49ers interested in sharing stadium with Raiders
"Sharing a stadium at a very high level makes a lot of sense," said Jed York, the president of the 49ers, on KNBR.
"We've carved out in our deal that we can potentially have two stadiums in Santa Clara."
This really isn't the worst idea if you ask me.
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I like that idea.
As much as I want the Raiders to come to Los Angeles, I know it won’t happen. The best thing to do is build a stadium for both Bay area teams. Although it would be nice to have a new stadium, the Raiders should be more concerned about having a better season.
by RaiderFan_21 on Jan 27, 2010 4:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Not in Santa Clara though.
Id be much happier if it was like a midway point between Frisco and Oakland.
Tommy Kelly's ass won us that game against Denver!
by Robby1987 on Jan 28, 2010 4:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, well I guess the underwater option would be unique.
Besides we would have access to BART.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
by Ovale Fan on Jan 28, 2010 9:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lol
Id be happier if it was more on the other side of sanjose. Fremont would be awesome but thats not close enuff to SF. Milpitas? ;)
Tommy Kelly's ass won us that game against Denver!
by Robby1987 on Jan 28, 2010 7:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm easy as long as it's the area
I would just like the Raiders to be fiscally competitive and honestly that is going to require a new stadium.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
by Ovale Fan on Jan 29, 2010 12:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not the stadium that is keeping people away
The seats are half empty because many fans are frustrated by the poor use of what we have and the poor performance of 33% of our players.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Jan 29, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We need to start winning.
There is simply no excuse for a franchise to be as bad as we have been for as long as we have but a stadium certainly would not hurt. Ticket sales are only part of the revenue generated by modern stadiums. Then there is the issue of personnel amenities that attract free agents and sponsors. Not to mention the fact there are pyramids that have stood for as less time as The Colosseum. The 9ers are in the same boat with Candlestick minus the cracks.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
by Ovale Fan on Jan 29, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She's sound still, nough to take us fur as bfore, aye she'll hold
it’ll be her heart that gives out b’for er wulls and rumps.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Jan 29, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fremont
Since the A’s couldn’t relocate there, the Raiders won’t. That ballpark in Fremont would have been a beauty, though.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 29, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
what the f$%k?
what the fuck are you all saying?share a stadium with the"from-behinders"?they should buy us a new stadium since we brought the first super bowl win to the bay area,they sucked for how long? when was the last time they had a winning season?and fuck Jerry too!never wanted him on my team and im glad we werent mentioned by his punk ass!can believe any true raider fan would ever consider this,and please someone push Al down some stairs or something
by speedracer21 on Feb 6, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And as they save money they can throw money at Free Agents and Draft picks, good idea.
The RaiderLaker
by Raider9 on Jan 27, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and sign people easier.
they have more money. better than having less regardless.
by patriotguy on Jan 27, 2010 5:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
not if they have to invest in building the santa clara stadium(s)
and even not if they have to share the expenses for repairing the coliseum
by Spirals galore on Jan 28, 2010 6:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and nobody in favor of this horrible idea live in the Oakland Alameda proximity
I am looking at the coliseum this minute from my fashionable upper west-side manor; I would be inconsolably despondent if the Raiders moved.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Jan 28, 2010 7:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I live far as Hell im down in the Orange County; San Bernadino.
The RaiderLaker
by Raider9 on Jan 28, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
according to the second article I posted below,
Davis is open to sharing a stadium with the 49’s but wants to know first who’s gonna pay for it. I’ll post the link here too:
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/article/127504
by Spirals galore on Jan 28, 2010 6:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The other idea they are discussing
is the 49’s sharing the Coliseum with the Raiders. Not sure I like that one.
by Spirals galore on Jan 27, 2010 5:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
the word is
that the current colosium location is the ideal spot with 880 and bart all right there, easi access in and out. they would build a new stadium right there in the current spot. but in no way are the raiders going across the bay!
by rodeosnake12 on Jan 27, 2010 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No freaking way
THe Santa Clara Raiders? Please no…
"We can't stop here... This is bat country."
