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San Diego Chargers plan to announce that they are moving to Los Angeles
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Is that going to be on the helmet?
Spanos is probably one of the few owners that couldn't pay for a stadium. Most of his networth is tied to the Chargers. He has to loan money from the league to pay for the relocation fee and get the right to be a second banana to the Rams and pay rent to Kroneke.
TheLostBigBoss
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Don't understand the fascination with moving to markets that don't give a shit about teams and will fail to fill seats or even have the local population watch your games.
TheCochese
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If they fail to fill Stubhub stadium that will be the most hilarious timeline
GoldenEye 007
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This is my take. What makes it seem like LA would be successful for the NFL now? I don't understand.
Mutanthands
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We wanted the Rams. No one wants the Chargers. The Chargers are just going to be a NFL version of the Donald Sterling era Clippers for us.
They are going to tank the market with this crap. Let the Rams get their shit together and get the new stadium built. Let them build up the fandom, and then see if we can support two NFL teams.
They are going to tank the market with this crap. Let the Rams get their shit together and get the new stadium built. Let them build up the fandom, and then see if we can support two NFL teams.
The Raiders would already have that built in color synergy with the Spurs
kevo_huevo
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The Spanos family will forever be the worst ownership group in the history of professional sports in America.
JohnTinker
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HarryDemeanor
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Welcome to LA, Felipe Rios!
bigwinnerx
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That is surely an existing classic rock radio station logo.
""Now on the Charge 100.7, LA's rock station, it's Aerosmith!"
""Now on the Charge 100.7, LA's rock station, it's Aerosmith!"
i drive from downtown by qualcomm every day it isn't a 40 minute drive, closer to 10. the location definitely isn't an issue.
FreedomFighter
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LA went from no teams to two teams in 2017? Why move to LA though? San Diego is going to be pissed. They'll only have the Padres now.
GravityInsanity
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Feel sorry for the fans and children who won't have a NFL teams anymore. That really sucks. I find it funny how California needs more teams in there life.
California's major sports teams:
- 5 MLB teams
- 4 NBA teams
- 3 NHL teams
- 2 NFL teams
Spoiled much?
California's major sports teams:
- 5 MLB teams
- 4 NBA teams
- 3 NHL teams
- 2 NFL teams
Spoiled much?
California has 4 NFL teams right now.
49ers (San Francisco)
Chargers (LA - Carson)
Rams (LA - Coliseum)
Raiders (Oakland - for now)
Darth Pinche
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Just saw posts on twitter that Chargers fans are driving by the head office and dumping their jerseys and stuff!
https://twitter.com/nbcsandiego/status/819583950192513024
https://twitter.com/nbcsandiego/status/819583950192513024
GravityInsanity
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Well, damn that makes it even worse. I completely forgot to add those teams by the way.
If this was in Europe, the Browns, Chargers and Jags probably would of found a way out of league football by now.
One Eyed Willy
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Nobody in LA or OC really wants the Chargers to be honest. They are going to really struggle to fill a stadium.
Didn't SD fans vote down a measure in Nov to approve paying for a new stadium with tourist hotel tax dollars? If so, why is this the Chargers fault for doing everything they could to stay, but simply cannot continue to play in one of the worst stadiums in the country? What is their alternative? My understanding was there really wasn't any.
Didn't SD fans vote down a measure in Nov to approve paying for a new stadium with tourist hotel tax dollars? If so, why is this the Chargers fault for doing everything they could to stay, but simply cannot continue to play in one of the worst stadiums in the country? What is their alternative? My understanding was there really wasn't any.
Pro tip: They have so many teams because a lot of people live there
Because Spanos is a greedy fuck who wanted San Diego to pay for the stadium instead of fronting the bill.
Ninja Scooter
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they can fill the StubHub center with Phil Rivers' kids alone.
AnthonypUK
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HarryDemeanor
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Only get to be disappointed with one team.
GravityInsanity
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Really? I didn't know that, wow thanks for telling me that.
Exactly.
timetokill
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Crazy that LA will have USC, but then a full fucking THREE terrible football teams
Yes so it's silly to call a state "spoiled"
HarryDemeanor
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He chose a location nobody supported tied to a convention center annex nobody wanted and he's too poor to be a legitimate NFL owner. He has to take out a loan for the fucking relocation fee ffs.
GravityInsanity
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I guess you missed sarcasm.
Jerry Jones will do every thing in his power to make sure that never happens.
San Antonio is all Cowboys fans.
CrunchyFrog
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LA already rejected the Rams with abysmal viewer ratings, how on earth do you think they'll be able to split that already low engagement with yet another team?
Gentleman Jack
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For the next five years at least, the only football teams from Cali I expect to see in a televised postseason game are all collegiate.
Darth Pinche
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LOL!
But there is truth there. Moving to Seattle from San Diego, I now know what a very strong fan base is really like. The Chargers always felt like an afterthought when I was in SD, not something a lot of people live and breathe.
If they had to go, the Chargers should have gone to a city that is hungry for a team.
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