lichtie23 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 31-1 in the voting, apparently. Miami the only team to oppose, which is random as f**k. I'd have thought Rams or Chargers, for logistical reasons, but whatever. Excellent news for the franchise, anyway. Not so much for the Bay Area fans, but unfortunately their city is just too poor to offer an alternative. I see the mayor offered to build the new stadium but Goodell called it "too late"Got to feel sorry for the Oakland fans. That's twice they've had their team move. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: I see the mayor offered to build the new stadium but Goodell called it "too late" Got to feel sorry for the Oakland fans. That's twice they've had their team move. That was just a publicity stunt from an under-pressure Mayor. She knew it was too late, and chucked out a lazy 'proposal' to try and get some extra support. Was never a realistic consideration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 No more leaping over the line of scrimmage to block kicks? f**k off No Fun League 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekorean Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) National Franchise League. Imagine SFA MK Don'ed teams every season, Sadly, they can get away with this too. I will still watch my Jets lose. Edited March 28, 2017 by thekorean 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewbo Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 minute ago, thekorean said: National Franchise League. Imagine SFA MK Don'ed teams every season, Sadly, they can get away with this too. I will still watch my Jets lose. British people say dumb stuff like this all the time. Most folks over there dont care. People losing a team might, or they might just keep supporting that team. Its not like our football where its a tradition to go and watch your local team on a saturday afternoon, its too expensive for the public to do that even a couple of times a season. The NFL is something the majority of people will only ever watch on TV. A closer comparison is college, or in some towns, highschool football, in which case that situation almost never happens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 As long as the colours, name, uniform and logos stay the same I'm ok with it although I don't know if it will be a success or not. Must be awful for Oakland though, as far as I know it's not got much going for it, losing a global brand of this size must really suck the life out of the place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) I'm glad the Raiders are out of Oakland soon. Saves me looking at the horrific mess of a field for half the season. An utter shambles that is finally being put to rest. EDIT: Here's some pictures. Edited March 28, 2017 by GingerSaint 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 I couldn't agree more, absolutely buzzing to never have to see a fucking baseball diamond again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 It's not just the horrible baseball diamond, everything about the stadium is a complete mess, apparently. A top tier that had to be closed due to safety issues and toilets that flooded numerous times last season, including into the players' locker-room. It's an absolute dive. But it absolutely is shite for Oakland fans. They're losing the Warriors to San Francisco and the Raiders to Las Vegas, possibly in the same year. A team they stuck with through bad years that have just won an NBA championship, and another team they stuck with through one of the worst decades an NFL team has ever experienced that just finally became good again. Some reward for their loyalty. Although I guess at least the Warriors are still just a few miles away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Feel sorry for the Oakland fans. I can't see the city ever getting an expansion team, either. Fancy they'd be way behind San Diego and London in the pecking order. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 London should be a very long way behind every American city 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I disagree, but it won't be anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekorean Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Stewbo said: British people say dumb stuff like this all the time. Most folks over there dont care. People losing a team might, or they might just keep supporting that team. Its not like our football where its a tradition to go and watch your local team on a saturday afternoon, its too expensive for the public to do that even a couple of times a season. The NFL is something the majority of people will only ever watch on TV. A closer comparison is college, or in some towns, highschool football, in which case that situation almost never happens. Not British. Actually American living in good old USA. We are used to it but we still hate it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I disagree, but it won't be anyway. I couldn't think of anything worse that a British franchise 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 The Holocaust? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 The Holocaust? The "London Bulldogs" is far worse IMO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewbo Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 53 minutes ago, thekorean said: Not British. Actually American living in good old USA. We are used to it but we still hate it. Fair enough, the point stands though. The scale of the NFL is nowhere near comparible to football in the UK. 32 teams spread across a country that size can hardly be compared to the Scottish and English leagues where every town has a local team. The vast majority of people in the States dont have a 'local' NFL team, so its not quite the same as moving a team here to another city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 When you see how much money and perks Las Vegas were throwing at the Raiders it's a complete no brainer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I look forward to planning a trip around a Houston @ Las Vegas game at some point 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekorean Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Swarley said: When you see how much money and perks Las Vegas were throwing at the Raiders it's a complete no brainer. Yet they don't have enough money to improve public schools. I don't know how good or horrible their school systems are, but I gurantee they can use every penny they can get, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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