by Kwester421 on Jan 27, 2010 5:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
yes, I don't like this idea either
too suburbanish
by Spirals galore on Jan 27, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They can keep Oakland Raiders regrdless of the location, They can be in Alaska and still call themselves the Oakland Raiders
The RaiderLaker
by Raider9 on Jan 27, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
lemme guess you were about to blast me with insults....lol
The RaiderLaker
by Raider9 on Jan 27, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
lol “Juneau Raiders?” but then memories of the snow bowl come to mind… now i’m sad
by creeping396 on Jan 27, 2010 7:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Santa Clara
That wouldn’t be our city name. The 49ers wouldn’t ditch the San Francisco title for the Santa Clara one.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 27, 2010 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
what if plan B materializes?
I mean, the 49’s share the Coliseum with us? It sounded like they’re discussing it as the more realistic idea.
by Spirals galore on Jan 27, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOOOO =( Please don't do it lol
The 49ers need to stay in San Francisco and the Raiders needz to stay their azz in Oakland. No need to take these teams away from the fans that live in those city’s it just wouldn’t feel right having them in Santa Clara…….. that Includes the A’s too. but anyways We’re the OAKLAND RAIDERS!!!!! DAMN IT! it’s already bad enough we’re losing but please don’t rip them away from my soul…..
"Once a Raider always a member of this silver and black nation.... Just a way of life sooo deal with it!"
by Suleku on Jan 27, 2010 7:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We can shorten it to make it sound better like the SC Raiders and the SC 49ers..lol ;)
The RaiderLaker
by Raider9 on Jan 27, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Al better not take the team away from oakland again.......
Seriously I’ll protest this…. lol It’s already bad enough they went to L.A
"Once a Raider always a member of this silver and black nation.... Just a way of life sooo deal with it!"
by Suleku on Jan 27, 2010 7:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, thats a nice contribution of opinion in your part.(sarcasm)
Atleast elaborate on your opinion to why you disagree with Suleku. and if you want also add the profanity after your point. Otherwise dont post.
The RaiderLaker
by Raider9 on Jan 27, 2010 8:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
?
What is on your mind, adoodolpr1ck?
by Spirals galore on Jan 27, 2010 8:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oooooh god agood -.-
If you guys tell me why wanna move the raiders to SC then it’ll be all good even tho I still want them to stay in oakland. It’s were I grew up to love this team =) it wouldn’t break my heart to see them gooo plus we don’t need brothers over here out of a job now….. It’s already tooo rough here as it is
"Once a Raider always a member of this silver and black nation.... Just a way of life sooo deal with it!"
by Suleku on Jan 27, 2010 11:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd much rather have the team stay in Oakland even if the stadium is dilapidated
it’s not so bad. And sharing a stadium with the 69rs is out of the question with their banners and brickbrack defiling our holy of holies. This is a nightmare idea from a cruel demented corporate troll.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Jan 27, 2010 8:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
This idea is out of the question. Can’t do it, won’t do it, my drunk ass needs BART dammit!!!
The niners are throwing this out there because they can’t afford it on their own, and their stadium is way beyond repair. I for one, still have a soft spot in my heart for the Oaktown Coliseum, and am fine with the Raiders staying there.
Also, moving both teams so far from their respective cities just does not sound like a good idea anyway.
"We can't stop here... This is bat country."
by Kwester421 on Jan 27, 2010 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
there is not a better feeling than walking in to the colosium, as is!
it just says raidaaaaaaaas, kinda like san quentin says convict. i’ve loved that building since 81’!
