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Originally Posted by TheKurgan
That's fine, your opinion and your are entitled to it. But if we aren't willing to support pro teams, or state of the Art entertainment facilities there are other cities that do, and will. You are seeing that in more and more in Pro Sports (3 relocations ongoing in the NFL), teams are going to where the money is.
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Aren't the Chargers & Rams playing in a privately financed stadium though?
I believe the stadium being built in Vegas will be paid by the taxpayer, but IIRC, it will also be owned by the state, not by the Raiders' owner.
I don't follow the NFL very closely though, so perhaps I'm off here.
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Originally Posted by TheKurgan
If the city doesn't want to support the Flames I think they have every right to move the team to someplace that will, they are for profit as you say.
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There is not an available market in North America where these owners could make as much money as they are/will in Calgary. As well, when the league has teams that are still losing millions annually, I don't believe they'll allow the owners of one of their most profitable teams to relocate to a lesser market.