Chargers to announce they're moving to LA tomorrow

[TP76]

They egged the Charger HQ this morning - can't imagine what they're gonna do in Oakland, but it'll be 100X worse.

 

[Dude]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Exactly. I'd respect him more if he got in front of a podium and just admitted it was all about money.

He could've at least sent Boltman to do his bidding.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

So basically you're saying the city is to blame because they should have just bent over and let Dean do what he pleased with no lube. I disagree. The city had a very solid offer, and no city supplies 100% financing. Not one.

I don't think any one can be blamed, but I am saying that after 16 years of negotiating and still unable to complete a deal, that most people will or would say it's time to make a change. I would and so would you. Think of it this way. Would you allow your wife to be sleeping with other men and living off your money for sixteen years? I have no invested interest in any team coming to Los Angeles, but from a business point, I still think the Raiders would do better and would walk all over the Rams, but I also think the Rams will do better than the Chargers. I also doubt that the Chargers will see a super bowl in Spanos life time, so at least you get some pay back

 

[Vitamike]

San Diego fan on his way to the next game from the parking lot to inside the stadium
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Dude really, when was the last time you were in SD for a Chargers game?

I went in 2014 & 2015, to see the Rams and Broncos respectively.

I had no problems with the Stadium. That said, I go to the Coliseum and Rose Bowl to see the Rams & Bruins so there's that.

The biggest issue I saw with the location was the near location of the fuel rack located right next to the Stadium. The havoc a terrorist could deliver!

What I liked best, was the rail system adjacent to the stadium. The lines were crazy but moved well.

 

[boltfan72]

I don't think any one can be blamed, but I am saying that after 16 years of negotiating and still unable to complete a deal, that most people will or would say it's time to make a change. I would and so would you. Think of it this way. Would you allow your wife to be sleeping with other men and living off your money for sixteen years? I have no invested interest in any team coming to Los Angeles, but from a business point, I still think the Raiders would do better and would walk all over the Rams, but I also think the Rams will do better than the Chargers. I also doubt that the Chargers will see a super bowl in Spanos life time, so at least you get some pay back

Dude I appreciate the attempt at the metaphor, but it made no sense. You're basically saying that the city didn't offer a good enough deal to keep them. I disagree. $450 million is plenty of cash. It's his business and if he feels it's better for his business to go there, then he can choose to do so. And Charger fans that have cheered for their team their whole lives can choose to hate the guy and hope he gets syphilis after getting gang raped in Inglewood.

 

[Vitamike]

And Charger fans that have cheered for their team their whole lives can choose to hate the guy and hope he gets syphilis after getting gang raped in Inglewood.

boltsfan, as a long time Rams fan, I understand your pain. Losing the Rams in the late 90's was a terrible experience, but I never trashed St Louis in the process, so chill on the trash talk on LA. Most of us here in LA don't want Spanos and the Chargers in LA anymore than you and Charger fans want them to leave.

And if you do want to talk LA down some more, get it right. I corrected you already and you never retracted or acknowledged your inaccurate statements on the Rams sucking during the period you said they did.

 

[boltfan72]

 

[boltfan72]

boltsfan, as a long time Rams fan, I understand your pain. Losing the Rams in the late 90's was a terrible experience, but I never trashed St Louis in the process, so chill on the trash talk on LA, most of us don't want the Spanos and the Chargers here in LA anymore than you and Charger fans want them to leave.

And if you do want to talk LA down some more, get it right. I corrected you already and you never retracted or acknowledged your inaccurate statements on the Rams sucking during the period you said they did.

Sorry bro. The Rams are awesome and Inglewood is a beautiful city.

 

[boltfan72]

Regardless, even with the Rams playing well, they couldn't sell out a 90k stadium. They moved, thinking they would sell out all the time, then sucked and didn't sell out. Then they went to STL.

So the point is valid. LA fans, like SD fans, are fairweather. You have to admit that if both teams go 12-4 next year, it will be the Rams tix that are tougher to get, even with the Chargers playing in a 27k seat stadium.

 

[Vitamike]

Sorry bro. The Rams are awesome and Inglewood is a beautiful city.

Well, as long as you fully understand reality!

All joking aside, you were in fact completely wrong when you said the reason the Rams moved to Anaheim was because they sucked at the time. 7 straight Division Titles, 5 NFC Championship games and 1 Superbowl just prior to the move disagrees with your comment.

Being that wrong about it, I really thought you would responded with a serious attempt acknowledging the facts and your misstatement.

 

[boltfan72]

Well, as long as you fully understand reality!

All joking aside, you were in fact completely wrong when you said the reason the Rams moved to Anaheim was because they sucked.

Being that wrong I about it, I really thought you would have a serious attempt acknowledging the facts.

Yeah, see post #210. Need to refresh sometimes.

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[calsnowskier]

 

[Vitamike]

Regardless, even with the Rams playing well, they couldn't sell out a 90k stadium. They moved, thinking they would sell out all the time, then sucked and didn't sell out. Then they went to STL.

So the point is valid. LA fans, like SD fans, are fairweather. You have to admit that if both teams go 12-4 next year, it will be the Rams tix that are tougher to get, even with the Chargers playing in a 27k seat stadium.

Now look who is not paying attention. I have already shown you that selling 90K by today's standards would only be achieved by the Dallas Cowboys. And Jerry World is a huge reason for that.

Also, the Rams set NFL records year in and year out in attendance and were above the NFL average for almost all 49 years here, save the last year as I recall. (No thanks to that Witch, who drove the once proud organization into the ground just to move her team and get a sweetheart of a stadium deal in her hometown in St Louis.

 

[Vitamike]

Yeah, see post #210. Need to refresh sometimes.

See post 215, I was actually responding to post 210.

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[Battlelyon]

Chargers shouldn't look for a welcome wagon in L.A.

 

[Vitamike]

Chargers shouldn't look for a welcome wagon in L.A.

Nice article SE but it's already been posted on the thread.

Why didn't you read the 11 thread pages before posting?

 

[Battlelyon]

Nice article SE but it's already been posted on the thread.

Why didn't you read the 11 thread pages before posting?

Lol, I'm not reading all that