by rodeosnake12 on Jan 27, 2010 10:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you are so right
but I’d appreciate decent video screens for replays and machine-gun turrets for the seagulls
by Sons-of-Blanda on Jan 28, 2010 5:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yea a little TLC i guess wouldnt hurt, but i still get chills everytime i walk across from bart and enter
by rodeosnake12 on Jan 28, 2010 7:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
me too! my pace picks up faster as I draw near the great concreate arena, next
the pat-down search for weapons and alcohol, then the walk up the series of ramps with every fan dressed in black – but it isn’t a funeral or Johnny Cash concert- and the cries reverberating “RAIDERS, RAIDERS …RAIDERS …” and then arriving and looking down on the field and seeing the players whose numbers identify them … it’s great!! … and the game hasn’t even started.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Jan 28, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
its funny how fast one's pace can be heading in
and how slow it can be heading out, and i dont only mean the crowd but the 6 losses at home make me just slow down and i kinda act lost. but nothing chimes better in the consession corridors tha yelling “OAKLAND” and waiting for an answer shouting…
by rodeosnake12 on Feb 1, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I get goosebumps when we've got them backed up on their ten and
“the bell begins to chime” damn! After Cincinnati I played AC/DC just to hear that bell tolling again … and again.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Feb 1, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They are very powerful. Sometimes at work I think people hear them
chiming in my head.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Feb 2, 2010 7:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
pretty sure we would see hell freeze over before we seen a shared stadium . seriously !
Al hates everything the niners stand for .
Besides who’s stadium would it realy belong to ? ours of course , hahhah . and the BUTTERSCOTCH & MONKEY BLOOD fans would try and claim it as theirs . hahaha . if you thought there was hatred before , whoa .
It works in New York because for what ever reason they dont have the same hatred as we have out here . ya . i dont understand it either
by xoxoxKayla on Jan 28, 2010 1:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
can you support the statement that Al hates the 49's?
I know I don’t like them one bit, nor do a lot of Raider fans I’ve met.
by Spirals galore on Jan 28, 2010 5:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
here is an older report saying that Al is open to the idea of sharing a stadium with the 49's
http://raiders.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=2384049
The article is on the Santa Clara project.
by Spirals galore on Jan 28, 2010 6:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and another
“Raiders Owner Al Davis yesterday said it is a “misconception that there’s some unhappiness with the Raiders and the 49ers” that would prevent the teams from possibly sharing a stadium in the Bay Area, according to Jason Jones of the SACRAMENTO BEE." (http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/article/127504)
by Spirals galore on Jan 28, 2010 6:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
anyone who's been at the games during a heavy rain and had to
swin to go get nachos and beer knows that we need AT LEAST to upgrade the stadium we have……i hope the raiders can stay in oakland untill i die and my baby girl can grow up and watch the games there….but a shared stadium in santa clara is better to me than some options further away…….BUT PLESE STAY IN OAKLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by sballdayerday on Jan 28, 2010 8:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
No awnings or cover of any sort. What next a dome?! Let us be at one with the elements
and resist the ways of less manly organizations that watch live games indoors. I won’t set foot in a domed stadium with its stagnant air, convenience obsessed fans and clanging, blaring sounds similar to those heard in 2nd-rate casino slot-pit. Nay, not I and not the Raiders.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Jan 28, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i meant SWIM not swin...............cant spell
by sballdayerday on Jan 28, 2010 9:01 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
is there any way that
the niners can share the coliseum with the raiders and have the niners build a new stadium. then the raiders can go down to santa clara and share that one and build a new coliseum. i love having bart right there. or if the raiders go to santa clara for good then could the a’s use that land for a new stadium
by lost on Jan 28, 2010 1:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't hate the idea of sharing a stadium
I actually had to grow up liking like 9ers (kids only liked 9ers or cowboys in my elementary school and the lone raider fan was the girl no one liked) so it’s not like I completely abhor that team like some others might. However, I’m not quite feeling the Santa Clara location either.
by GoldenStateGuerrero on Jan 28, 2010 10:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
sounds like there was at least one real fan at ur school golden....
props to her for staying true
by sballdayerday on Jan 29, 2010 12:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
me and my best friend were the only raider fans at my elementary school.
and everybody loved the niners. that was when joe montana was doing his thing. it sucked. now everyone i know is a raider fan except my wife :/ she love the niners
by lost on Jan 29, 2010 5:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Jerry the Seachicken
Wow so he had a great career in an inferior division and a weaker part of the league! Thats right I said it,that division sucks now as it did then,ask Seattle thats how they finally made it to the bowl! And lost hahahahaha! Anyone know why Portland doesnt have a real football team here? Because then Seattle will want one too!
by speedracer21 on Feb 6, 2010 5:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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