[SpeedRacer]

Stan has a reputation with some as being apathetic to winning. Could be true. Another view is Silent Stan hires people to run the organizations and lets them do it. Could be true.

I don't follow the Nuggets or his Denver teams. (The Broncos are my #2 NFL team) But from what he's done with the Rams and Arsenal, he brings the 'jack" and doesn't seem to meddle. I'd rather have Stan than former Rams owner Irsay. Father and son.

Go Rams!

[St. Loser Fan]

Once again the Arsenal fans are abusing poor Stan.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/15/arsenal-fans-stan-kroenke-investment-vehicle

Arsenal fans tell Stan Kroenke club ‘feels like an investment vehicle’
• Fourteen supporter groups unite to express dismay at owner
• Fans want problem of ‘soulless’ Emirates Stadium to be tackled
Stuart James

Supporter groups have united to express their dismay at the way Stan Kroenke is running Arsenal and urged the American owner to make “new and dynamic appointments” to reinvigorate a club that “feels like an investment vehicle”. In a combined statement on behalf of 14 separate supporter groups the signatories said Arsenal fans have “never felt more marginalised”, questioned whether the board is fit for purpose and called on Kroenke to explain how he intends to get the club in a position where it is capable of winning major trophies again.

The statement, which reflects the growing sense of exasperation among Arsenal supporters about the way the club is going about its business on and off the field, read: “As Arsenal fans we have watched with frustration as the team’s football performances have declined over the past decade. When Stan Kroenke began buying Arsenal shares the club had just competed in a first Champions League final. Twelve years on Arsenal are about to play in the Europa League for the third year running.

“Off the pitch fans have never felt more marginalised, less listened to or valued. This was sadly illustrated when Stan Kroenke forcibly bought out the last remaining supporter-shareholders without even a word of appreciation for their custodianship role in the club. It feels as though Arsenal is at a crossroads. Things need to change. What all of us as signatories to this statement want to see is meaningful action by Stan Kroenke to reinvigorate our football club.”

It is 15 years since Arsenal last won the Premier League title – they finished fifth last season – and hard to see them mounting a serious challenge any time soon. The absence of Champions League football for a third successive season has damaging financial ramifications for a club whose only signing so far this summer is the 18-year Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli.

“Change needs to start with better leadership,” continued the statement. “In his takeover document Stan Kroenke said: ‘KSE’s [Kroenke’s investment holding] ambitions for the club are to see it competing consistently to win the Premier League and the Champions League.’ We see little evidence of how this is to be achieved. Instead our club feels like an investment vehicle, personified by the owner’s statement that he didn’t buy Arsenal to win trophies.

“It is sad that an institution like Arsenal FC has such passive ownership. All of us want to see a clear sense of purpose and direction. KSE should start by being more open and accountable and explain how they intend to achieve the goal of winning the game’s major trophies. If Stan Kroenke is going to be absent from London he needs to make sure the board he delegates to is fit for purpose. There is a desperate need for some new and dynamic appointments.”

In the eyes of the supporter groups, Arsenal need independently minded directors to “act as a genuine check and balance” on Kroenke, who has total control of the club, and football and commercial expertise to improve not only the way the club operates in the transfer market but also to address the reasons behind why the Emirates has become a “soulless” place to watch football at times.

“Arsenal have invested money in recent years but their approach to both buying players and paying wages looks uncoordinated and appears to lack strategy,” the statement added. “There has also been a lot of turnover in the senior football personnel. A strong board would be proactively managing this.

“On a matchday the Emirates Stadium can be a soulless place. The atmosphere is poor and there are thousands of empty seats blighting almost every game. If Arsenal really cared they would make sure seats weren’t left empty by investing in an improved ticketing system and actively supporting initiatives like safe standing. The club uses the strapline ‘Always ahead of the game’. It would be good to see action to demonstrate this.”

[St. Loser Fan]

[Flash]

I'll take who gives a rats ass for $200.00 Alex.

