$ 1 Lease Offer for 99 Years for Chargers

[redseat]

Councilmembers propose giving Chargers $1 lease to revive stadium talks

SAN DIEGO - Four members of the San Diego City Council are proposing that the Qualcomm Stadium site be leased to the Chargers for $1 in "one last concerted effort" to keep the team in San Diego.

The proposal by council President Myrtle Cole and council members Chris Cate, Scott Sherman and Lorie Zapf was made in a letter sent to Chargers Chairman Dean Spanos, with copies to National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell and other team owners.

Spanos has been calling for a new playing facility for his team for more than 15 years. Last month, voters rejected increasing the city's hotel room tax to partially fund a downtown stadium project.

 

[redseat]

will this work?

 

[chf]

corporate welfare hail mary.

 

[NinerSickness]

Will the Chargers have any trouble raising the funds for this?

 

[poprocksncoke]

Will the Chargers have any trouble raising the funds for this?

No problem, this week they will sell out with Raider fans.

 

[redseat]

a loan will be needed to pay this

 

[Eugene Baker III]

a loan will be needed to pay this

They are looking for a Countrywide office as we type....easier to find then an open receiver.

 

[huskers1217]

They are looking for a Countrywide office as we type....easier to find then an open receiver.

If Phillip Rivers was in NE, Dallas, NO, or Cincy, would he be considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever?

 

[Eugene Baker III]

If Phillip Rivers was in NE, Dallas, NO, or Cincy, would he be considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever?

Hell, at Dallas he would have four rings by now.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

I'll lease the Chargers for a $1 for 99 years! I think I can get together a buck... let's see, $0.40... there's $0.74... hmm, OH a dime and nickel! Only need $0.11.... hmmm, could check the drawer or car...

Eh fuck it.

 

[cdumler7]

No problem, this week they will sell out with Raider fans.

Raiders fans can't sell out their own stadium so how are they going to sell out the Chargers stadium?

 

[poprocksncoke]

Raiders fans can't sell out their own stadium so how are they going to sell out the Chargers stadium?

Not true, problem with the Raiders stadium isn't that they cant sell it out, its that its a dump.

 

[cdumler7]

Not true, problem with the Raiders stadium isn't that they cant sell it out, its that its a dump.

Don't disagree with it being a dump but I do know they still have the tarp on about 10,000 seats to help it sound like they are selling out the stadium.

 

[rmilia1]

The people of San Diego clearly don't want the Chargers there so what's the point in staying? Moving the team to LA doubles the value of the team. LA won't give a fuck either but at least you'd have a more valuable product

 

[poprocksncoke]

Don't disagree with it being a dump but I do know they still have the tarp on about 10,000 seats to help it sound like they are selling out the stadium.

Mt Davis was added when they came back from LA, if they could take the tarp off they would sell those seats even though the view up there is awful. Previous years no but now it would be no problem.

 

[miah]

The people of San Diego clearly don't want the Chargers there so what's the point in staying? Moving the team to LA doubles the value of the team. LA won't give a fuck either but at least you'd have a more valuable product

That's BS. The people of San Diego clearly don't want their extremely high, over taxed dollars covering a billionaires stadium. Spanos can build it, he just wants to use someone elses money.

San Diego isn't Cleveland. People from all over the world travel to San Diego for beaches, conventions, military events, and the wonderful year around weather.
If the Chargers leave, San Diego will still be a destination vacation spot.
I don't want the Bolts to leave, but I could curb stomp the Spanos family for the way they're trying to hold San Diegans hostage. If this is his play, GTFO!

 

[rmilia1]

That's BS. The people of San Diego clearly don't want their extremely high, over taxed dollars covering a billionaires stadium. Spanos can build it, he just wants to use someone elses money.

San Diego isn't Cleveland. People from all over the world travel to San Diego for beaches, conventions, military events, and the wonderful year around weather.
If the Chargers leave, San Diego will still be a destination vacation spot.
I don't want the Bolts to leave, but I could curb stomp the Spanos family for the way they're trying to hold San Diegans hostage. If this is his play, GTFO!

It's his team so if he wants to pay for the stadium then he will but why would he ? He can have it paid for elsewhere AND add value to his product. If the people in SD want the Chargers there then they need to pay for it. It's not a right to have a NFL team

 

[Clayton]

Raiders fans can't sell out their own stadium so how are they going to sell out the Chargers stadium?

They're underperforming the Chargers in Home and Road attendance AND they have a team that might make the playoffs.

 

[cdumler7]

They're underperforming the Chargers in Home and Road attendance AND they have a team that might make the playoffs.

I was just mostly messing with a Raiders fan. I'm sure they will be well represented at the Chargers stadium. Bronco fans have joked for years that San Diego is a 2nd home for us as you look in the stadium and it might be half Bronco fans at the game. I mean really if you could choose any NFL city to go to for a game where would it be? I think San Diego might be near the top for many.

 

[cdumler7]

Also same reason I kind of want the Raiders to move to Vegas as I do think it hurts their home field advantage as visiting fans will be willing to travel for the game for a weekend in Vegas.