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fishing with the fam posted:Is there a reason we don't see Toronto bandied about more often? That's quite a large market, and seems like a more natural fit than an expansion to London. The canadians already have their own version of football. Toronto already has a professional football team: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Argonauts So, cracking open a new market in London, after prepping the way for many years with exhibition games, is a different prospect from trying to get Canadians to (presumably) pay for a stadium for a home team for a foreign league with foreign rules of a game they already have and play. e. Also reading the above article, attendance of CFL games has been in decline for decades. That is not promising precedent for an NFL investment.
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fishing with the fam posted:Is there a reason we don't see Toronto bandied about more often? That's quite a large market, and seems like a more natural fit than an expansion to London. The last time an attempt was made you guys dissed it because it was Bon Jovi  I'm glad the Bills stayed to become more miserable
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i also remember when trump tried to buy the bills that doesn't seem so bad now
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Phil Mickelson, real man of the people: https://twitter.com/sdutSanders/status/822214253012619269 https://twitter.com/sdutSanders/status/822214396277493762 https://twitter.com/sdutSanders/status/822214529253679104 https://twitter.com/sdutSanders/status/822214745964953600 https://twitter.com/sdutSanders/status/822214992157999104
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Maybe because I'm still bitter about people using the "fans didn't try hard enough" excuse for the Sonics, but I hate it so much. It's just another form of blaming the victim.
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Not That Into You posted:Phil Mickelson, real man of the people: I don't blame the people of San Diego, but it's totally their fault.
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tk posted:I don't blame the people of San Diego, but it's totally their fault. "I mean, personally, I would have gladly given a billionaire millions in completely undeserved money, but, hey, I get it, some people don't want to do that. So uh....*sniffs own fart*...yeah"
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Chinatown posted:"I mean, personally, I would have gladly given a billionaire millions in completely undeserved money, but, hey, I get it, some people don't want to do that. So uh....*sniffs own fart*...yeah" But Raiders to Vegas with public money is rad cuz Mark Davis is goony
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Vertical Lime posted:i also remember when trump tried to buy the bills My monkey paw to end all monkey paws.
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It's a horseshit argument to blame the citizens for the Chargers leaving, because Dean basically never negotiated with the city in good faith. He always had one foot out the door, essentially; notice how's everywhere in LA, while he hid like the cowardly putz he really is while still "negotiating" in SD? gently caress him.
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It's very sad that our perpetually underperforming sports franchise that's owned by a terrible person is paying the city to leave a dilapidated stadium and well over a hundred acres of prime real estate because the citizens refused to give him hundreds of millions of dollars. How will I deal with not being bitterly disappointed for four months of the year? Edit: also, Phil Mickelson has a net worth of about $375 million, so he could have probably bridged the financial gap himself because he loves the Chargers so much. Glass of Milk fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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Oh no the suites arent fancy enough! Maybe phil shouldve gotten a regular seat then. Douche
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Glass of Milk posted:Edit: also, Phil Mickelson has a net worth of about $375 million, so he could have probably bridged the financial gap himself because he loves the Chargers so much. I really wish Jeff Sanders had said that to him.
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Glass of Milk posted:Edit: also, Phil Mickelson has a net worth of about $375 million, so he could have probably bridged the financial gap himself because he loves the Chargers so much. I was going to say the same thing. Phil is a selfish idiot-dick.
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Raiders to Vegas can be rad and simultaneously bad for different reasons.
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Raiders should have relocated to LA where they're still beloved. Vegas loves nothing, it is incapable
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Ammanas posted:Vegas loves nothing, it is incapable thats why it owns nihilism owns raiders are the perfect team therefore
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Ammanas posted:Raiders should have relocated to LA where they're still beloved. Vegas loves nothing, it is incapable They wanted LA.
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seiferguy posted:Also, the Cubs asked Chicago for money to fund renovations to Wrigley, and Chicago kindly told them to pound sand, and the Ricketts' family ended up paying out of pocket. Las Vegas Cubs.
