[Elvis]

The logo looks like the same Rams original blue and white.

Total Dodger ripoff, stupid move and another FU to SD since they hate the Dodgers down there...

[St. Loser Fan]

If I was advising Spanos and the NFL, I would have talked to him about trying to move to move to Mexico. It would make sense from a financial sense from the country, NFL, and the team.

Currency variation is too dangerous. See
-Montreal Expos
-Vancouver Grizzlies
-Quebec Nordiques
-Winnipeg Jets v1.0
-why Hamilton or the Toronto suburbs don't get a second NHL team
-why Quebec's new arena sits empty
-why the Ottawa Senators are in pretty bad financial shape
-why the Buffalo Bills haven't moved to Toronto

[Rams the Legends live on]

Are they trying to pass the blame? "It wasn't us that moved the team to LA, it was our dad?"

Personally I think this is the brain child of Fabani. An is a ploy for the league or other owners to bail them out.

Just so much that would not make sense if this is for real. For example I have seen polls none official or scientific, just polls amongst Charger fans.

Those asked will they still continue to follow the Chargers following a move and the responses are coming in at the 30 percentage percentile.

However lets be way generous and say they are more loyal than all clubs. An they keep 40% of there fans following a move. Spanos said he is moving to keep his 25% lock on LA.

If he does so he moves to keep 25% while he loses 35%. So that would mean what mattered most to him was pure and simple a new stadium. A new one in LA or a new one in SD.

So since that seems to be the driving force and what this is all really about for him not securing the LA market, but simply a new stadium.

Leads me to really believe this is a ploy and this the card they feel they can play to get some folks to help solve his new stadium demand. However if all else fails and they do move I can see where they are building the narrative ahead of time for the new team under new management story line.

[Elvis]

I still think this could be a giant bluff, but seems pretty real...

[HAL 9000]

Could the Chargers be any more obnoxious. They will always be know as the Rams red headed step child like the Clippers to the Lakers.

[DirtyFacedKid]

If I was advising Spanos and the NFL, I would have talked to him about trying to move to move to Mexico. It would make sense from a financial sense from the country, NFL, and the team.

I'd be weary of potential crimes or cartel interference. 53 mega-rich high profile Americans in Mexico is not a good recipe.

Edit with more commentary:

I actually think they could develop a new fan base here in fickle and distracted Los Angeles, if they can win games. As has been pointed out before, a whole generation of Angelenos grew up without a local team. The Rams return was lukewarm at best given their performance. The Chargers could come in, provide a competitive game experience in a boutique and intimate setting (Stub Hub) and stand a good chance at creating some new fans - or at least ticket buyers - who were previously distracted, disinterested in a losing Rams team or otherwise looking for a new way to spend their Sundays (and money). They could potentially be the new "Hollywood" team.

Just my thoughts.

[Hacksaw]

This is all a bluff. They are making it look real though.

So the colors are the similar but that's about it.

I like these better. Definitely more appropriate.

[moklerman]

If this is real, the Chargers need to do what the Colts/Ravens did and just start fresh. I think that's their best chance. Has anyone here ever run into a Chargers fan from LA? It's rare, if not nonexistent. Same colors as the Rams, not much interest from what I can tell, playing in a 27,000 seat stadium! Gotta wonder what Spanos is thinking. Oh, not to mention pissing off the league.

[Hacksaw]

[Rams the Legends live on]

If I was advising Spanos and the NFL, I would have talked to him about trying to move to move to Mexico. It would make sense from a financial sense from the country, NFL, and the team.

Ok Jack I gave my reasons how this would take time for the interesting challenges of currency, security and etc. So lets solve the first problem for the Chargers and the easiest one. Dealing with INM, there immigration dept. So how do we expedite work visa's/permits since they will be required since the Chargers will be temp residents working in Mexico? An what will the cost be to obtain and expedite the permits so the players can be legal to work in Mexico by preseason? An who should we seek legal council with to make all this smooth sailing and what cost would that be?