I'm as big a Raiders fan as I am a Flames fan and saw for years on Raiders forums Oakland resident fans that believed they would never move, all this Vegas and LA stuff was a smoke screen, and something would get done in Oakland. Needless to say they are all pretty bitter this week and it's kind of surprising to me how stunned and shocked they are this week given as an outsider I saw this coming for years.
I don't see the Flames ever leaving this city. I simply don't see a greener grass scenario but we saw the Supersonics also turn their back on Seattle after not getting traction on a new arena so I suppose it's a reality in professional sports that this can happen in cities where it seems like it shouldn't happen.
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