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cuppacoffee · 05-21-2005

Chiefs raise specter of moving team
County officials perceive a heightened need for tax

By JEFFREY SPIVAK and BENITA Y. WILLIAMS
The Kansas City Star
For the first time in stadium improvement talks, one of Kansas City's major teams has raised the possibility of leaving town if the Truman Sports Complex is not renovated.

The Chiefs' new chairman, Clark Hunt, recently told a group of state legislators and local leaders that one or both teams would probably leave Kansas City if Jackson County defaulted on its leases with the teams and the sports complex didn't get a major face-lift soon.

LA is mentioned in the article. Wonder what the chances are??

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**Lucky** · 05-21-2005

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Originally Posted by cuppacoffee

LA is mentioned in the article. Wonder what the chances are?

Considering that LA is the #2 market & KC is something like #30, it makes sense (& a lot of cents). But the NFL just closed a record TV deal without LA. How much does it really matter? As long as LA has a void, NFL franchises will be able to hold their cities & states hostage for new stadiums & tax breaks.

royce1054 · 05-21-2005

I have heard they are a prime target to move to LA, right along with San Diego

JustBonee · 05-21-2005

Rumors of so many teams going to LA .. but finding someone to put up the money and locating a SPOT for a stadium seems to be an ongoing mystery.

DRIFTAWAY · 05-21-2005

Maybe JAX should move to LA considering they never have fans in the stadium

or California already has a busload of teams, so maybe they should find the one with the lowest fan base,attendance and income and stuff like that and move them to LA. Prolly Raiders or 49'ers

royce1054 · 05-21-2005

What i heard about the raiders is they have a contract till 2010 or 2011.
The cardinals are getting a new stadium X them off

Minnesota, New Orelans, KC, SD are the four teams i think might possibly move. I think NO might move next season to san antonio... I heard the SD might be going banrupt so i think they are the prime candidate for moving north.

Oakland might be a team that moves out of LA because by the time their lease is up god knows what city will need a team by then

F-minus67 · 05-21-2005

I thought the reason why LA did have a team any more was because they had a hard time getting people to go to the games?

**SheTexan** · 05-21-2005

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Originally Posted by royce1054

Oakland might be a team that moves out of LA because by the time their lease is up god knows what city will need a team by then

Youngstown Colt · 05-22-2005

KC has some of the greatest fans in america, the Chiefs aren't going anywhere

royce1054 · 05-22-2005

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Originally Posted by SheTexan

It was a 2am post

cuppacoffee · 05-24-2005

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Originally Posted by Youngstown Colt

KC has some of the greatest fans in america, the Chiefs aren't going anywhere

The Baltimore Colts had some great fans too.

Its all about the facilities and the $,

......not the fans.
But I agree, the Chiefs aren't leaving, just a little leverage by Hunt.

cac:

**beerlover** · 05-24-2005

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Originally Posted by Youngstown Colt

KC has some of the greatest fans in america, the Chiefs aren't going anywhere

I agree with youngstown, KC fans are GREAT football fans, they deserve a much better product. I would put them in the same category with GB fans

Hervoyel · 05-24-2005

The one thing that's impossible to miss is that Los Angelas is worth far more to the NFL empty than it is with a team there. Empty it's the threat hanging over all of our heads when the teams want something from their home towns. If someone moves to LA the most convincing threat the NFL has goes away.

I think they would be fools to put a new team in LA.

OzzO · 05-24-2005

Tell ya what, since Taggyboo has such a chubber for LA, why not move the Chiefs, Saints, Niners, Chargers, Jags, Colts, Raiders, Jets and go ahead and add the remaining 24 to the relocation into LA.

That way, LA can support the NFL (as they have so well in the past) and the rest of the USA can buy Sunday ticket.... which apparently they're raising the price on.

... glad I'm in close proxmity of the home team

JustBonee · 05-24-2005

Aren't they running out of places around LA that don't want the NFL around. The latest hope, Carson, just said NO.

Youngstown Colt · 05-24-2005

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Originally Posted by A4toZ

Tell ya what, since Taggyboo has such a chubber for LA, why not move the Chiefs, Saints, Niners, Chargers, Jags, Colts, Raiders, Jets and go ahead and add the remaining 24 to the relocation into LA.

Hmmm, the LAFL, it has a ring to it.

brickmantexanfan · 05-24-2005

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Originally Posted by Youngstown Colt

KC has some of the greatest fans in america, the Chiefs aren't going anywhere

i believe you are right.i live 80 miles south of kc and my other half well i hate to say it she is an avid chiefs fan as is most the population around here,i have attended several chiefs games in the past(pre 2002),not only does their season tickets sale out every year,but kc has the 3rd highest pricing in the league,Arrowhwhead stadium is i guess 32 yrs old or so,and i believe the article has served it's purpose to get a rise out of the fans and make them realize that a tax hike might be what it takes to keep them here,and they will vote it in if neccessary,in 1964 when the then dallas Texans owned by Lamar Hunt and other investors packup and moved the Team to Kc,it looked like the team would not make it financially selling only like 5000 tickets,seemed like a bad move to move to kc and the investoers wanted Hunt to pull out and move again but he didn't.any way i believe that the chiefs will stay in kc,bsisdes doesn't the NFL have to approve such a move and doesn't that take awhile to happen?

