Stan Kroenke and the Forced Hand

sums it up nicely.

This whole, “we’re playing in London..” “No you can’t because the lease says you can’t!” thing has me confused though.

Either this is a huge power play by Stan, or he has dipshits in his legal and scheduling department.

And judging by the past problems with Kroenke’s Nuggets and the WWE a few years back, what can we assume?

If not I can imagine the CVC will have less of a need to or obligation to keep the Rams in STL. The revenue they generate will be significantly less if the years of bad results continue.
The LA flirtation will be less welcomed by Los Angelinos and it’d indicate that sellers of land or a stadium would not be as interested in the Rams coming in over a more winning team.

I think the real power play, be it for stadium negotiations, increased fanbase and selling marketable players to the media will be to have a team constantly in the playoffs and winning playoff games.

I hope with all my heart that all this business does not distract the ownership from ensuring a winning culture is ingrained and becomes synonymous with the Rams franchise.

With regards to my preference of LA or STL, mine lies with STL purely because the name sounds better.
As long as it stays the Rams and not ‘Angels’, ‘Crips’, ‘Bloods’, ‘Musclemen’, ‘Kush’, ‘Moviestars’ or anything more applicable to new location (be it LA with these examples) I will be a fan and continue to unwaveringly invest my energies (and a lil ‘jack’) into this team.

I’m a Rams fan. If that’s LA, STL, London or Timbuctoo I will remain a fan. Only way I lose my fandom is if the team is no longer the ‘Rams’.

Not those of us fans, and there are millions of us who were fans of the LA Rams and continue to be fans of the STL Rams. We love the hope they may return home.

But, Sam and Blake Griffin grew up 4.6 miles from each other, and then went to OU at almost the same time, so it would be kinda funny if they ended up in LA together.

If not, or it’s not as big as the St. Louis market, then let them stay where they currently reside.
If there is one team that should be in LA though, it’s the Rams. They have the true history there.

Let them move, and L.A stadium will fill for about 2yrs maybe 3 tops. The tickets will be way over priced for common fan. It will be the hip place to be for the upper class. I’d love for them to stay in St.L & i think they will. Reason being you think the Raiders & Chargers would go for that. The Davis family and the Chargers oweners would go nuts if you let some new ower move to L.A . I dont see that going down . The CVC needs to turn over the dome to Stan and let them play a game a yr in london maybe switch it up every yr home away. Cause i will admit the Rams fan base here is lame a bunch of old people who call security if you stand and cheer lord forbid you spill a beer. No one can deny how bad the dome is and over half the fans in the place. It would be nice to chop the top off and freeze all snobs out of the lower level .All the people arent but most are and have no clue whats going on. Hey and give them some of the parking proceeds they leave the lots are empty & the dome is useless. ……GO RAMS TRADE THE PICK!

between the NFL live and in person compared to the NFL on TV is astronomical. I cringe whenever I hear those who clamor about how much better the experience of watching the game on TV is. Being at the game is way better. At least it is for someone who is actually a knowledgable fan of the game for what it is.

I’m a fan of the Rams because they represent my region and I can actually attend games. Take this away and what would I be routing for? Laundry? I’ve never been able to understand those that continue to route for a team that packed up and moved a thousand miles away. I’m not saying someone is wrong for doing this but I personally don’t get it. Sure when the Cards left I pulled for the players that I knew until they were gone but after that it was over. Of course it was real easy to gravitate to the Chiefs durring the late 80s so maybe that makes a difference. Also perhaps the longer you have the team the harder it is to let go.

My preference is that St Louis and the Rams to work this out. I think it’s best for everyone with the exception of those with the dream of the Rams returning to LA. It’s good for StL for obvious reasons. It’s good for the NFL because they need stability and assurance to their fans that their respective teams are staying put. It’s good for Stan because he has a supportive fanbase that given the slightest reason to hope will return in full force.

I’m hopeful in the end all parties involved will see the value that each brings to the table and a smart and progressive plan is worked out.

Get it? … up the you-know-what … in the End. Oh well, so much for my punny jokes. That’s why nobody knows me as a stand-up comic.

But seriously, it would be nice if for once the fan actually counted. I mean, to actually have a say in the matter that carried any weight. Kind of reminds me of ancient times when there were wars all over Europe between various kings and lords…the poor peasants were the ones who were the ones that suffered when it was all said and done.

Go Rams! (er, I mean Stay Rams!) Okay, so I’m still trying to crack a joke, so what!

Not gonna lie, I did click on it but I did have a general sense of the meaning of the word based around the context it was used in. College. It finally came into use.

But in the last 3 years I stopped going to Rams games. I love the Rams but absolutely hate the dome. Football should be played outdoors bottom line. Anyone who has ever played football (played for 12 years) knows this. I also think that everything is ridiculously overpriced for the product that is given on the field. I would much rather watch the game in the comfort of my own home.
Secondly I don’t understand why Stl Rams and LA Rams fans can’t get along. We both love the Rams. If we can get a new stadium built (almost positive that isn’t happening) then great, but I’m also not opposed to them going back to LA where they can have a brand new outdoor stadium and realistically make more money from sponsors. Its not that I don’t love going to sporting events (cards season ticket holder) but the dome is a piss poor environment. So worst case scenario is I have to continue to pay for NFL Sunday Ticket, which I pay for already due to my obsession with Fantasy Football. So while I feel for the PSL holders and fans who continuously go to games, I myself am happy either way. Go Rams!!!

is holding the LA market for expansion until they can scare up another city to equal out the move. Meanwhile, he’ll keep the LA market open for teams to leverage, or extort cash from their current cities. I don’t think the Rams or any other team is going to move to the LA area.