Keep an eye on Oakland
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:23 pm
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/at ... m-3007686/
Just saw a story about groups pressuring the Athletics into selling their stake in the Coliseum to clear the path for various projects.
The African-American Sports & Entertainment Group seems to want the godforsaken stadium for its own sake.
The Athletics are accused of refusing to let other local teams use the stadium so as to create the impression that it's falling apart, in order to strengthen their own rationale for eventually leaving. But now that's supposedly set in stone, yet the A's can't play in Vegas until 2028. So now we're hearing that they are willing to rent out to the Roots and Soul soccer clubs, which are hampered by having to play in a 5000 seat small-college stadium. Meanwhile the county has no leverage left to get the A's to do anything except refuse to renew its lease for the next 3 years.
Well hell, tear down everything except Mount Davis and let the UFL and soccer have it. What better UFL stadium than one that only has seats on one side for the cameras to watch?
Just saw a story about groups pressuring the Athletics into selling their stake in the Coliseum to clear the path for various projects.
The African-American Sports & Entertainment Group seems to want the godforsaken stadium for its own sake.
The Athletics are accused of refusing to let other local teams use the stadium so as to create the impression that it's falling apart, in order to strengthen their own rationale for eventually leaving. But now that's supposedly set in stone, yet the A's can't play in Vegas until 2028. So now we're hearing that they are willing to rent out to the Roots and Soul soccer clubs, which are hampered by having to play in a 5000 seat small-college stadium. Meanwhile the county has no leverage left to get the A's to do anything except refuse to renew its lease for the next 3 years.
Well hell, tear down everything except Mount Davis and let the UFL and soccer have it. What better UFL stadium than one that only has seats on one side for the cameras to watch?