[Flash]

I asked my rep what happens if the Rams get a new stadium in 30 years and she said the SSL would be good at the new stadium. Sounded impossible to me but that's what she said.

And remember, we get our SSL money back in 50 years, so there's that...

I'll be the prime age of 97!

[snackdaddy]

I'll be the prime age of 97!

[St. Loser Fan]

And remember, we get our SSL money back in 50 years, so there's that...

I immediately thought of this.

Carl Spackler: So I jump ship in Hong Kong and I make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas.
Angie D'Annunzio: A looper?
Carl Spackler: A looper, you know, a caddy, a looper, a jock. So, I tell them I'm a pro jock, and who do you think they give me? The Dalai Lama, himself. Twelfth son of the Lama. The flowing robes, the grace, bald... striking. So, I'm on the first tee with him. I give him the driver. He hauls off and whacks one - big hitter, the Lama - long, into a ten-thousand foot crevasse, right at the base of this glacier. Do you know what the Lama says? Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-lagunga. So we finish the eighteenth and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know." And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

[Hacksaw]

If anyone is interested, this is an interview with the Lawyers who went up against ESK in this suit gloating , err, describing their victory..

Segment 296
https://590thefan.com/radio-shows/press-box/

BTW, ESK is having to pay back a lot of jack already spent by Georgia? That part kind of sucks.

[St. Loser Fan]

[AvengerRam]

Forbes estimates that the move to Los Angeles increased the value of the Rams from $1.45B to around $2.9B. So, whatever the lawsuit ends up costing Kroenke (damages/settlement, legal fees), it will be peanuts compared to the monetary benefit of moving the team.

[PARAM]

For me I don't understand why these cities seem to believe these teams are their property. They own them? Why? Because of the economic impact? Parking. Vending. Etc. 10 games a year? Man if your economy is dependant on that, your economy is in huge trouble.

But seriously, I don't get the perception this team belongs to this city. Like when Modell took the Browns out of Cleveland, those fans and local politicians raised such a stink, suing the NFL and Modell, so the NFL promised them the next expansion team. And what do they have? A team that's been the armpit of the NFL since 1999.

20 years. 95-224-1. They fought for that and at least the fans in Cleveland show up to watch them play. St. Louis? Why should the courts give them a dime? Because they paid millions to get a proposal together for a new stadium? That's the risk you take in business. But let's be honest; they really didn't give that effort until it was clearly too late (at least to everybody but those locals involved). So they should be rewarded because they spent money when they knew it wouldn't come to a good end? Or they banked on the NFL giving them the benefit of the doubt?

Here's the reality. They did practically nothing to keep Bidwell's Cardinals in St. Louis and waited until it was too late to keep the Rams. And they should be rewarded financially for that? That's like being on public transportation during an accident and suing despite the fact you have no injuries.

[St. Loser Fan]

I don’t want an NFL team back and the Rams “belong” to LA. You won: game over.

I’m getting part of my PSL money back and that makes me happy.

In my book all Stan needs to do is
1) drop the claim to buy Rams Park for $1.
2) repay St. Louis for some/most of the money we spent on the North Riverfront stadium proposal. At bare minimum he should pay for the two rounds of redesigns the Rams requested.

I think the City of Oakland has a much much bigger beef with the Raiders. Don’t they still have like a decade of payments on Mount Davis to go?

[AvengerRam]

I don’t want an NFL team back and the Rams “belong” to LA. You won: game over.

The Rams "belong" to Stan Kroenke.

As for who won... didn't Rams fans, in general, win? (as a fan who lives in Florida, I'd vote "yes.")

I’m getting part of my PSL money back and that makes me happy.

That's good, and I certainly understand that you had a personal stake in this dispute.

In my book all Stan needs to do is
1) drop the claim to buy Rams Park for $1.
2) repay St. Louis for the money we spent on the North Riverfront stadium proposal. At bare minimum he should pay for the two rounds of redesigns the Rams requested.

Meh... as a fan, or even a resident/tax payer in St. Louis, I don't think you need to lose sleep over these issues.

In other news, the Rams are playing in the Super Bowl.

[St. Loser Fan]

Meh... as a fan, or even a resident/tax payer in St. Louis, I don't think you need to lose sleep over these issues

Rams Park is being used by youth soccer leagues right now. My kids play soccer. It’s a nice indoor option and they are waiting on doing anything with the outdoor fields until the lawsuit is settled. That’s my stake.

Plus like I said Demoff spent our tax money when he asked for the changes to the North Riverfront entry plaza, the lights, the upper deck and the VIP garage.

I’d like that money back. Maybe it will go towards a few teachers, hire a few cops or fix a mile or two of road. But it’s still something.

Like I said, Oakland has a lot bigger beef.