UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Many are built using public funding, in part.
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Many are built using public funding, in part.
dezguy
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It's been proven, many times over that publically funded stadiums come no where near the ROI that is often claimed by teams or consultants.
The economic activity created, usually only ends up benefitting a few.
True, and unless a team skips out on them most cities consider it a good investment.
Maybe in Canada.
Under pressure from owners to move to a city that will give them whatever they want. Corporate extortion at it's worst.
Oldfart
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The Rams are leading their division and they are not drawing fans in the 2nd or 3rd largest city.
Good point. They left LA the first time because they were not drawing well. Furthermore the palace they are currently building is 2 years behind schedule . In the end they had to get the Chargers to move in with them in the hope of trying to make a go of it.
overflowed
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I would stand on the something if that's too degrading to anyone. Except Indecision.
So basically people who don't like sports and want their tax dollars spent elsewhere complain.
They haven't had a playoff team for some time. Plus L.A. is tough because there are too many entertainment choices. When the Rams and the Raiders were winning in L.A. they did well with the fans.
Oldfart
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They haven't had a team for some time and LA has had a hard time connecting to football even when they had previous teams. Baseball and basketball do well, football has had a tough time. The Giants and the Jets draw and NY has just as many if not more entertainment choices.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Both the Giants and Jets play their home games in New Jersey.
dezguy
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If you want to call economists, people who don't like sports, then sure.
59 Dano
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Those guys flopped because they were to one degree or another poorly organized, poorly funded, lacking quality players, and competing directly with the NFL. The NFL isn't poorly organized, poorly funded, or lacking in quality players. Know what else the NFL isn't? IT ISN'T COMPETING WITH THE NFL.
59 Dano
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PUBLIC FUNDING OF STADIUMS IS BAD! WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING TEAM!
PUBLIC FUNDING OF STADIUMS IS GOOD! PLEASE DON'T MOVE OUR BELOVED TEAM!
It's a sell job on both sides.
59 Dano
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I don't have a problem with public funding of NFL stadiums. Well, I do. I'd rather keep my money. If my money is going to be taken from me anyway, it might as well go toward something I would use and enjoy.
That's exactly the point. They lacked the base base and the TV ratings needed to acquire thew revenues needed to compete. The question that is now being called into focus is whether the NFL will be able to generate the revenues they will need in the future. Expansion here in the US is not the easy option it used to be. It would be difficult to put an expansion team somewhere in the states without having an owner claiming that it's being located within his existing market. That explains why they are looking at places like London and Berlin. In addition if the antitrust exemption were to be lifted it would allow each owner to negotiate his own deal with the networks rather than the marketing of the league as a whole. Jerry Jones wanted to do that a few years back. Thankfully the smaller market owners ganged up on him and said " not going to happen".
