Face Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Just now, abenjami said: Kroenke doesn't need the NFL to move to LA. He can make it happen by himself. I have also heard that he plans to move even without league approval and will bully his way there. On the other hand, both the Chargers and the Raiders don't have the ability to move without the blessing (and money) of the league. Hasn't he already bought a lot in LA for a stadium? Kroenke is the real deal, he's married to a Walton correct? When people talk about the 1%, he's it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 The Rams moved away from LA due to lack of support. The Raiders played there a few years and moved back to Oakland. Why????? Now, the NFL is deciding what TWO out of three teams to move to Los Angeles. LA is like Miami, too much going on to support anything except a Great Team. All these Ain't. The Rams? One of the absolute worse underachieving coaches in league history is coming to 8-8 them. They will flood the gates to see a FG exhibition. Lots of luck with that!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 16 minutes ago, Face said: Hasn't he already bought a lot in LA for a stadium? Kroenke is the real deal, he's married to a Walton correct? When people talk about the 1%, he's it. Yeah, he has already purchased a lot and I think may have even broken ground. He's building a stadium there regardless of what the league says he can do with his team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, Number9 said: The Rams moved away from LA due to lack of support. The Raiders played there a few years and moved back to Oakland. Why????? Now, the NFL is deciding what TWO out of three teams to move to Los Angeles. LA is like Miami, too much going on to support anything except a Great Team. All these Ain't. The Rams? One of the absolute worse underachieving coaches in league history is coming to 8-8 them. They will flood the gates to see a FG exhibition. Lots of luck with that!! True. However, those moves occurred in different times when actual fan support was more important and more people were fans of the team where they lived. Nowadays, it's all about TV revenue and LA is a slam dunk for that. There are also more transplanted fans around the country. The league really doesn't give a shit what local fans think. I live in San Diego. I could afford season tickets but I don't buy them. I go to one Chargers game a year and it isn't to see the Chargers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlers Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 True, Kroenke may go the Al Davis route, they can't stop him. Again, LA market supports two baseball, basketball, hockey teams with great attendance. Football is easy since there's only 8 dates a year and it's most popular sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 10 minutes ago, earlers said: True, Kroenke may go the Al Davis route, they can't stop him. Again, LA market supports two baseball, basketball, hockey teams with great attendance. Football is easy since there's only 8 dates a year and it's most popular sport. They would still make more money in LA just from the increased TV revenue even if attendance was 0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex in a Can Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 2 hours ago, heyitsmeallen said: @TitansGuru or @Jonboy can you just merge this thread and the one Tex in a can created a few hours a go. No sense in cluttering up the board more. yep, my bad, did not see a thread on the front page, this had dropped tot he second page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 30 minutes ago, earlers said: True, Kroenke may go the Al Davis route, they can't stop him. Again, LA market supports two baseball, basketball, hockey teams with great attendance. Football is easy since there's only 8 dates a year and it's most popular sport. LA was supporting basketball and baseball when the Rams were there the first time. I get the TV money aspect and no blackouts. It's still strange to want to move two teams at the same time to a city that has a history of not supporting the sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Make the Raiders move to St Louis. Problem solved... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Tex in a Can said: yep, my bad, did not see a thread on the front page, this had dropped tot he second page. No biggie I was just messing with you. It happened at like midnight so I'm not surprised the thread dropped down. I posted in mine to have them merge mine Into yours because yours had more conversation going. And to reduce board clutter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 45 minutes ago, TennesseeTuxedo said: Sand Diego should have t'sown team. it is a huge market. I would bet the Rams have the best plan, because Kronke will pay for his own stadium. San Diego said their main reason for moving was because a quarter of their season ticket holders are from the LA area and a team besides them moving there would cost them a lot of this fans. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/10/24/chargers-counsel-confirms-theyll-apply-for-relocation-to-l-a/ “At this point yes, because there’s no sign that the other team or teams are not going to file,” Fabiani said. “Everyone assumes all three teams will file, and in that case we can’t afford to lose our market in Los Angeles and Orange County. As you know, 25 percent of our season-ticket business comes from those markets. So we have to be able to protect those markets. That’s why as a last resort we went out and created the certain option we now have in Los Angeles. And if everything is moving ahead, we’re not going to be standing on the sidelines and watching everything go by. We’ve got to stay in the game to protect the future of the franchise.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Just now, TennesseeTuxedo said: San Diego is home to over 2 million people I'm just repeating what the Chargers brass said.. It may be home to over 2 million people, but 25% of their season ticket holders come from la or Orange County. That's a huge shot to take if another team moves there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 18 minutes ago, heyitsmeallen said: I'm just repeating what the Chargers brass said.. It may be home to over 2 million people, but 25% of their season ticket holders come from la or Orange County. That's a huge shot to take if another team moves there. This is all a smokescreen. Even if it's true that 25% of their season ticket holders are from LA or OC, moving will make them lose the 75% who are in SD. It makes no sense to lose 75% to protect 25%. Not to mention the drive to SD is a better drive for those in OC than their drive to LA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 hour ago, TennesseeTuxedo said: Sand Diego should have t'sown team. it is a huge market. I would bet the Rams have the best plan, because Kronke will pay for his own stadium. SD is supposedly the 8th largest TV market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 minute ago, abenjami said: SD is supposedly the 8th largest TV market. It wouldn't surprise me if the NFL denies their petition. The raiders are desperate for a stadium so I think they are more likely to get the nod. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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