Looks like LA is a go...

[Battlelyon]

Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Sports 6:41 p.m. EST December 30, 2015
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The cities of San Diego, St. Louis and Oakland all have made their final pitches.

Now it’s up to NFL team owners to decide: Which of those cities will keep their teams? And which will move to Los Angeles?

The decision won't come until at least Jan. 12-13, when the league’s owners meet in Houston. But the NFL set a deadline of Wednesday for those cities to make their cases.

“We are able to confirm that we have received submissions from Oakland, St. Louis, and San Diego as requested,” the NFL said in a statement Wednesday. “All three submissions are generally consistent with our most recent discussions with public officials and task forces. We appreciate the leadership that public officials have demonstrated on behalf of the three cities. There is a great deal of information for the three teams and all of NFL ownership to review and consider. At this point, no applications for relocation of a franchise have been filed.”


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Are two NFL teams too much at once for L.A.?


The latter is expected to change as soon as Monday, when owners of the San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders are expected to apply to relocate to Los Angeles County. Rams owner Stan Kroenke is backing a stadium proposal in Inglewood, near the L.A. airport. The Chargers and Raiders are jointly backing a competing shared stadium proposal in the L.A. suburb of Carson.

The NFL has said it only will support two teams in one shared stadium, creating the possibility that one of the three teams could be forced back to its current market with lost leverage and an uncertain future.

To relocate, a team needs approval of 24 of the league’s 32 owners. Likewise, nine owners could block either project, creating a stalemate that could further complicate the league’s quest to return to L.A. for the first time since the Rams and Raiders left in 1995.

All three teams are unhappy with the stadiums in their current cities, where they also lack actionable, acceptable plans for a new stadium. That differs from L.A., where each team has a stadium project that’s been approved by city councils.

In San Diego, the city wants more time, hoping it can put a stadium proposal on the ballot in June for a $1.1 billion plan that would include $200 million from the city, $150 million from San Diego County, $363 million from the Chargers and $200 from an NFL loan program. The team has played in San Diego since 1961.

“We are confident that the people of San Diego want the Chargers to remain in San Diego for another 50 years,” said the San Diego proposal signed by Mayor Kevin Faulconer and San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts. “When the vote passes, construction can begin in a matter of months and the stadium will be ready for the 2019 season.”

The uncertainty of whether such a vote would pass is one reason the Chargers believe they have no choice but to pursue a more certain path in L.A. Likewise, the Raiders have no viable stadium proposal in Oakland. The city instead submitted a letter to the league Tuesday that included stadium concepts and a plea.

“We need additional time from the NFL to build on our forward momentum,” says the letter from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Scott Haggerty, president of the Board of Supervisors for Alameda County.

Among the three cities, St. Louis is considered the most advanced in its bid to keep its team. But its proposal for a $1.1 billion riverfront stadium there also includes some uncertainty. It proposes $400 million in public funding, $250 million from team ownership and $300 million from an NFL loan. The latter is $100 million more than the NFL has produced for such a project, prompting a letter from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell remin

 

[zeke2829]

you don't think st louis is going to sue the crap out of someone. they have done everything the NFL has told them to do. think about it two of the three teams have no stadium plan in place. it shouldn't even be a question which 2 teams are moving unless the total FIX is in.

Dam Coog
You better hurry up and get down there before they start loading up the trucks and heading West to!!

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

Another part of this whole thing...The 1 billion dollar per team relocation fee. How are the Chargers and Raiders going to pay it? If Stan gets screwed out of L.A. you better believe he's going to make sure the teams pay every dime of it. But of course, of the three teams, only the Rams can afford it. So now what?

 

[27mtrcougar]

Another part of this whole thing...The 1 billion dollar per team relocation fee. How are the Chargers and Raiders going to pay it? If Stan gets screwed out of L.A. you better believe he's going to make sure the teams pay every dime of it. But of course, of the three teams, only the Rams can afford it. So now what?

I think they lowered it to 500m. Stan already has a lot of the owners pissed off i don't think he wants to make to much of a stink. besides i guarantee the nfl might be in his ear telling him if he plays nice we will make sure you get the Broncos when they become available. he wouldn't have a relocation fee to pay then.

 

[zeke2829]

I think they lowered it to 500m. Stan already has a lot of the owners pissed off i don't think he wants to make to much of a stink. besides i guarantee the nfl might be in his ear telling him if he plays nice we will make sure you get the Broncos when they become available. he wouldn't have a relocation fee to pay then.

