OT-Chargers To Announce They're Moving Back To L.A.

[NJCardFan]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18455802/chargers-expected-announce-move-san-diego-los-angeles

Shame for San Diego. But it is what it is anymore.

 

[daves]

What a sad disaster. NOBODY except Dean Spanos thinks this is a good idea.

...dbs

 

[BullheadCardFan]

2 teams in LA is too many. Hard to see this working out well sharing a stadium with the Rams.

 

[splitsecond]

Dean Spanos might be the worst owner in sports

 

[chickenhead]

Too bad. I really think there's something special about he Chargers in San Diego. And I think highlighting the move "back" to LA is PR spin. They were barely there.

Especially sad since in 10-15 years, 1) the Chargers will move back after tiring of being a tenant and unable to get a new stadium in LA, 2) another team will move to San Diego while the Chargers struggle in LA and it will be weird for everyone, 3) somehow the Rams move to San Diego and the Chargers move to St. Louis, because this is the NFL.

Can't they take a page from the Angels and be the Los Angeles Chargers of San Diego? (Sorry if I'm repeating a joke here.) But I guess that doesn't get Spanos his stadium, and there's no evidence that LA wants the Chargers. PSL and ticket prices will be too expensive for the average fan, so they'll be at home watching TV. And as a lot of them have enjoyed watching out-of-market games since the 90s, many will stick with an NFL package and not bother to watch the local teams unless they're good.

Meanwhile the vindictive owners keep the team that would be a success in LA - the Raiders - out of LA (I say with apologies to Oakland).

 

[Brian in Mesa]

This is so pathetic. Los Angeles does not need two NFL teams. Or two NBA teams. Keep the Chargers in San Diego and send the Clippers back there, too.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

In 2018 we will be singing..."San Diego, Super Raiders!"


That Vegas deal is gonna fall through now.


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[Brak]

Bill Plaschke has a hot take on this in the LA Times.. I agree with him 100%...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-chargers-to-la-plaschke-20170111-story.html

 

[chickenhead]

In 2018 we will be singing..."San Diego, Super Raiders!"


That Vegas deal is gonna fall through now.

Seriously. Not only will there be more Raiders fans at Chargers home games against them (as Plaschke notes in his column), the Chargers will never win over the LA-area Raiders fans who make the trek down to SD while no one from SD comes up to see the Chargers.

 

[oaken1]

the chargers backed themselves into a corner on this,...then they had the time limit to declare their intentions to share with the rams..... hopefully the city of sandy eggo will get it together and sign a good deal before this actually has to happen.

 

[Ronin]

Ian Rapoport‏ @RapSheet
.@Alex_Flanagan says fans are driving by the #Chargers facility, honking their horns and giving them the finger. That kind of day.

 

[Cardsfanstl]

Dean Spanos might be the worst owner in sports

No Stan Kroneke is!!!!

 

[RON_IN_OC]

No Stan Kroneke is!!!!

Well, the 2 worst owners will be sharing a room in 2 years...lol

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[unseenaz]

Bill Plaschke has a hot take on this in the LA Times.. I agree with him 100%...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-chargers-to-la-plaschke-20170111-story.html

Meh. Winning will make the chargers popular, that's how LA crowds work. No one ever thought the clippers would draw sellouts.

It's a bunch of BS on spanos part. National league of greed is disgusting

 

[unseenaz]

Dean Spanos might be the worst owner in sports

He may not even be the worst football owner in California, heck even LA.

 

[DeAnna]

Too bad. and there's no evidence that LA wants the Chargers. PSL and ticket prices will be too expensive for the average fan, so they'll be at home watching TV. And as a lot of them have enjoyed watching out-of-market games since the 90s, many will stick with an NFL package and not bother to watch the local teams unless they're good.

The NFL doesn't care if the stadiums are empty. It's all about the all-mighty advertising dollars and TV revenues in the SoCal market.

 

[Covert Rain]

So tired of these teams skipping around.

 

[unseenaz]

The NFL doesn't care if the stadiums are empty. It's all about the all-mighty advertising dollars and TV revenues in the SoCal market.

The LA area as a whole watched less NFL football last season with the brand new LA Rams in town. If people aren't watching, those lucrative TV deals will dwindle.

 

[Ronin]

New logo.
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The Chargers have already changed their Twitter name and logo http://azc.cc/2jIsX5I

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[Buckybird]

The city of SD & the fans of the team lost out.

But let's not kid ourselves, there have been numerical opportunities & years for the city to get a deal done! The Chargers deserve a new stadium & didn't get one so they moved...just like they should!!!

 

[Buckybird]

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New logo.
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That's comical & almost as cheesy as the Shazam character of the '70's lol

Did they rip off the Dodgers? Lawsuits may be coming

 

[ajcardfan]

Bill Plaschke has a hot take on this in the LA Times.. I agree with him 100%...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-chargers-to-la-plaschke-20170111-story.html

Wow. He REALLY torches the Chargers. And, he is right.

Spanos is stupid. He got 300 million from the NFL to build a 1.2 billion dollar stadium. He is paying 650 million to the NFL to relocate. That means he needs to come up with just 250 million more to fully fund the stadium in San Diego.

I don't know what he is thinking. Their home games in LA will be like road games more often than not.

 

[Ronin]

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That's comical & almost as cheesy as the Shazam character of the '70's lol

Did they rip off the Dodgers? Lawsuits may be coming

Looks like a combination of the Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Lighting logo.lol

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[Brian in Mesa]

San Diego Charger fans should get organized and travel to some home games - to cheer loudly for the visiting teams. I am sure there will be tickets available.

 

[Dback Jon]

Chargers' strange L.A. move includes a 2017-18 plan to play in a 27,000-seat soccer stadium

Not much about the San Diego Chargers’ move to Los Angeles makes sense, and that’s before you get to the Chargers’ home stadium plans for the next two seasons.

Chargers owner Dean Spanos officially announced the move Thursday morning. According to USA Today and Pro Football Talk, the Chargers plan to play at the StubHub Center in Carson in 2017 and 2018, before moving into Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s lavish Inglewood stadium in 2019. The StubHub Center is home to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy, and it has a capacity of 27,167.


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/charge...in-a-27000-seat-soccer-stadium-144442171.html