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Realistically, no city these days wants to build a new stadium with public money. It’s going to take private money raised by the Rams and the NFL.
Craig s Corner Important to Keep Rams in St. Louis - The Missourian Sports
- Hate to break it to ya, it would take a ton of public money to keep Kroenke in town. NFL teams are fun, but aren't more valuable than schools, and other public works that benefit more than the football watching segment of society. So, the Rams will probably head west, where truthfully, they should have never left.
- Well Mr. Vonder Haar your optimism is admirable but the reality of it is Kroenke would be a bad business man to keep the team in St. Louis and shell out his own money for a new stadium. Moving the team back to where it belongs would double the value of the team. Stan is a wise man and unless the city of St. Louis and State of MO bucks up for a new stadium the Rams will likely be headed back home where they belong. Crying a Missouri river about local businesses going under isn't a determining factor. Look at what happen to the Seattle Sonics of the NBA! A successful franchise for nearly 40 years with an attendance rate of 90%+ yet that leach Clay Bennett sucked them out of the 12th largest market to that hole of a town OKC and we heard the same things from the Seattle city officials about it hurting the local businesses affiliated with the Sonics. Bottom line is, Money talks and BS walks. And Stan would be stupid to keep the Rams in St. Louis. LA Rams 2015.
- Your priorities are a bit skewed. If you think eight games in the Fall makes or breaks any city - let alone St. Louis - you need to take a few economics classes at your local community college. If you're going to see the financial effects of different sports franchises from different leagues with seasons that overlap you can compare money generated during the time of year the Rams and NHL's St. Louis Blues play. I would think businesses in downtown St. Louis would profit more from a successful team that plays 41 home games a season as opposed to one that only plays eight and is consistently losing. The Blues are consistently one of the better teams in the league every year. You didn't even mention them in your little article. Numbers for the NFL in St. Louis will never add up to what the present NFL wants money-wise from a city like STL and it would be foolish to put billions of dollars into St. Louis for a new NFL stadium when a STL NFL team can't even generate that type of dollar.
One more thing. There's a reason the NBA doesn't have a team in St. Louis. They'd rather put a team in Oklahoma City and Sacramento never ever mentioning St. Louis once in any kind of discussion involving relocation or expansion.
Craig s Corner Important to Keep Rams in St. Louis - The Missourian Sports
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