Quote:Bullseye I lived in STL during the whole start of the Kroenke affair.  That guy is a cold hearted snake.  He never ever came out in support of keeping the Rams in STL.  His silence was super super creepy and off putting.  Them hiring and sticking with Jeff as coach because of his experience with relocating a team are another obvious sign.

 

There were years and years of stadium plans and deals put forth to the Rams and the citizens because of the revenue clause in the lease.  The dome does a lot of convention business and the renovation plans would have emptied the coffers from the convention center to placate the RAMS.  The city did enough.  It is tough times in STL because the corporate base has eroded.  Going to work downtown was only busy on Cardinal game days.

 

Flip to now, I live in the Dallas area.  Texas is taking California headquarters relocations all the time.  The Discount Double check project in Richardson is out of this world.  Liberty Mutual is building a huge complex in West Plano.  The Toyota North American head quarters is a huge property and project.  San Antonio for any of these teams wouldn't be a stretch.  The amount of relocated people living here is staggering.  Cowboys fans know that Jerry Jones built the stadium to part visiting fans money from their wallets.  That stadium is a huge visiting fan destination.  Oh and they had a movie premiere at the stadium last night as well.

 

Fans pointing out in this thread that the Shipyards project needs to get done is absolutely spot on true.  You have to integrate non-football days and activities to your team's location.