Comments on: Formal update on downtown L.A. stadium coming Tuesday

By: recon163

recon163 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:47:42 +0000

@ rcali

“Since California is broke and it’s LEGAL citizens are taxed to the brim, there is still no way to pay for the stadium. If the billionaire owner is not willing to flip the bill, all you cities being held hostage are safe.”

Both LA stadium proposals are being touted as 100% privately funded.

There are some financial questions about the downtown proposal.

By: laplayaheritage

laplayaheritage — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:42:43 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/20110124a
Do not count out the new location for a downtown San Diego Chargers Stadium/Convention Center Expansion/Sporting Complex on the Waterfront with an existing public park that can be used for Tailgating.

Please see our proposal for a new NFL Chargers stadium on the waterfront in downtown San Diego, which will be built as part of the Convention Center Expansion. The plan could happen without the use of Redevelopment Money. Then CCDC would not have to destroy the Historic Wonder Bread building, and Eminent Domain of the existing Print Shop and Liquor Store.

By: rcali

rcali — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:10:20 +0000

Since California is broke and it’s LEGAL citizens are taxed to the brim, there is still no way to pay for the stadium. If the billionaire owner is not willing to flip the bill, all you cities being held hostage are safe.

By: bleedinpurple

bleedinpurple — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:44:24 +0000

Did my post get deleted?

By: seewise

seewise — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:22:19 +0000

Their not just a Minnesota team, as the name implies it is also the N.Dakota, S.Dakota and Iowa Vikings, this actually is a good market for the NFL. Wilf is a guy who made $$$ in the realestate buisness, why would he go to another allready invested in built-up LA Complex? if he wants, then sell the team to Minnesotans. LA should just create a new team. If NFL moved Minnesota after 50 years of tradition, I would never watch Pro Football again or buy from Reebok, Nike, etc. again. I do know there are alot of soCal viking fans, but they must not agree with this.

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:50:42 +0000

Leiweke was just quoted in the MN papers that it ain’t the Vikes, but his company operates the Target Center and probably wouldn’t want the bad publicity if they were courting the Vikes.

By: tgraiders

tgraiders — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:38:42 +0000

The Raiders are not going anywhere. Al Davis has made it clear he wants to stay in Oakland. Last season he also took time to address all the fans outside the stadium personly speaking to them to let them know as much. But it only makes Raider news if it creates hits on PFT

By: joepags

joepags — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:49:19 +0000

like ALL LA sports teams, the 1st quarter will be an empty stadium. of course if its the lakers then everyone is a “fan”. LA is a joke!

By: mystereo

mystereo — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:59:41 +0000

Just because it is the 2nd largest market doesn’t mean money will be raining down on them.

There is a reason why the NFL has failed there before. That reason is that the 2nd largest market is just not interested in pro football. The LA market has USC and UCLA for their football fix and that’s all they want.

They can put half of the league in LA at one time and all of the franchises will fail. LA is a Laker, Dodger, college football and pro soccer market. There is more sports news in LA about Beckham knocking up his wife than there is about pro football.

By: cowboyerik

cowboyerik — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:26:13 +0000

LOS ANGELES VIKINGS! YEP! Got a nice RING to it!

By: majikalmushr0om

majikalmushr0om — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:52:32 +0000

Yea I’d probably wait for Kobe to retire before you host games that overlap with the NBA season there…

By: cantarguefacts

cantarguefacts — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:19:23 +0000

Take Jacksonville to LA, then move either Kansas City to the AFC South (its already a geographically f&%#ed up division with Indy) OR Move Jacksonville (LA) to the NFC and move the Rams to the AFC South.

Jacksonville had a nice rebound this season but they still need a lot of help with attendance.

But just in case, they should bring the tarps to LA

By: babyjesus69

babyjesus69 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:56:26 +0000

that would be pretty bad ass if they announce on tuesday the team that’s agreed to come to LA.

By: flagontheplay

flagontheplay — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:48:40 +0000

@ravenspit:

You’re just another tool who has no understanding of the LA market.

