LA stadium finally gets the go ahead . . .

by Option27 on Oct 22, 2009 12:19 PM CDT

INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill allowing the construction of a 75,000-seat stadium that developers hope will lure an NFL team to the Los Angeles area. Schwarzenegger announced the signing of the environmental exemption bill Thursday in Industry, where the stadium would be built about 15 miles east of Los Angeles. Officials say the stadium would generate more than 18,000 jobs and more than $762 million in economic output. Senators last week approved the bill, which would nullify a lawsuit filed by nearby residents over the project's environmental impact. Developer Majestic Realty Co. has said the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers are on its list of seven teams it will approach about a move to the Los Angeles area.

To all my fellow Los Angeles Rams fans Looks like this maybe the new gateway back home . . .

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Don't count on it.

Actually this being done now makes it tougher for the Rams to move. This means the stadium will probably be completed well before the Rams are available to move.

If I were you and I wanted to cheer for a local team in Los Angeles, I might want to start loading up on things with lightning bolts on it.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Oct 22, 2009 12:23 PM CDT reply actions

I don't think that's the case

This just makes potential LA buyers of the Rams more giddy.

Reading this article might make you think otherwise as well . . .

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Not only are the Rams for sale, but the city of St. Louis, which provided $260 million in public money to lure the team here, must tell the Rams by Feb. 1, 2012, how it is going to make Edward Jones Dome improvements to make even more money for the team.

There’s a bunch of technical stuff in the Rams’ lease here, but cutting through it all, if the city doesn’t provide the Rams with essentially a new stadium plan by March 2015 to match the likes of palaces in New York and Dallas, the Rams will be free to move.

Let’s be honest here, with the economic struggles in the U.S.A. and specifically St. Louis, do you really think they will have enough money to make those improvements to the dome? Highly doubtful.

From all reports from the media out here in LA over the last few weeks, everyone was waiting the ok to get this deal done to build the stadium. They knew that buyers from LA had the Rams on radar because of what was quoted above. This makes them much easier to move and with a fan base already established still to this day, the most logical suiters for the move.

Don’t be surprised if the LA bids start popping up more than ever now. This was all they were waiting for.

by Option27 on Oct 22, 2009 12:48 PM CDT reply actions

that's cool and all

but how come all of these types of articles are coming out of LA. it would be one thing if everyone was writing the same thing, but LA seems to be writing one thing, and the rest of the county another.

i still hold full confidence that rosenbloom will not sell to anybody wanting to move the team back to los angeles.

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 22, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Money talks loudly

by Option27 on Oct 22, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions

But the Rosenblooms aren't actively looking for buyers.

All they’ve done is said they would listen to offers. They aren’t out there pitching the Rams and trying to sell the team off.

They have no rush to get anything done.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Oct 22, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

if the rosenbloom was actively selling the team and looking for the most money and that’s all he wanted, the team would be sold right now.

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 23, 2009 1:52 AM CDT up reply actions

EUROPE

"Time For Action, Fire It Up!"

by moy on Oct 23, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I think Oakland has the biggest shot of losing their team, personally.

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by Farorefox on Oct 22, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions

I’ll be happier then a sissy in boot camp if the Rams were to return but i highly doubt they will, more likely it’s the Chargers and thats cool with me, seeing as how they are allready from So Cal and I been getting to watch them every Sunday now for awhile, so they have developed into my #2 fav team

by peteyweestro on Oct 22, 2009 3:57 PM CDT reply actions

The one thing a lot of you are missing is ownership

All know the heirs are looking for new owners, but not every team on that list is. Oakland will be under Al Davis until he dies. The LA stadium group made it clear that they want controlling ownership of a team. I think this ownership factor is relevant for every suitor except the Rams.

However, the Rams do have timing on their side since it’s been reported that negotiations will begin the day following the Super Bowl this season with interest in the team moving here by 2012. In fact, it’s been reported that the ownership group would even support moving a team to LA in time for next season and play at te Rose Bowl or Coliseum. The Rams are still tied up at EJ Dome for a few more years and may in fact be the “saving” factor for the city of St. Louis.

As an LA-area fan I’d love to see that Rams here. Really any team but the Raiders Niners or Bolts is fine by me.

by BruinHalo on Oct 22, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

This better not happen.

Saint Louis loves football. We continue to sell-out games despite being among the league’s worst. Jacksonville can’t do that. How about they move, not many people would be sad.

by StopSpe on Oct 22, 2009 6:41 PM CDT reply actions

Most wouldn't even notice.

Gators. Gators. Gators.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Oct 22, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Goodbye Oakland Raiders

I hardly knew ye

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Oct 23, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions

quick quiston

how many of you guys are based from LA or surrounding area? Just wondering because you guys would be some of the most loyal fans out thier.

by keeperskillz24 on Oct 24, 2009 5:52 PM CDT reply actions

I'm from CA

and my dad made me like The Rams, pretty much from birth (the 70’s). Everyone of my freinds gave me so much $hit about jumping teams when they left LA, but i just couldn’t do it. I guess that is DIE HARD. i was actually glad when they left LA. i thought they got the short end of the stick there. if “they” don’t win in LA, they forget about them and my favorite basketball team is whoever is playing the lakers.

"Time For Action, Fire It Up!"

by moy on Oct 24, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions

maybe they get an expansion team. No team will move anywhere

hello Los Angeles Animals welcome to the NFL for the record I patten that name if they want to buy it for their expansion team.

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by angryandy on Oct 25, 2009 8:11 AM CDT reply actions

i would love the move back to L.A. BECAUSE WE ARE THE LOS ANGELES RAMS

to thats where it all started in los angeles …yeah i know cleveland but the rams belong in l.a.
7 straight division titles a trip to the super bowl and almost a win there.one of the best ever played super bowls ever.but a change in scenary isnt all we need…we did well in st.louis winning a super bowl,but look around the league alot of that talent still remains from the greatest show on turf…to many bad manrment moves destroyed a possible dynasty…and thats my take on this disater that has been created

by willsfuntime on Oct 26, 2009 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

LA

seems it would want a futbol stadium instead of a football. I’m not sure how many Mexicans like American football.

by keeperskillz24 on Oct 26, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions

I'm not sure the point of this comment.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Oct 26, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions

id rather

not have the rams move out of st louis

by keeperskillz24 on Oct 26, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions

so you take a shot at Mexicans to make your point?

I used to teach at a high school that was about 44% Hispanic (and about 99% of that was Mexican), which is pretty much the same percentage of Hispanics in LA County (47%) and a good portion (50%) of the Mexicans played and liked football and it was probably close to 100% among those who were 2nd generation Americans. So, it looks to me like you’re just talking out of your ass and making generalizations.

Also, I’m wondering why USC and UCLA have such strong fan bases in such a soccer loving city.

Btw, roughly 48% of the city of LA is Caucasian (out of a total city population of 3.7M people). That’s like 1.94M Caucasians.

The entire St. Louis area has a population of 2.8M people (of all ethnic groups) which is less than 1 million more than the Caucasian population of the city of Los Angeles (not including any of the surrounding areas).

And keep in mind, all of this is being told to you by someone who never wants to see the Rams leave St. Louis, from someone who grew up less than an hour from St. Louis, and is as die hard a St. Louis sports fan as there is. Aaaaand, gets really annoyed when the LA fans here trash St. Louis and talk about how St. Louis doesn’t deserve to keep the Rams.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Oct 26, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions