New stadium in LA

[oneinchpunch]

Jim Trotter: Chargers fans may be upset about partnership w/ Raiders, but Spanos and Davis families have had a good friendship/relationship for decades.

[BlazingBolt]

I hate the Raiders just as much as anybody but it doesn't really bother me. I don't much give a shit about the stadium in general and Qualcomm would be just fine from my perspective (even though I understand it's a dump that needs to be replaced). At least in Carson it's pretty easy to drive up and catch a Charger game. I would still hate the Raiders even if they moved to the NFC and shared a stadium with the Bolts. The only thing that would suck is that we wouldn't get to beat them as often and will take longer to catch up to them in all time head to head winning percentage. At the same time it would probably be better than playing twice a year and having both games being 90% raider fans.

That councilman wearing a rivers mcfadden jersey was pretty discusting.

[Formula 21]

Too bad the stadium is not further north so they are out of the TV zone of influence.

[Highboltage]

As a guy who has to drive by their soccer stadium to and from LAX area every few months... It's not as bad of a spot as people say it is.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carson,+CA/@33.8444389,-118.193974,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2cb1e7fbac47d:0xa12f1778a9e28065

Few miles from Palos Verdes, Long Beach, and really close to the coast. Decent access to all the rich dudes in Orange County who can take the 73 straight to the stadium.

It could be worse, they could build a stadium in Riverside County.... just sayin'

It's also right next to Compton.

[6025]

I saw a lot of orange shirts in the audience at the Carson presser. Raider fans doing work furlough?

[richpjr]

I saw a lot of orange shirts in the audience at the Carson presser. Raider fans doing work furlough?

Bronco fans laughing hysterically at both teams...

[Formula 21]

Seriously, it's not over till it's over. If Kroenke moves his team before the season starts, the Bolts and Raiders are both screwed. They would probably be locked out of LA and they'd never get a positive vote at home for a stadium.

Why didn't the Bolts hook up with Kroenke? A rams-bolts stadium makes more sense with an owner that has the land and the money to make it happen. Plus, it's a better fan base.

And Kroenke would have a better chance to get his relocation vote from the owners.

[Bolt-O]

Why didn't the Bolts hook up with Kroenke? A rams-bolts stadium makes more sense with an owner that has the land and the money to make it happen. Plus, it's a better fan base.

Spanos probably has no desire to be just a tenant in a stadium. With the deal with the Mark Davis, he's 50% equity owner of everything that comes from the stadium. Probably ran the numbers, and this was his best move long term. Despite what we think of the 'duh fan base, the ties to the Davis family run deep in the Charger ownership, going back to Al's tenure as an assistant coach, the guy who signed Alworth, as well as the guy who convinced Alex to buy into the league. The Charger fan base may be reset here in San Diego, but he might also think in the long term that more LA area fans are more attracted to the Blue and Gold if they are actually there in LA County.

[ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBKR]

With the deal with the Mark Davis.

Re-read what you just wrote.

This is your 'business partner.'

https://nbcprofootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/markdavis1xoburkolhqm.jpg

[KNSD]

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/19/oakland-raiders-san-diego-charges-moving-forward-with-1-7b-stadium-to-share-in-socal/

“We have both been working in our home markets to find a stadium solution for many years, so far unsuccessfully,” the teams said.
“We are pursuing this stadium option in Carson for one straightforward reason: If we cannot find a permanent solution in our home markets, we have no alternative but to preserve other options to guarantee the future economic viability of our franchises,” the teams said.

Note the big "IF" in that statement. Neither team is serious about moving to Carson at all. This is a desperate negotiation tactic by both teams. Might work for the Raiders, at least from reading that article, but Chargers just screwed themselves over big time. They're going to be F'd over when the Raiders get their deal in Oakland. Maybe the Charger backup plan is to move in with the Rams.

[captaind]

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/201...hare-in-socal/

“We have both been working in our home markets to find a stadium solution for many years, so far unsuccessfully,” the teams said.
“We are pursuing this stadium option in Carson for one straightforward reason: If we cannot find a permanent solution in our home markets, we have no alternative but to preserve other options to guarantee the future economic viability of our franchises,” the teams said.

Note the big "IF" in that statement. Neither team is serious about moving to Carson at all. This is a desperate negotiation tactic by both teams. Might work for the Raiders, at least from reading that article, but Chargers just screwed themselves over big time. They're going to be F'd over when the Raiders get their deal in Oakland. Maybe the Charger backup plan is to move in with the Rams.

I think they're looking elsewhere across the country.

I don't think either one of them get a deal out of this. Oakland will be stuck in Oakland, and the Chargers will try to make a deal somewhere else outside of CA.

[6025]

They bought the land, hired the architects, got a whole city to be onboard. Awful big game of chicken.