Stadium Proposals/Issues/News Thread

[jhasley]

Originally Posted by chargertom

Is there an owner in the NFL that has built a new stadium, and paid for it entirely out of their own pocket?

Or is that a special situation reserved only for Spanos?

I never said pay full for it. Atleast put down some of it.
The city is paying for it.
Keep defending him. California is broke and cant afford to make Spanos even more rich with a new stadium.

[chargertom]

Originally Posted by jhasley

I never said pay full for it. Atleast put down some of it.
The city is paying for it.
Keep defending him. California is broke and cant afford to make Spanos even more rich with a new stadium.

Does that mean San Diego has reimbursed Spanos the $15 million he's spent so far, just looking for a site to build on, and the legal fees involved?

Or have you just jumped to the conclusion that the city is going to pay for everything, without having a clue what an eventual stadium deal will look like if it happens?

[guerro619]

Originally Posted by jhasley

Did he offer to put any money towards a stadium? Or does he want the city to pay for all of it while he REAPS THE BENEFITS.

Thats why i dont like him as our owner. Makes me sick hearing he is a good owner. Why do you think we always boo him when he talks at games

You really don't know about the stadium issue. Where are you getting your information from???

[Cbadsurfer]

Originally Posted by ktmjim

Of course you are. Just own it.

My opinion, not a rumor. I'm happy to own it and you're welcome to spread it if it makes you happy.

[Cbadsurfer]

Originally Posted by HechoEnSanDiego

The Raiders are 179-221 during her tenure with the team (1988-2012). She led the Raiders back to Oakland and a horrible stadium deal. No thanks.

What did she do right in Oakland?

She was not responsible for the football side of things. That was all Al Davis. She did legal, finance, marketing, and stadium issues. The stadium deal she negotiated to bring the team back was horrible for the city of Oakland, not the Raiders. Shame on the Oakland politicians.

In terms of accomplishments, the team has had far fewer blackouts than we've had. Pretty amazing considering how horrible the team has been over the past decade. We could use her marketing skills, obviously.

On the new stadium front, they are much farther long than we are. Maybe she could move things along down here.

[HechoEnSanDiego]

Originally Posted by Cbadsurfer

In terms of accomplishments, the team has had far fewer blackouts than we've had. Pretty amazing considering how horrible the team has been over the past decade. We could use her marketing skills, obviously.

Wrong. It isn't even close.

Quote from a 2011 article:

"The sellout situation is nothing new. They have 78 blackouts since they have returned from their Los Angeles sojourn in 1995. Upon their return to Oakland, the Raiders were confident that they would resume their sellout streak with no issues."

http://www.examiner.com/article/cont...has-deep-roots

[Cbadsurfer]

Originally Posted by HechoEnSanDiego

Wrong. It isn't even close.

Quote from a 2011 article:

"The sellout situation is nothing new. They have 78 blackouts since they have returned from their Los Angeles sojourn in 1995. Upon their return to Oakland, the Raiders were confident that they would resume their sellout streak with no issues."

http://www.examiner.com/article/cont...has-deep-roots

I stand corrected. You are right. They have had many more than us and I should have checked my facts. My point was that Amy Trask did a great job selling tickets for a perennial loser in a two team market. Especially in recent years.

In 2011, Jim Harbaugh was energizing the Bay Area fans by taking the 49ers to the playoffs, while the Raiders were into their ninth non-winning season. Yet the Raiders sold out all eight games that year. That's remarkable. We had two blackouts that year, and four the year before that, in spite of having a playoff caliber team throughout most of this decade, and having the entire Southland all to ourselves.

The Chargers do a horrible job filling the stadium. If our record was as bad as Oakland, I'd cut them some slack. But it's not.