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Originally Posted by getbak
It seems like most of the people who are coming out in support of the Coyotes are not Glendale city taxpayers, so they aren't at risk of losing anything if the Coyotes win the lawsuit.
If you're a taxpayer in Scottsdale who is also a Coyotes fan, you're likely going to back the team in this fight because you don't want the team to leave the area and you have no stake in the well-being of the City of Glendale.
It would be like if the Flames decided to move their new arena to Balzac because the MD of Rockyview offered to pay for it. Then, a few years later, after the Saddledome had been torn down, the MD tried to change the lease agreement with the threat of eviction if the team didn't agree. As a Flames fan who lives in Calgary, I would definitely support the Flames in that fight (although, I'd be mad at them for making a stupid, short-sighted deal in the first place).
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True, but at the same time a place like Balzac is basically just north Calgary.
I wonder though honestly if 100% of Coyote fans are indeed from Scottsdale and they make the trek out for every game. Surely of the 10-15k fans the Coyotes have, a good chunk are Glendalies?