There are 18 million potential football fans in the greater Los Angeles area. Most of those under age 20 can’t even remember what’s it like to have a football team to call their own. They’re starving for the NFL here.

This community has NEVER had a state of the art NFL venue. You’re going to see season ticket sales records broken.

This city has attendance records in multiple sports, including an NFL single game record (102,368) that stood until Cowboys Stadium opened in 2009.

The Rams and Raiders “abandoned” Los Angeles for sweet deals from other cities, not because they weren’t supported by the community…

… Just as the Colts bolted Baltimore, Ravenspit.

By: slickster35

slickster35 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:38:19 +0000

No city would ever be dumb enough to try and deal with Davis again.

Welcome your new LA Chargers!

Even if they can’t sell out, it won’t be any different than being in San Diego.

By: maximus929

maximus929 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:25:38 +0000

You should mention that 2011 is the Raiders last year of a lease in Oakland.

To my knowledge Davis hasn’t committed to return to Oakland. And with the horrible political climate their (corrupt), I’m guessing Al would jump at the chance to move back to LA.

As a long term resident of LA, there is no way we would support the Chargers. Every couple of years some bonehead tries to sell LA on the Chargers. We hate that franchise. They are as boring as any in football.

LA is a Raiders town.

By: upperdecker19

upperdecker19 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:23:39 +0000

@ ravenspit says:

As a resident of SoCal, I have to respond…..

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that you’re 100% correct.

We bandwagon out here, if you’re not the Lakers (used to include the Dodgers pre-McCourt). Team is winning = we might show up. Team is losing = we have better things to do.

By: maxtj

maxtj — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:15:17 +0000

ravenspit is clueless about why the Raiders and Rams left. They left for the same reason the Colts left Baltimore: outdated stadium and no funding for a new one. Had nothing to do with attendance or the fans caring or the beach or Disneyland or any other cliched use of the diversion excuse in LA.

By: cdawg619

cdawg619 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:13:56 +0000

Chargers moving to L.A. is like Bloods moving into South Central. How you gonna convert Crips into wearing red?? Busters??

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:57:30 +0000

This is starting to sound like that Kevin Costner movie, “Field of Dreams”…”If you build it, they will come.” I’m sure the California taxpayers won’t mind an extra $1B+ burden to build a stadium in case a team wants to move.

By: db105

db105 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:32:58 +0000

If they charge PSLs at the new LA stadium people will not go for that.

By: hooterdawg

hooterdawg — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:25:35 +0000

If the Chargers leave SD, I hope they leave their whiny, fairweather fans behind.

By: raiders4life

raiders4life — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:08:50 +0000

Dd you say “Black Hole”? Sounds like Raider Nation to me. Hell no to the Chargers. Hell Yeah to the Raiders!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: sdchargers25

sdchargers25 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:04:58 +0000

If the Chargers leave SD, then F&#K THEM! Spanos has got the be the stingiest billionaire in the damn world!

By: stumpy2565

stumpy2565 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:03:28 +0000

It will probably be the Rams.

By: jc1958coo

jc1958coo — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:56:25 +0000

that’s the owners for you, give me what i want or i’ll leave!! need to tell them to leave, like bud selig in milwaukee, but the state f#^k us and we paid the tax!!

By: ravenspit

ravenspit — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:51:01 +0000

PLEASE, stop with the NFL to LA. They don’t deserve one and won’t support it. How many more times will teams abandoning the town need to happen before the NFL finally gets it.

By: tramonwilliams38

tramonwilliams38 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:47:09 +0000

Isnt California in huge debt, so 5,000 fans a game which will be all celebs should do the trick. 5,000 capacity should work in LA!!!

By: thegreenviking

thegreenviking — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:30:57 +0000

What a coincidence that this would come out while the Mn legislature is debating a possible stadium.

By: p4hbiz

p4hbiz — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:15:11 +0000

Way to go LA!.. PLEASE bring us a Winner!

I would love the Raiders, but they belong in Oakland..