Mr. WEO Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Rams are LA's team; they were there a decade before the Dodgers. Exactly. I don't get all the Kroenke and Pegula hate. Typical lazy hot takes at TBD. Pegula, as an NFl owner, wants what they all want...more money. It's the reason he bought the team, Kroenke used his hopeless demand for public money for upgrades in STL (and their subsequent denial) as an excuse to justify his move to LA, where he will build a 1.7 billion dollar stadium. Knocking him for asking for public money is idiotic. How does anyone not get this? Edited January 13, 2016 by Mr. WEO
26CornerBlitz Posted January 13, 2016 Author Posted January 13, 2016 @AP_NFL St. Louis is a two-time NFL loser. Both times, it was about a stadium http://apne.ws/1nhm0X7 @rbfallstromAP
TheFunPolice Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) NY had better be ready to pay up for the Bills stadium Edited January 13, 2016 by TheFunPolice
26CornerBlitz Posted January 13, 2016 Author Posted January 13, 2016 @AP_NFL Back to Cali: The return of the Los Angeles Rams. And will the Chargers be next? http://apne.ws/1ZjBwNY @apschuyler
Mr. WEO Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 NY had better be ready to pay up for the Bills stadium Never going to happen.
Mr. WEO Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 What is never going to happen? jeez, i even quoted your thread. NYS is never going to build an NFL football stadium.
KD in CA Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 A) Governments shouldn't be subsidizing stadium projects for billion dollar companies. B) Kroenke is the biggest piece of scum since art modell. Damn that Kroenke for investing $2 billion of his own money in the dump that is Inglewood, CA!!
Kelly the Dog Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Vote passes 30-2. I wonder who voted "no." Ralph, from the grave. Typical lazy hot takes at TBD. Pegula, as an NFl owner, wants what they all want...more money. It's the reason he bought the team, Kroenke used his hopeless demand for public money for upgrades in STL (and their subsequent denial) as an excuse to justify his move to LA, where he will build a 1.7 billion dollar stadium. Knocking him for asking for public money is idiotic. How does anyone not get this? Pegula did not buy the Bills to make money. That's nonsense. He overpaid by $400m for no reason just to get it over with.
jahnyc Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 This very unfortunate. Two cities that supported their teams should not be losing them. This is bad for the NFL. Does this mean that there will be more movement of teams going forward or was this only about LA? I think this gives Pegula at least some leverage with NYS to at least pay for something related to a new stadium (such as improvements to transportation/roads), but I have no idea whether he would use it.
Uffalo Ills Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Hopefully they keep the name San Diego Chargers like the Niners did. I realize it's a bigger change in general, but I don't think LA Chargers sounds right at all.
TheFunPolice Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Watching them celebrate on NFL Network is nauseating
ALF Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 I don't think the Raiders would have to pay the $550 M relocation fee if they shared the 49er stadium. That would make more sense to me.
Kelly the Dog Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Hopefully they keep the name San Diego Chargers like the Niners did. I realize it's a bigger change in general, but I don't think LA Chargers sounds right at all. They were originally the LA Chargers and there is no chance whatsoever they keep the San Diego name.
gonzo1105 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 I do like how they at least gave San Diego some time and their city the opportunity to keep their team. They didn't have to do that and I think Dean Spanos(SD owner) will try to keep the team there. It's essentially up to the City. Qualcomm stadium is an absolute dumpster fire.
Buftex Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) I am so happy we still have the Bills, but watching that POS Jerry Jones talking about the "instrumental role" he played in the Rams moving to LA just made me really sick...it is another in a growing list of things that are really making me start to really hate the NFL. Blabbering on about the "great tradition of the Rams in LA"...!@#$ you NFL. Stan Kroenke is slime... Edited January 13, 2016 by Buftex
LA Grant Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Perhaps the California Chargers? Golden State Chargers has a nice ring to it, I think.
Uffalo Ills Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 They were originally the LA Chargers and there is no chance whatsoever they keep the San Diego name. Yeah I knew that, but honestly, the SD Chargers has a much better ring. Typical lazy hot takes at TBD. Pegula, as an NFl owner, wants what they all want...more money. It's the reason he bought the team. Although, he did say when buying the Bills, "If I wanted more money, I could just drill another well." That aside, I wish he had voted no. It doesn't make me think less of him that he didn't, but I just think it would have been a nice gesture. Especially considering Ralph Wilson's legacy.
purple haze Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited)   I certainly hope you're right, however, if there is no public money for the stadium, I don't think it gets built, and the NFL will be pressuring the Pegulas to move since The Ralph will be deemed inadequate for the plutocrats who run the league.  The Bills aren't going anywhere. There doesn't need to be public money for the stadium. The Pegula's could pay for it or they could partner with another investor to finance it privately. I doubt when the new stadium is built it will just be a stadium. More than likely it will be a stadium/entertainment/retail venture. I think where the state comes in is with money for infrastructure changes and transportation (subway/rail) upgrades/development. The state can justify that expense because it would serve the city/region outside of just fans who use the stadium. I like the Englewood option but with the chargers instead. some radio guy from LA was talking abt how much better Englewood would be with being able to everything around town plus the game. I go to church in Inglewood. It is very residential. I imagine they are going to have to expand/widen some roads around Hollywood Park. Edited January 13, 2016 by purple haze
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