Anaheim stadium was originally built in 1965 to be the home of baseballs california angels. Louis can move new stadium plans along could determine rams fate. They are currently members of the west division of the national football conference nfc in the national football league nfl. Are the cardinals concerned with the rams relocation. Louis, and much like fans, papers in the two cities are having very different reactions, based on the front covers of the sports pages. Louis postdispatch, was provided by the rams to the associated press. Louis postdispatch recently reported a proposal could soon be more. All three communities once celebrated the acquisition of a majorleague sports franchise, only to see the party canceled by factors they failed to anticipate.
They retained the services of goldman sachs, a prominent investment banking firm, to help facilitate the sale of the rams by evaluating bids and soliciting potential buyers. Rams to file for divorce today reconciliation with anaheim. Louis parade, said leigh steinberg, a sports agent who is cochairman of save the rams. The lawsuit, the biggest of four filed by fans and government entities, was filed 15 months after the rams left st. Those are just a few of the reasons the ownership of the rams offers in its application to move the team from st. At the time, kroenke was given the option of buying into the rams up to 40 percent and keeping the team in anaheim. Louis postdispatch, some fans have swore off the rams and the nfl entirely.
Louis fans condemn rams relocation application the star. By then the rams average attendance in anaheim had fallen under 50,000 a game from a peak of just over 62,000 the first year they played in orange county. Louis after originally moving from anaheim to missouri in. The rams have broken hearts and left behind bitter fans in two different. Nomadic rams, having jilted home cities twice in two decades, have. Louis postdispatch, the lawsuit that was filed 15 months after the team moved to the west coast will either go to trial in october 2021 or be settled out. Louis postdispatch reported that rams owner stan kroenke had purchased approximately 60 acres of land adjacent to the forum in inglewood, california. The document was the teams official response to a st. Louis postdispatch the team cherrypicked statistics it needed to build its case for leaving. Louis convention and visitors commission proposal for upgrading the. Louis postdispatch noted the rams officially converted to a yeartoyear lease with the edward. The final vote came in 302, several sources told the post dispatch and left st. Just a week after team owner stan kroenke stood before nfl owners and pitched them on why the league should allow his franchise to move from st.
Postdispatch plans to vacate headquarters, move to nearby. The rams 29page application, first obtained by the st. Jim thomas of st louis post dispatch on nfl rams lawsuit. An unfortunate sideeffect could be a downturn in local sports coverage if postdispatch chose to downsize its local sports coverage, thus having an impact on the coverage of the cardinals. Louis native andy cohen says on his bravo show, noting that st. If i happen to see a tv with any nfl game or show, i will leave immediately, brian.
Louis home from 1995 until the end of the 2015 season, after which they returned to playing in their former. The rams have won the super bowl title in 1999, when they were established in st. Save the rams will present a twopronged argument to the league. Louis gave the city a professional football team for the first time since the.
Rams owner frontiere is gracious in victory bernie miklasz commentary by bernie miklasz of the postdispatch staff dallas on jan. Louis post dispatch, the lawsuit that was filed 15 months after the team moved to the west coast will either go to trial in october 2021 or be settled out. Louis postdispatch regarding the future of the nfl in. The relocation policy also specifically requires the league, after a vote is taken on. Rams to file for divorce today reconciliation with anaheim unlikely. The postdispatch celebrated with a 16page special section. Newspaper article st louis postdispatch mo group still trying to save rams in anaheim plans to make plea to owners in march.
Louis postdispatch sports 3f football n n e3 t f 1,1 r kwm ik mm transplants take a toll on rams family tr 1 by lorraine kee of. Louis is suing the nfl and the rams over teams move. Louis postdispatch reported that the majority owners chip rosenbloom and lucia rodriguez officially offered their majority share of rams for sale. Group still trying to save rams in anaheim plans to make. Louis rams relocation report blasted by fans, city and state officials for its negative portrayal of market calling their current market economically stagnant and plans for a new stadium a. If the figure is not reached, the rams have the right to void the deal. Louis gets carried away with its embrace of the rams, agent leigh steinberg would like to give it a geography lesson. Louis post dispatch, some fans have swore off the rams and the nfl entirely. Louis fans ire, and other reactions to the rams move. If the rams do leave and a new stadium is not built for another franchise to move in, the cardinals are not likely to feel the effects of the move.
The team barely stopped short of erecting a giant, neon sign reading see you later, folks. Read nfl and xfl headlines, news, commentary, schedules, stats, photos and videos from the st. Their economic offer to keep the rams in orange county will be very competitive with st. And one other thing, considering the lakers minneapolis, clippers. The rams have won three nfl championships two premerger, and one. The broadest in scope is a suit brought by the city of st. Newspaper article st louis postdispatch mo rams to file for divorce today reconciliation with anaheim unlikely. Supreme court declines to hear kroenke, rams appeal in.
We were all a bit giddy as the rams announced they. Tyler bond, left, and chaun latimore of cord moving and storage return the bust of joseph pulitzer to his perch atop a marble column outside the new office of the st. Louis after winning the national football leagues blessing wednesday. Louis to help pay for the rams move from the west coast, their home. Louis rams are a professional american football team based in st. Us supreme court declines rams, nfl appeal regarding team. Louis county, and the regional convention and sports complex authority against the. Louis postdispatch reported that majority owners rosenbloom and. The rams agreed to let the pond be built within miles of anaheim stadium with an out clause to pay the city of anaheim an amount of money in millions to release them from the lease. Louis fans and the community, we worked diligently with local and state officials in a process that was honest and fair at all. He had that head slap move, the constant energy, the incredible speed, and the nonstop will, sonny jurgensen, the hall of fame quarterback, told the postdispatch in september 2009 when the. Louis postdispatch, lauds the inglewood site, saying it has already been approved by the league as a potential stadium location and. Louis postdispatch reported that rams owner stan kroenke. Louis was the hometown of georgia frontiere, the rams owner.