Sħãlïq™ Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 L.A. backs deal for downtown NFL stadiumLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles took a major step Friday toward building a downtown stadium to lure an NFL team back to the nation's second most populous city, despite questions about how a 72,000-seat venue in the city's urban core would impact notorious freeway traffic, nearby housing prices and air quality. The 12-0 vote by City Council came after starkly contrasting predictions about what the $1.5 billion project would mean for an economically troubled city that has fretted over the loss of professional football since the Raiders and Rams fled Southern California in 1994. Supporters said the deal with developer Anschutz Entertainment Group would create thousands of jobs, a center of civic pride and new tax dollars for cash-starved City Hall, while critics warned that nearby housing prices would soar and traffic would come to a virtual standstill on game days. ''I know the result will be the return of economic vitality,'' Councilman Paul Koretz predicted. The vote was overshadowed by the recent announcement that AEG was seeking a new owner, though company officials have assured City Hall the stadium plan will remain the same, even if the company changes hands. The biggest question about the stadium is the most obvious: There's no one to play in it. But Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other supporters hope the agreement will eventually attract a team to one of the nation's most lucrative media markets.Read More Cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Watch it be the Raiders, making Real Deal angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Watch it be the Raiders, making Real Deal angry.Actually I don't think he'd mind the Raiders going back to LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 No point. NFL in LA is doomed to fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Actually I don't think he'd mind the Raiders going back to LA.No one wants the raiders in LA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Rams or Jags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Rams or Jags? The Jags is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 The Jags is a good idea.they'll fail even more in LA than they do in Jacksonville. The Jags have sold out every game for 3 straight years. They have a pretty faithful local fanbase. Moving them is as logical as moving any other small market team, and quite frankly, would make no sense since no one in LA would want to get behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) No one wants the raiders in LAhttp://i.imgur.com/mtSKn.jpg N tsure if serious. Edited September 30, 2012 by Sħãlïq̵' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/mtSKn.jpg N tsure if serious.the Raiders belong in Oakland. everyone knows this, I don't know why you are acting surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) the Raiders belong in Oakland. everyone knows this, I don't know why you are acting surprised.I was surprised you said 'No one wants the raiders in LA'. Anyway, the city of Los Angeles needs an NFL franchise. To me it doesn't matter if it's the Raiders or not. L.A. not being in the NFL is a joke. Edited September 30, 2012 by Sħãlïq̵' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I was surprised you said 'No one wants the raiders in LA'. Anyway, the city of Los Angeles needs an NFL franchise. To me it doesn't matter if it's the Raiders or not. L.A. not being in the NFL is a joke.No it's not. It's not like LA has never had an NFL team. They've had two and both failed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artesticle Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 la isnt exactly a football city at least not from what i noticed. its a basketball city, everyone is a laker fan, and dodgers have strong support. other than that, usc has strong support for college football. nfl wise, most people already have their teams, whether it be the raiders, chargers, niners. i highly doubt people are going to switch over just because a random team is brought over to la. like Lkr said, its already been tried twice and failed. so i dont know why they are wasting their time for a third time. stupid idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 No one wants the raiders in LALOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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