Dam Girl, I can see that you sure aren't gonna take this very well if it goes down!

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

I think they lowered it to 500m. Stan already has a lot of the owners pissed off i don't think he wants to make to much of a stink. besides i guarantee the nfl might be in his ear telling him if he plays nice we will make sure you get the Broncos when they become available. he wouldn't have a relocation fee to pay then.

Like I've already told you. The NFL/Owners have aready engaged in multiple illegal activities against Stan behind the scenes. Stan can make as much as a stink as he wants at this point, he pretty much has them by the balls.
Ever hear the saying "he who has the gold, makes the rules." Well Stan is the one with the Gold, he could buy and sell pretty much all of the owners multiple times over. With the fight Stan could afford to put up, I'm not sure ANYONE really wants to mess with him especially after sueable offenses have already been proven...

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Here's a good article from Bernie Miklasz: STL Submits Stadium Proposal: Will the NFL Process Be Fair, Or Corrupt? - 101Sports.com

 

[shopson67]

Rochester? Daaaaamn. I bet you miss the weather bad, huh?

I was only living in San Diego for about 6 months, but yeah, I still have flashbacks lol.

This year has been weird though. It was 60 degrees here for most of last week leading up to Christmas. Winter (and snow) held off until last Sunday night. Still only have a slight dusting of snow. El Nino winter, which makes me flash back to that winter in San Diego (El Nino as well).

 

[Battlelyon]

Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams & San Diego Chargers file for relocation to Los Angeles

Which franchise — if any — will end up in the country's second-largest market?

Jeff Curry/Mark J. Rebilas/Jake Roth / USA Today Sports
Jan 4, 2016 at 11:34p ET
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The NFL announced on Monday that three teams officially filed paperwork to relocate to the Los Angeles area. L.A., the nation's second-largest market, hasn't had a team since the Raiders and Rams left after the 1994 season.

The league released the below statement:

Three teams — the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, and San Diego Chargers — each submitted applications to our office today to relocate their franchises to the Los Angeles area beginning with the 2016 season. Each team submitted the appropriate documentation in support of its application as required by the NFL Policy and Procedures for Proposed Franchise Relocations.

The applications will be reviewed this week by league staff and three league committees that will meet in New York on Wednesday and Thursday — the Los Angeles Opportunities, Stadium, and Finance committees. The applications will be presented for consideration at next week’s league meeting in Houston on Tuesday and Wednesday. The relocation of a franchise requires the affirmative vote of three-quarters of the NFL clubs (24 of 32).

The Raiders are hoping to return to Los Angeles for the second time. The team left Oakland following the 1981 season before returning from Los Angeles in 1995.

Owner Mark Davis wants to partner with the division rival Chargers to build a stadium in Carson, Calif.

Rams owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group planning a $1.8 billion stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The franchise has been playing in St. Louis the past 21 seasons.

The Rams currently have a year-to-year lease with the Edward Jones Dome. The team said on its website that it sought to relocate to the greater L.A. metropolitan area, where the team played from 1946-94.

Kroenke has ignored efforts by a St. Louis task force that is proposing a $1.1 billion stadium along the Mississippi River, not far from the Rams' current stadium built in 1995.

The Chargers have played in San Diego for 55 seasons.

In a video posted on the team's website, chairman Dean Spanos blamed "the inability of the city at the political level to get any kind of public funding or any kind of vote to help subsidize a stadium."

The Chargers walked away from negotiations with the city and county in mid-June.

— The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

[Battlelyon]

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/...s-kroenke-deadline-to-respond-to-stadium.html

 

[27mtrcougar]

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/...s-kroenke-deadline-to-respond-to-stadium.html

Yeah that's interesting. Stan is use to not having to respond to anyone unless it's convenient. The FAA will make it a pain in ass for him lol.

 

[Retroram52]

Now all of a sudden, everyone and their frikin owner/brother wants the LA market. This is ridiculous.

 

[Rambunctious]

Los Angeles city council and mayor growing tired of Chargers owner and his foot dragging....this was announced today on the local radio.

Don't know what it means but it was at the end of a report on today's action by all three teams to relocate...

 

[Rambunctious]

Report: Stan Kroenke to build Inglewood stadium regardless

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/...s-kroenke-deadline-to-respond-to-stadium.html

This has been expected for a while now. I can guarantee you he has a team of lawyers and experts ready to go...

