stadium out there.
True the stadium wont be built and ready to use for a couple years from now but that wont be a problem for them,they will be free to use the LA coliseum or the rose bowl for the next couple years out there while waiting for the new stadium to be built. They just havent made the announcement yet that the rams are moving back because they are going to wait till after the season is over.they know if they make the announcement NOW,what little fans they have out there attending games,there wont be any at all showing up this season.
its nothing but a win win situation for the rams and the NFL if they move back where its nothing but a lose lose situation for both parties if the rams stay and thats because the rams are ranked second to last in attendance around the NFL.Only the jaguars have a worse turnout.the rams have no following in saint louis whatsoever,saint louis is not a football town,thats why the cardinals moved.its a baseball town but thats it.they move back to LA all that changes because they have a HUGE fan following out there.
If there was nothing to it,the fans in saint louis woudnt be getting scared and panicking like they are out there. they are so much scared and freaked out over the land purchase that they plan on having keep the rams in saint louis rallys after each home game this year. thats a sign of desperation.
roger goddel and robert kraft even recently came out and said its no longer a matter of if but WHEN LA has a team again saying they have been making plans to have an NFL team in LA as late as 2017 if NOT much earlier. and you can rule out expansion,because Kraft and a couple other owners have said that they dont want it to be an expansion team,that they arent interested in expansion so its obviously going to be a current team and what better team than the RAMS?
Its not going to be the raiders.I been telling die hard LA RAIDER fans they can forget it that the raiders will be back.The raiders are in the same boat as the rams are also looking for a new stadium and thats why you have heard reports recently about the raiders possibly moving to san antonio because they cant go back to LA and tey know it.
some people have refused to listen to me when i tried to tell them the raiders will have to move somewhere else if they want to move because for a move to happen,the majority of the owners have to approve the move and most dont want the raiders back in LA and neither does the city.the city has to approve the move and they dont want them,thats WHY they are exploring san antonio,
also the rams situation is 100 times different than the raiders,the rams fit the requirements needed to be able to move where the raiders dont.thats why i think there is nothing to the news about them moving to san antonio.they have to get approval from most the owners and i dont see that happening.the NFL owners are still sore with al davis for suiing them twice before and they dont want the son of that A hole to have his way and move like his father did.
It would cost mark davis millions for the lawsuit which he wont have. however the rams will have no problems moving to LA getting the approval since the NFL owners have been wanting to get a team back there for at LEAST ten years now.
after the season is over,mark my word,they are going to make the announcement they are moving back to LA baby!!!
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