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Vertical Lime posted:what happens to oakland's pride if the a's find a way to move to san jose or anywhere that's not oakland bawfuls posted:With the Raiders gone, the A's will have a relatively easy time of getting a new stadium built at the existing O.co. site with private funds. A's will not be building on the same site. Sounds like they're moving down town. Ammanas posted:But Raiders to Vegas with public money is rad cuz Mark Davis is goony More specifically, this is rich tourist's money.
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warcrimes posted:A's will not be building on the same site. Sounds like they're moving down town. That the source of Vegas' tax money is rich tourists doesn't change the fact that it could be better spent on things which will actually benefit the residents.
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Leperflesh posted:The canadians already have their own version of football. Toronto already has a professional football team: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Argonauts
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:That the source of Vegas' tax money is rich tourists doesn't change the fact that it could be better spent on things which will actually benefit the residents. Yes and I trust local and state govts to spend the money wisely. California has a lottery system in place which generates hundreds of millions in revenue since the 80s and was specifically instituted to help schools. Cali spends more on education that some states's entire budgets yet the school system is almost dead last in rankings.
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:That the source of Vegas' tax money is rich tourists doesn't change the fact that it could be better spent on things which will actually benefit the residents. But of course it would make too much sense for Las Vegas to let its citizens vote on it like San Diego did. Much easier for Sheldon Adelson to buy off a couple dozen lawmakers in a special session. warcrimes posted:Yes and I trust local and state govts to spend the money wisely. California has a lottery system in place which generates hundreds of millions in revenue since the 80s and was specifically instituted to help schools. Cali spends more on education that some states's entire budgets yet the school system is almost dead last in rankings. How much worse would California's school system be without lottery revenue? And yeah you're right to mistrust the ability of local and state governments to spend money wisely, I mean Vegas is blowing a couple hundred million on a useless sports stadium! Adun fucked around with this message at 02:14 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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warcrimes posted:New Raiders logo-
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Durandal1707 posted:It's a horseshit argument to blame the citizens for the Chargers leaving, because Dean basically never negotiated with the city in good faith. He always had one foot out the door, essentially; notice how's everywhere in LA, while he hid like the cowardly putz he really is while still "negotiating" in SD? Exactly. Spanos has been threatening to leave if the taxpayers didn't give him completely undeserved $$$ since I was a little kid. He's a poo poo who's been trying to blackmail our city for decades. The only thing San Diego is at fault for is not getting rid of him earlier. gently caress Spanos and good riddance.
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Gosh, Chargers <fans>, I just wish you coulda supported the team a little more. *Team leaves to a city with less support* Longpig Bard fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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You can tell we live in a good society when we have people sincerely advocate for a public policy of bread and circuses except without the bread.
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coupbrick posted:Gosh, Chargers, I just wish you coulda supported the team a little more.
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I was looking at Mark Davis' Wikipedia page, and it says he was born in 1954 or 1955. Is this a joke edit, or does nobody know when he was born?
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King Hong Kong posted:You can tell we live in a good society when we have people sincerely advocate for a public policy of bread and circuses except without the bread. Bread and circuses except the people of Rome are paying for it instead of caesar
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coupbrick posted:Gosh, Chargers <fans>, I just wish you coulda supported the team a little more.
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The Zack posted:I was looking at Mark Davis' Wikipedia page, and it says he was born in 1954 or 1955. Is this a joke edit, or does nobody know when he was born? A lot of times, a public figure's exact birthday isn't known unless he tells somebody, so they just have to guess based on his age.
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Members of the Davis family aren't born, they are conjured up.
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seiferguy posted:Maybe because I'm still bitter about people using the "fans didn't try hard enough" excuse for the Sonics, but I hate it so much. It's just another form of blaming the victim. Seriously, this is like history repeating. gently caress that argument with a splintery cedar trunk. The Chargers can go gently caress themselves.
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