back in 94 when talks of the RAMS leaving So Cal for Baltimore, Hartford or STL…. I remember thinking team value in these smaller markets…… no way that the RAMS would be worth more in the long term in these markets… that’s why I thought the RAMS would never leave So Cal for these markets….
Nonetheless…..Stan was instrumental in getting the RAMS to move to STL rather than Balt or Hartford………. not sure if Stan wanted a team in STL, or if he was looking long term for sole NFL ownership of the team, or both….. Congratss to Georgia and Shaw for stuffin their own pockets with a short term business plan.
Stan’s M.O. in team ownership with the Arsenal and The Nuggets is owning the venue that the team plays in.. If the CVC is broke, I would think STL is open to Stan owning the venue……… Despite Stan buying land in So Cal, i’m not sure if LA or the NFL is open to venue ownership in So Cal as Stan has with the Arsenal and Nuggets.
So Cal needs to lure and continue to sell the market value of having an NFL team in LA to Stan and allow Stan to own the facility for his RAMS to play in. …i’m not sure So Cal can group and ralley the local city entities to do that….
I think most business minded folks would see the benefits of having an NFL team in the 2nd largest market in the country opposed the 18th market, but it depends how motivated these places are to lure or to keep Stan.