[Elvis]

In an effort to keep the Inglewood stadium thread more focused on the progress of our new stadium, i'm starting this thread for stuff about other stadiums...

[Elvis]

https://deadspin.com/rolling-stones-san ... in_twitter

Rolling Stones, San Francisco 49ers, City Of Santa Clara All Extremely Mad At Each Other

Tom Ley


Photo: Rick Fury (Getty)

The Mercury News has published a surprisingly entertaining story about a three-way spat currently raging between the Rolling Stones, the San Francisco 49ers, and the city of Santa Clara. The fight is over various logistical headaches that come with trying to put on a concert at the Niners’ stadium, and all parties involved seem intent on blaming everyone else for causing those headaches. Through some spicy emails, letters, and texts, the Mercury News sketches out the conflict.

It goes like this: The Rolling Stones were scheduled to have a concert in the stadium in August, but were upset by the addition of some last-minute regulations. While all angry about this, the band’s production manager fired off a letter to the stadium’s general manager:

“…Do you not want touring shows anymore? The impression I and many others in the industry have, is your facility is getting so restrictive and dysfunctional, it’s no longer worth the effort to play there due to the myriad and random rule changes,” wrote John Morrison, site promoter and production manager for the Rolling Stones’ No Filter 2019 tour in an Aug. 23 letter to Levi’s Stadium general manager Jim Mercurio.


The 49ers blamed the city for putting so many onerous regulations on acts that want to play in the stadium. City manager Deanna Santana, in her own sassy email, disagreed with that assessment, saying that, actually, the 49ers are the ones who keep screwing up:

City manager Deanna Santana rebutted the criticism, saying the San Francisco 49ers, which manage and operate Levi’s, “brought issues very late to the city’s attention,” forcing it to make decisions within very short time frames.

“The City has a responsibility to ensure that events comply with building and fire codes, which it did and, it is unfortunate that the Forty Niners and Promoters view this regulatory function as excessive or micromanaging,” Santana said in an email.

What do the 49ers, who shared the Rolling Stones’ letters with the Mercury News, have to say about all this? Plenty!

Rahul Chandhok, vice president of public affairs and strategic communications for the 49ers, said the complaints from the Rolling Stones’ staff reflect a combative city attitude that will ultimately hurt the stadium’s ability to book competitive talent.

Referring to Santana, Chandhok said, “Her actions would have directly harmed concertgoers. Such stunts may appease Mayor (Lisa) Gillmor, but they continue to harm every Santa Clara resident.”

And what does the Mayor have to say about that? Glad you asked!

“The 49ers should spend less time criticizing others and more time learning how to follow the laws like those governing workers wages and the curfew, which they agreed to when they opened the stadium in 2014,” Gillmor said in a text message.

All this sniping is much funnier when you consider that it’s happening against the backdrop of the continuous disaster that is the 49ers stadium situation. The place is an expensive monstrosity that’s constantly empty because it’s an hour outside of San Francisco and anyone who enters it is at risk of being scorched by the sun while watching bad football. It makes perfect sense that the people responsible for building and managing a stadium like that are also too busy sniping at each other to make any money from hosting concerts and events. Look at what a good job everyone is doing:

The 49ers have quarreled with the city over its management since the stadium opened in 2014, most prominently over the 10 p.m. curfew for weeknight concerts and 11 p.m. curfew on weekends, which they say will drive away high-profile acts.

Earlier this year, the team blamed the curfew for a disappointing haul, saying its annual event revenue in the last fiscal year totaled $750,000 instead of the projected $5 million.

Keep it up, you guys.

[Elvis]

A lot of buzz on Twitter about his:

[Elvis]

This isn't even NFL but somehow i feel compelled to share:

[St. Loser Fan]

Tonight’s Bucs/Panthers delayed by lightning. Last Sunday’s game against the Rams was too hot.

The Panthers next stadium is going to be indoors.

[Elvis]