I wonder if Ferguson had anything to do with ownership’s wanting to leave St Louis?
The stadium appears to be situated within an area that could be “exposed” to street crimes and such, making it a precarious situation for fans on game days.
Any Rams fans who can tell me I’m wrong? Just wondering....
Well, Inglewood is nearly the same demographic as Ferguson, so I doubt your hypothesis.
Pretty much every sports venue can say the same these days.
The stadium appears to be situated within an area that could be “exposed†to street crimes and such, making it a precarious situation for fans on game days.
Any Rams fans who can tell me I’m wrong? Just wondering....
No, this move has been in the works for about five years, long before the Ferguson issue hit the news.
It basically comes down to an owner who can double the value of the franchise by moving it back to LA. In fact, Stan Kroenke was one of the original investors when the Rams moved from Los Angeles in 1995. So, he's benefited from an anxious and unrequited fan base twice.
When the majority owner, Georgia Frontiere passed away a while back, Kroenke bought the remaining portion of the team from her heirs, and that's pretty much when the idea to move back to LA began.
Kroenke, married to a Wal-Mart heir, seems to collect sports franchises, but doesn't seem particularly interested in collecting championships. His teams, the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and the Rams are perennial under performers. They have added some nice zeros to his balance sheet, however.