[Hacksaw_64]

What a mess these guys have on their hands.

Most of it has been created by Spanos. He mangled his fan base of 55 years, floated rumors of rebranding the team through VinnyB, and dragged a reluctant Davis along with him.

Is there any doubt that if the NFL had their choice of losing a team in SD or STL which city they'd choose? Yet, somehow Spanos is trying to sell the idea of dumping SD instead of STL as the best way to go. It's mind boggling to think that intelligent businessmen are buying into this. And we keep hearing that the LA Committee favors dumping SD. I gotta stop listening to these idiotic journalists.

The spin cycle gets quite nauseating doesn't it? I'm quite sure my trusty Asus computer monitor is growing quite tired of projectile vomit abuse.

[The Ripper]

What if Kroenke's moment of time was January 1, 2015? There was no announced plan let alone an actionable one. The timing of the citizens initiative and then Inglewood approving it would have been just outside the 45 window for the NFL but it still have close enough.

Kroenke would have had to go rogue to do that. The other owners would not have voted him in with that unilateral move. I'm sure he was told that and said he'd play nice to get approved for 2016.

The thing here is that is interesting is that Kroenke has actually helped everyone by delaying. I guess the old adage that no good dead shall go unpunished applies here.

That's kind of the point he was qualified to do it but he delayed for the sake of the League and the other owners. That would make a pretty good argument if he wants to push the issue and in determining actual losses.

[Jacksnowfan]

I'm with you on that Hacksaw

[Pancake]

The league must see that Spanos has a personal vendetta and is not really interested in whats best for the league and maybe not even his own team.

Because it doesn't make sense for him to pursue this toxic Carson project and drag along Davis who's preference is to stay in Oakland. When if Spanos really just wanted a piece of the la market he could have it much easier by teaming with SK. But Spanos must know that with the Rams in LA his chargers will never be the number one draw. I don't even think the chargers would be number one with the Raiders in town. The best thing for the Chargers is to work something out in SD but Spanos has let personal feelings take control of his thinking.

[OldSchool]

So funny reading people claim Kroenke's bid to buy the Dodgers was rejected by MLB. Well actually folks it wasn't. He was one of three finalists and former owner Frank McCourt chose the Johnson/Katsen/Guggenheim bid over the others. It wasn't MLB that did anything it was McCourt choosing the bid that made him the most money.

[Hacksaw]

Made him the most money by far. IIRC Guggenheim out bit the 2nd place bidder by some $700M. ESK was 3rd. That attempted purchase hinted at the things taking place today.

[Elvis]

So funny reading people claim Kroenke's bid to buy the Dodgers was rejected by MLB. Well actually folks it wasn't. He was one of three finalists and former owner Frank McCourt chose the Johnson/Katsen/Guggenheim bid over the others. It wasn't MLB that did anything it was McCourt choosing the bid that made him the most money.

If i remember right, Stan pulled out when the price got too high...

[The Ripper]

The price was too high for a team with an out of control payroll.

[RamsFanSince82]

So funny reading people claim Kroenke's bid to buy the Dodgers was rejected by MLB. Well actually folks it wasn't. He was one of three finalists and former owner Frank McCourt chose the Johnson/Katsen/Guggenheim bid over the others. It wasn't MLB that did anything it was McCourt choosing the bid that made him the most money.

If i remember right, Stan pulled out when the price got too high...

According to this article, Stan didn't pull out. It doesn't say what Stan bid for the Dodgers, but I thought he bid something like 1.6 B.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/27 ... c-20120329


http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014240 ... 3250633906

The person said the other offers, which were perceived as opening bids, were in the range of $1.5 billion, some 25% less than the Johnson-Walter bid. As a result, the other bidders were never given a chance to match, and the deal was wrapped up by Tuesday evening.

The bid was described as a "100% cash offer

[OldSchool]

So funny reading people claim Kroenke's bid to buy the Dodgers was rejected by MLB. Well actually folks it wasn't. He was one of three finalists and former owner Frank McCourt chose the Johnson/Katsen/Guggenheim bid over the others. It wasn't MLB that did anything it was McCourt choosing the bid that made him the most money.

If i remember right, Stan pulled out when the price got too high...

According to this article, Stan didn't pull out. It doesn't say what Stan bid for the Dodgers, but I thought he bid something like 1.6 B.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/27 ... c-20120329

Correct, Stan stayed in to the end and was one of the three final offers considered. And the winning offer was not only the most money but left that idiot McCourt with some revenue streams still tied to the Dodgers and Dodger stadium.