JustBonee · 05-24-2005

Saw this article at SI.com .. yes or no, they want comment about giving LA a 3rd chance.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200.../head2head.la/

OzzO · 05-24-2005

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...Some of the greatest memories I had growing up in L.A. were going to Raiders games with my dad and watching Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson run over helpless defenders. It's not that L.A. doesn't love football -- look at the attendance when the Raiders and Rams were contenders and the area's TV ratings last year -- it just doesn't support losing teams with crazy owners who constantly threaten to leave....

Wow, doesn't THAT sound familiar?

maddsouth · 05-24-2005

The Chiefs wont go to LA, KC is like the place to be for a game, they have great fans and always sell out...no way they move...I dont buy that

05-21-2005	#1
cuppacoffee Resident Grouch Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 73 Posts: 3,979 Rep Power: 16239	Chiefs To LA ? Chiefs raise specter of moving team County officials perceive a heightened need for tax By JEFFREY SPIVAK and BENITA Y. WILLIAMS The Kansas City Star For the first time in stadium improvement talks, one of Kansas City's major teams has raised the possibility of leaving town if the Truman Sports Complex is not renovated. The Chiefs' new chairman, Clark Hunt, recently told a group of state legislators and local leaders that one or both teams would probably leave Kansas City if Jackson County defaulted on its leases with the teams and the sports complex didn't get a major face-lift soon. LA is mentioned in the article. Wonder what the chances are?? From kansascity.com you must register (free) to read __________________ Experience shows, alas, that our religious conviction bears as much relation to our personal holiness as a man's dinner jacket to his digestion.- Tony deMello S.J.

05-21-2005	#5
DRIFTAWAY All Pro Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southeast Houston Age: 61 Posts: 996 Rep Power: 9	Maybe JAX should move to LA considering they never have fans in the stadium or California already has a busload of teams, so maybe they should find the one with the lowest fan base,attendance and income and stuff like that and move them to LA. Prolly Raiders or 49'ers __________________ 2007 NBA Champs- Rockets- 55+ wins Coach of the Year- Jeff Van Gundy MVP- Tracy Mcgrady Most Improved- Juwan Howard

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F-minus67 Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Middletown,CT Age: 26 Posts: 1,070 Rep Power: 10	I thought the reason why LA did have a team any more was because they had a hard time getting people to go to the games? __________________ "Democracy is not for the people." - Judge Dredd

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Youngstown Colt All Pro Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Youngstown, Ohio Age: 28 Posts: 997 Rep Power: 9	KC has some of the greatest fans in america, the Chiefs aren't going anywhere __________________ "If you're flammable and have legs you are never blocking a fire exit." - Mitch

05-24-2005	#13
Hervoyel The Right Track Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 47 Posts: 12,865 Rep Power: 57501	The one thing that's impossible to miss is that Los Angelas is worth far more to the NFL empty than it is with a team there. Empty it's the threat hanging over all of our heads when the teams want something from their home towns. If someone moves to LA the most convincing threat the NFL has goes away. I think they would be fools to put a new team in LA. __________________ A wise man once said "...well at this point it's all been hashed out and you either see it or don't. Hoping for a win next week" - HTown2ATX

05-21-2005	#3
royce1054 All Pro Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: HOUSTON Age: 31 Posts: 900 Rep Power: 9	I have heard they are a prime target to move to LA, right along with San Diego

05-21-2005	#4
JustBonee Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 1,762 Rep Power: 10	Rumors of so many teams going to LA .. but finding someone to put up the money and locating a SPOT for a stadium seems to be an ongoing mystery.

05-24-2005	#14
OzzO .. and then? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: northside Posts: 6,127 Rep Power: 3574	Tell ya what, since Taggyboo has such a chubber for LA, why not move the Chiefs, Saints, Niners, Chargers, Jags, Colts, Raiders, Jets and go ahead and add the remaining 24 to the relocation into LA. That way, LA can support the NFL (as they have so well in the past) and the rest of the USA can buy Sunday ticket.... which apparently they're raising the price on. ... glad I'm in close proxmity of the home team

05-24-2005	#20
maddsouth Rookie Join Date: May 2005 Age: 35 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	The Chiefs wont go to LA, KC is like the place to be for a game, they have great fans and always sell out...no way they move...I dont buy that

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