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David Hall - Photos of Bring Back the Los Angeles Rams Facebook
So we had another opinion piece on the NFL relocation soap opera. Just like the dozen more or so such articles we shall see in the months to come. It really smells of TMZ and National Enquire when a somewhat respected writer (Jason LaConfora of CBS) comes out and says the vote will go for the Chargers because Spanos and Policy are just better liked than Kroenke. Really? Is that how it works in the NFL? Some how I think its more logical then that. More based upon what is good business for the NFL. I'm actually disappointed that LaConfora would come out with an article like that but I guess I overrated him. Its like Fred Roggin said the other day when he said we should believe less than half of what we read and hear.
YEP.
1) the city of St Louis broke it's original lease with the Rams, went to court, and lost in arbitration regarding the top tier clause. They had years to fix the problem but they constantly got extensions from Ram management teams.
2) The Riverfront stadium is not top tier, and it will come at a cost to the owner. As you may or may not know, the Rams are not the only team that have a top tier clause in their lease. If the nfl "forces" Stan to stay they will set a precedent for those other cities to back out of the original lease and offer something subpar at the expense of the owners and the nfl.
3) Carson stadium is "entitled," but even if it is approved there is still a possibility of it not getting built. The site and plan have multiple issues including threat of lawsuits. Carson is a leverage ploy that has gone too far, and has constantly been debunked by The Dean, Fred Roggin.
4) San Diego and Oakland may have long time stadium issues, but they still have viable markets. The same cannot be said about St Louis. Thanks to the leaked market survey we all know that St Louis as a market is dying and does not offer long term financial growth for multiple franchises. Look at the Blues. They spent in the offseason, they marketed to fans, and the stadium was almost always sold out. Explain to me why they were the only team in the NHL to report negative profits? The Rams are in a more difficult situation then the Raiders and the chargers because of this; shitty stadium, weak corporate sponsorship, poor fan support (I watch the games, and I always see a sea of colors in the stands, just not Rams colors), and little room for growth because of the 2000 pound gorilla, the Cards.
Time will tell us, and my guess is that history will repeat itself; when an owner wants to move nothing stops them. And a team that should have never moved away from socal will have its history restored.
well said.
