Owner of St. Louis Rams plans to build NFL stadium in Inglewood

[Mile High Dreams]

So much for no teams moving in 2015

 

 

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-0105-nfl-la-stadium-20150105-story.html#page=1

 

[Blarg]

The St Louis stadium is only 20 years old. There is no way the amount of money poured into it has been paid off and the Rams are wanting over $700 million in renovations or they threaten to move.  

[1nutkruk]

Kronke wants to be in LA.  He tried to buy the Dodgers.  

[nando714]

The Rams and either the raiders or bolts will share the new stadium if built.

NFL Owners want 2 teams in LA

[Angel Oracle]

The St Louis stadium is only 20 years old. There is no way the amount of money poured into it has been paid off and the Rams are wanting over $700 million in renovations or they threaten to move.  

Agreed, but sports teams aren't staying in stadiums/arenas as long as they used to.

 

Look at Turner Field, the Braves abandoning it after just two decades once the new stadium is complete.  

The original Charlotte Hornets arena was already imploded in 2007 after maybe two decades.

 

The Edward Jones Dome cost $280 million ($433 million in 2015 dollars) to build in 1995.   It was a very simple facility even by the 2000s.

Makes no sense to put a higher cost into renovation, than what it cost to originally build it just 2 decades back. 

St. L. has never been a true pro football town.   They root hard for U of Missouri football, and possibly U of Illinois football. 

The Cardinals will always be the big thing there.   Even Blues hockey is likely more popular than the NFL there.

 

I for one will always be a Rams fan, and look forward to them returning to their rightful home in SoCal one day. 

Raiders?    Oakland can keep them.    Two teams total between here and SD is plenty.

Edited January 5, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[nando714]

Rams owner wants to be in LA regardless of what the NFL thinks...maybe a team does come in 2015?

[Brandon]

Agreed, but sports teams aren't staying in stadiums/arenas as long as they used to.

Look at Turner Field, the Braves abandoning it after just two decades once the new stadium is complete.

The original Charlotte Hornets arena was already imploded in 2007 after maybe two decades.

The Edward Jones Dome cost $280 million ($433 million in 2015 dollars) to build in 1995. It was a very simple facility even by the 2000s.

Makes no sense to put a higher cost into renovation, than what it cost to originally build it just 2 decades back.

St. L. has never been a true pro football town. They root hard for U of Missouri football, and possibly U of Illinois football.

The Cardinals will always be the big thing there. Even Blues hockey is likely more popular than the NFL there.

I for one will always be a Rams fan, and look forward to them returning to their rightful home in SoCal one day.

Raiders? Oakland can keep them. Two teams total between here and SD is plenty.

Nothing is bigger out there than Chiefs and Rams. Columbia where Mizzou plays is pretty central so that gets a huge following on all sides. But the Rams aren't some side option.

[Tank]

Nothing is bigger out there than Chiefs and Rams. Columbia where Mizzou plays is pretty central so that gets a huge following on all sides. But the Rams aren't some side option.

 

this is very true. when we would visit family in southern nebraska during Christmas time, we'd occasionally make trips down to st. joseph, missouri. the number of chiefs jackets out in public was very impressive, like it was halftime during a game and people were out running a quick errand before the second half resumed.

[Angel Oracle]

I know of the big support the Chiefs get and have always gotten back to the 1960s after they moved to KC from Dallas during the AFL days. 

I just never get nearly as much of the same vibe over the past decade about the Rams.  

Whether up or down, the Chiefs are always a big deal.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The Rams have now gone year-to-year on their lease of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

 

Rams notify St. Louis they'll go year-to-year on dome lease

[Angel Oracle]

Step #2 achieved (securing land out here, followed by conversion to year-to-year lease in St. L.)!

 

Time to bring the Rams back to where they belonged all along!

Edited January 27, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[Punk]

Am I the only one that wants the Raiders back?

 

 

They were my favorite team when I was a kid.

[Blarg]

You and a bunch of guys wearing teardrop tattoos.

[nando714]

I wouldn't mind the raiders or rams.

[Tank]

The raiders suck, and so does their gang-banging fan base.

[gotbeer]

Something just occurred to me regarding the Inglewood location.  

 

Is it even possible to have a stadium built there now?  I'm not talking about the Forum, or the now defunct Hollywood park.  Because the environment back then and now are totally different.  But the site is directly under the approach flight path to LAX.  So you would have 50-70 thousand people directly underneath an approach flight path, where you can just about see the people in the plane as it flies over every few minutes.  Wouldn't this be a major security problem?

[Angel Oracle]

Doesn't the same thing happen for planes flying over Citi Field?

[Tank]

meh, it's only for 8 games a year plus a super bowl now and then. what could possibly go wrong?

[gotbeer]

Wow, Southern California can do nothing right.

 

Labor Trouble Shadows Potential NFL Stadium Near Los Angeles

Edited March 12, 2015 by gotbeer

[Ohtaniland]

Kroenke is pretty serious. Not crying wolf...

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/12537936/stan-kroenke-los-angeles-rams-owner-designs-2-team-stadium-los-angeles-area

[Hollyw00d]

I couldn't care less about the Rams.

If the Chargers moved it wouldn't really matter to me. Just as long as they're still on tv

[nando714]

I can't wait for a new stadium

That means a wrestlemania will likely take place there

[Vegas Halo Fan]

From the sound of it, in the case of the Rams there won't be a peep out of the NFL. The NFL has wanted a team in Los Angeles for a long time, and they have a wealthy owner who is willing to build his own stadium.

[Angel Oracle]

Yep, it's time for WM to return to SoCal after a decade long absence (Staples Center in 2005).

It's become like a Super Bowl now, with using only stadiums for several years now.

Although, didn't Kroenke and Vince McMahon once have a big disagreement over a WWE show vs Nuggets game in Denver at the Pepsi Center?

That plus the Rams = happy camper.

Edited April 3, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[nando714]

Yep, it's time for WM to return to SoCal after a decade long absence (Staples Center in 2005).

It's become like a Super Bowl now, with using only stadiums for several years now.

Although, didn't Kroenke and Vince McMahon once have a big disagreement over a WWE show vs Nuggets game in Denver at the Pepsi Center?

That plus the Rams = happy camper.

Only arena I can think of for Wm to take place in now is msg.

Wm 7 was supposed to be in the Coliseum but Sgt slaughter and the wwf got death threats bc of slaughters character (Iraqi supporter) during war time. They moved it to the sports arena.

I don't see why they couldn't sell out the Coliseum or rose bowl today especially when it's in Jerry's world next yr.