Readers Think Rams Will Exit Dome Lease
Most of those that participated in the poll last week think the St. Louis Rams NFL team will exit their lease, going to an annual renewal after the 2014 season:
Q:Â The EJ Dome won’t be in the top 25% as required by the lease, will the St. Louis Rams take their out?
- Yes, they are outta here 49 [40.16%]
- Yes, even if just as a bargaining chip to get a new stadium in St. Louis 38 [31.15%]
- No, they will sign and play in the EJ Dome through 2024 22 [18.03%]
- Unsure/No Opinion 8 [6.56%]
- Other: 5 [4.1%]
Eighteen percent think the Rams will finish the lease of the dome through 2014. Can I interest any of you in buying the Eads Bridge? The five other answers were:
- Let’s hope so! No need for football in this town.
- Who cares
- los angeles
- At the end of the day, does it even matter? If they leave, I’ll be fine.
- I hope so
In response to #2 above — taxpayers should care! City, county & Missouri tax funds helped fund the dome originally and if we aren’t watching the same thing will happen again. On a related note:
On Wednesday [1/4/12], the governor appointed [Jim] Shrewsbury, a fellow Democrat, to the board that oversees the operation of the Edward Jones Dome. (STLtoday.com)
Shrewsbury was President of the Board of Aldermen.
In other Rams news from last week:
St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke has made the franchise’s first resolutions of 2012 by firing head coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney after a disappointing 2-14 season that finally came to a conclusion on New Years Day. Monday morning, the Rams made an official release that Spagnuolo and Devaney will not be back with the Rams next season. (KMOX)
I don’t care if the Rams stay or go, but if they go I don’t want to experience what I did when I moved here in 1990 — the attitude that we need an NFL team to be a complete city. We’ve got the Cardinals & Blues — we have enough major sports teams.
– Steve Patterson
What we need is an NBA squad! NBA games are the most fun out of all the pro sports. I would be happy to send the Blues out of town if that meant getting a basketball team! 🙂
What we need is an NBA squad! NBA games are the most fun out of all the pro sports. I would be happy to send the Blues out of town if that meant getting a basketball team! 🙂
Why get rid of the Blues? If anything they are St. Louis’s second most popular team…only behind the Cardinals. I agree that an NBA team would be fantastic, especially because Scottrade is already a viable option.
St Louis has had an NBA team, even winning the championship in 1958. The arrival of the Blues is part of what made the Hawks go to Atlanta. Nothing against the possibility of regaining an NBA team, but I will say this: If and when the Blues win the Stanley Cup, you will see a celebration that will rival, if not exceed, the Cards winning the World Series.
Pro sports appeal to a minority of the population. I respect some people’s intense interest in “their” teams’ victories and defeats, but I really don’t get it / get into it. What gives me pleasure are good food and good beer, shared with good friends. Taxpayers are doing little directly to help local restaurants, microbreweries and brewpubs, and pro sports should be given the same level of support, or lack thereof. Put out a superior product, served in a compelling environment, and your customers will pay what they think is a fair price. It doesn’t matter if it’s a punt or a pilsner, a dunk or a dunkel. We already have adequate facilities – use them!
No more taxpayer-funded welfare for billionaire owners and millionaire players! No one would deem Lambeau Field as being in the top 25%, and I don’t hear any talk about moving the Packers out of Green Bay. If the Rams think they need more bells and whistles (corporate suites and Jumbotrons), they can either pay for them themselves (see the Cowboys) or thay can find some other region willing to waste tax dollars on their dreams and egos . . . .
No more taxpayer-funded welfare for billionaire owners and millionaire players! No one would deem Lambeau Field as being in the top 25%, and I don’t hear any talk about moving the Packers out of Green Bay. If the Rams think they need more bells and whistles (corporate suites and Jumbotrons), they can either pay for them themselves (see the Cowboys) or thay can find some other region willing to waste tax dollars on their dreams and egos . . . .
The Packers are owned by the people in the Green Bay community. Much like the Redbirds in Memphis. That makes them an exception.
Why get rid of the Blues? If anything they are St. Louis’s second most popular team…only behind the Cardinals.  I agree that an NBA team would be fantastic, especially because Scottrade is already a viable option.
St Louis has had an NBA team, even winning the championship in 1958. The arrival of the Blues is part of what made the Hawks go to Atlanta. Nothing against the possibility of regaining an NBA team, but I will say this: If and when the Blues win the Stanley Cup, you will see a celebration that will rival, if not exceed, the Cards winning the World Series.
The Packers are owned by the people in the Green Bay community. Much like the Redbirds in Memphis. That makes them an exception.
Pro sports appeal to a minority of the population. I respect some people’s intense interest in “their” teams’ victories and defeats, but I really don’t get it / get into it. What gives me pleasure are good food and good beer, shared with good friends. Taxpayers are doing little directly to help local restaurants, microbreweries and brewpubs, and pro sports should be given the same level of support, or lack thereof. Put out a superior product, served in a compelling environment, and your customers will pay what they think is a fair price. It doesn’t matter if it’s a punt or a pilsner, a dunk or a dunkel. We already have adequate facilities – use them!
Good analysis on how we got to this point:Â http://athleticbusiness.com/editors/blog/default.aspx?id=760
Good analysis on how we got to this point: http://athleticbusiness.com/editors/blog/default.aspx?id=760