As a proud lifetime resident of the St. Louis area, I want to share with the people of L.A. the following observation.
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Kroenke, who swore he would “never” move the Rams from St. Louis, after their departure from Los Angeles, is a multi-billionaire, owning teams in Denver – the Nuggets and Avalanche, as well as the MLS Colorado Rapids and Colorado Mammoth, part of the National Lacrosse League, as well as being the largest shareholder of English soccer club Arsenal. “We mutually have agreed not to publicly discuss details of this or any future meeting”, a joint statement from the teams said.
Nor is it of concern any longer to Dean Spanos.
The moment of levity was a bad omen for the Carson project.
“This is the opportunity of a lifetime to come home to these fans and begin the 50th season of play for the Los Angeles Rams”, Demoff said. Hey L.A., they’re all yours…12 consecutive non-winning seasons and all. The Rose Bowl, the Coliseum and even Chavez Ravine.
In its bid to fend off the move, the public agency that owns the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis paid 22 companies, including architects, surveyors, bond attorneys, construction managers, geotechnical engineers, financial advisers and a minority workforce expert. The St. Louis public will have to expect a triumph of hope over experience. But the implications were clear.
Should the Chargers try to get a stadium built in San Diego, indications are they will point their efforts toward a downtown stadium-convention center project. It’s seen as an affront that all this non-football stuff is being literally attached to the stadium.
Mara could have avoided the possibility by keeping Coughlin.
The organization made its first formal appearance as the Los Angeles Rams on Friday after spending 21 years in St. Louis.
Everyone loves football, but no one should love this league’s arrogance. Nevertheless, the league had reserved hotel space inDallas for the following week just in case. The team whose owners dumped them for a prettier, newer girl?
“The NFL ignored the facts, the loyalty of St. Louis fans, who supported the team through far more downs than ups, and the NFL ignored a strong market and viable plan for a new stadium”, Slay said in a statement. Coach Jeff Fisher knows the challenges that go with relocation…. “And when I look at the (Rams) alumni sitting there today … it is a pleasure to bring their team back home and to begin the process of representing Los Angeles with pride”. Then Iger talked about how he grew to appreciate the stadium’s location. No matter how hard it is, it’s probably time to move on.
“The good thing is that we are going to have professional football here in Southern California”.
The Inglewood development, estimated to cost around $2.7 billion, would include NFL Network facilities and would be most expensive sports venue ever built, surpassing by $1 billion such venues as New York’s MetLife Stadium, Atlanta’s forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Stadium and San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium.
The room was mostly quiet; many owners communicated by text message.
“I don’t see it, it would be a long shot but if they do combine with the Chargers to get that money in so we can get that stadium, maybe no vote right”, said Save Our Bolts co-founder, Jonny Abundez.
Once again, it depends on who you ask. In the end, the endorsement did not affect the outcome. Now entering the 10th year of his tenure as NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell has the league well on its way to the audacious goal he voiced in 2010 – tripling league revenues in 17 years.
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Yet, a vote of 30-2 was incredibly resounding. The two owners who opposed the compromise remain a mystery. Owners gave the Raiders the option to move to L.A. if the Chargers decline, and the Raiders have quietly made it known they have interest in San Diego.