 

[Retroram52]

That stadium site that Kroneke is building also includes condos and entertainment centers as well as shops. If the Rams don't play there, his soccer team will. Again, Kroneke only does things to benefit himself! Period, end of story!

 

[27mtrcougar]

hes a madman!!


St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to move forward with his idea of a multipurpose stadium in Los Angeles regardless of whether the NFL approves the franchise's plan to relocate.

Continue for updates.

Inglewood Still Moving Forward on Stadium Project
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Inglewood Mayor James Butts told Inglewood Today the plan would adjust on the basis of the NFL's decision. If the league doesn't grant the Rams relocation rights, the Inglewood stadium would then be used for major sporting events like the World Cup and the Olympics.

The venue is also planned for big-ticket concerts, awards shows and a number of other entertainment events. Last February, Inglewood's city council approved the $2 billion project, which will be located at the old Hollywood Park. The plan calls for a stadium seating 80,000 fans and is part of a movement to revamp Hollywood Park into a multipurpose entertainment mecca.

Realistically, NFL approval is the only thing standing in the way. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders have also been linked to a move to Los Angeles. The Chargers and Raiders introduced a plan that would include a shared stadium between the two franchises, which would be located in Carson.

Both plans on the table have their pros and cons. For the Rams, the city of St. Louis has at the very least taken a significant step in approving a new stadium for an NFL team. St. Louis has been far more proactive than either Oakland or San Diego, which may cause league ownership to consider keeping the franchise there for continuity.

The Oakland-San Diego plan would require an actual competitive change. Either the Chargers or the Raiders would have to realign and join the NFC West for the plan to work, which creates a drawback from a competitive perspective. A franchise currently in the NFC West would then have to agree to relocate to the AFC. The NFL has not realigned its divisions since 2002.

Owners are expected to approve one of the two proposals within the next month. A meeting will be held Jan. 12 and Jan. 13 to go over the plans.

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

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hes a madman!!


St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to move forward with his idea of a multipurpose stadium in Los Angeles regardless of whether the NFL approves the franchise's plan to relocate.

Continue for updates.

Inglewood Still Moving Forward on Stadium Project
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Inglewood Mayor James Butts told Inglewood Today the plan would adjust on the basis of the NFL's decision. If the league doesn't grant the Rams relocation rights, the Inglewood stadium would then be used for major sporting events like the World Cup and the Olympics.

The venue is also planned for big-ticket concerts, awards shows and a number of other entertainment events. Last February, Inglewood's city council approved the $2 billion project, which will be located at the old Hollywood Park. The plan calls for a stadium seating 80,000 fans and is part of a movement to revamp Hollywood Park into a multipurpose entertainment mecca.

Realistically, NFL approval is the only thing standing in the way. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders have also been linked to a move to Los Angeles. The Chargers and Raiders introduced a plan that would include a shared stadium between the two franchises, which would be located in Carson.

Both plans on the table have their pros and cons. For the Rams, the city of St. Louis has at the very least taken a significant step in approving a new stadium for an NFL team. St. Louis has been far more proactive than either Oakland or San Diego, which may cause league ownership to consider keeping the franchise there for continuity.

The Oakland-San Diego plan would require an actual competitive change. Either the Chargers or the Raiders would have to realign and join the NFC West for the plan to work, which creates a drawback from a competitive perspective. A franchise currently in the NFC West would then have to agree to relocate to the AFC. The NFL has not realigned its divisions since 2002.

Owners are expected to approve one of the two proposals within the next month. A meeting will be held Jan. 12 and Jan. 13 to go over the plans.

Get it yet??? he's thumbing his nose at the NFL and DARING them to say no to him...This guy is VERY smart and knows EXACTLY what he's doing...

 

[27mtrcougar]

Get it yet??? he's thumbing his nose at the NFL and DARING them to say no to him...This guy is VERY smart and knows EXACTLY what he's doing...

no i think its a mistake. it will only piss off more owners and block his move. I think he's getting desperate.

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

no i think its a mistake. it will only piss off more owners and block his move. I think he's getting desperate.

Desperate? you really don't get how business works, do you??? A multi-billionaire like Stan Kroenke doesn't get desperate. Rams or no Rams, he can build that stadium and make HUGE money. You want to talk about the moves of a desperate man, take a look at Spanos in San Diego...