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San Diego Chargers plan to announce that they are moving to Los Angeles
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That's with no traffic, but no way that's the case on gameday going up the 15 or 805. And that's just downtown San Diego.
It's a half hour drive from Oceanside, Carlsbad with no traffic.
Qualcomm has always been in a weird area for fans of the Chargers in San Diego County to travel to.
Man the concept of a team moving cities is so alien to me, as a football (soccer) fan in the UK. Teams are part of the community, you grow up supporting your local team, some who have over a hundred years of history in the area. The one time it did happen, when Wimbledon became MK Dons, most of the Wimbledon fans were outraged and formed their own team, AFC Wimbledon, which has risen out of non-league to now compete at the same level.
Megalosaro
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It's not really loved here either. Teams get PISSED when it happens (like when the Browns moved to Baltimore).
Lmao they might have the saddest fan base in the nfl by 2019.
Unknown Soldier
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I wouldn't be surprised if they still had trouble filling 27,000 seats. Is there anyone in San Diego who actually cares about the Chargers?
Prototype Viktor
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Don't worry they'll get the 49ners in 8 years
They haven't been trying too hard. It's always asking for a lot of public funds or moving to an inappropriate location.
Plenty of people love and support the team. They were there for nearly 60 years. It doesn't matter, the owner is going to end up making a couple billion dollars for doing absolutely nothing.
Pegasus Actual
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And I was looking forward to getting to see the Packers here again in.... 2019 I think it would be? Anyway good on SD for not getting fleeced by an NFL team like many other cities. Talk about pointless corporate welfare.
ArkhamFantasy
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What a debacle.
Yeah the thing that gets me is that I really feel the Chargers could contend for a playoff spot next season with better coaching. I'm really attached to the players on the team and want them to do well but as someone who was raised in San Diego, I don't know if I can root for the Los Angeles Chargers.
That's everywhere in San Diego. It's a huge county and getting anywhere is a minimum 15 minute drive. Half an hour is nothing.
There's a reason that area, Mission Valley, is one of the prime shopping districts in the city. As far as commutes, it's fairly convenient.
Vanillalite
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This also means less chances for big games to be televised.
Local LA Fox and CBS would both have to cover the Rams and Chargers vs putting on the game of the week in the prime slot at 4:30.
Local LA Fox and CBS would both have to cover the Rams and Chargers vs putting on the game of the week in the prime slot at 4:30.
The Chosen One
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Good.
This means SD can get a MLS team faster. Just renovate the Q into a soccer specific stadium (ie. remove half the seats) and boom.
Can Angelenos explain why you guys are able to support the Lakers, but you guys can't support one football team?
This means SD can get a MLS team faster. Just renovate the Q into a soccer specific stadium (ie. remove half the seats) and boom.
Can Angelenos explain why you guys are able to support the Lakers, but you guys can't support one football team?
SoRuffShoNuff
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What's the story there?
They can support a team, that team just happens to be the one not moving there, the Raiders. If the Raiders moved there a couple years ago none of this is happening.
HarryDemeanor
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Only in Southern California.
Skellig Gra
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This whole thing is fucking disgusting. I can't imagine what I'd do if this ever happened to my team. Thankfully I don't think many teams are leaving New York any time soon.
GoldenEye 007
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The owners approved this move? How are they able to announce and finalize before even Oakland potentially going to Las Vegas?
Was approved last year. Spanos was just given a year to exercise the option.
GoldenEye 007
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Ah, that's right.
Darth Pinche
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That just sucks. I lived in San Diego for 16 years and I felt like the whole time the Chargers were threatening to leave. It is hard to build city loyalty when team management pull this shit.
I feel bad for the real Chargers fans, this is a full on fuck you to them.
I feel bad for the real Chargers fans, this is a full on fuck you to them.
jfoul
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Some hinting this might happen already.
Gentleman Jack
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Garbage.
The fuck is that...'hey let's take the dodgers logo design, change the font and add a stupid lightning tail to the L'
Into the Light
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I have lived in LA all my life, I hate the chargers, who wants this? I was hoping the Raiders would come back.
Darth Pinche
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I like that new Dodgers logo but where is the one for the Chargers?
Seriously, that logo is crap.
Seriously, that logo is crap.
The team has been poorly managed for years. Poor coaching decisions, poor drafting, poor asset management. The owner has no money to spend as almost his entire wealth is in the team. That's why the public needed to put up all the money for the stadium in San Diego and that's why he needs to take out a loan with the league to even move the team.
I went through one relocation with a hockey team which was not fun.
So why support a crappy owner when I have no real physical ties to the team? I probably will anyways because I am a terrible person who only deserves misery but I can still complain.
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