Do you think its stupid that huge sport teams will leave their good historic aweseome stadiums?
541081
It isnt. All sport clubs want better conditions for theirs\nsportsmen. Thats the reason.
544176
Even with the new CBA agreement I do not see the NHL expanding any time soon.  A canadian city can only hope thast an American city will fold its team such as Pittsburgh.  If that is the case I believe the franchise would move to a US western city such as Seattle or Portland before it would go to a Canadian city.  Sorry!! but this is my opinion.
617927
I think you have the stadium in Irving, Texas confused with another. Are you sure you aren't thinking of the superdome in New Orleans??? That would be the home of the Saints. I haven't seen or heard anything about the Cowboys getting a new stadium.
621491
Too many teams and too games for one\ncountry to handle
77151
Fair weather fans--what a concept.  I can certainly understand having more than one team you like, and not everyone can easily develop an attachment to one team.  However, what's the point of shifting your loyalties at the drop of a hat.  Maybe it's indicative of the transient nature of professional athletes today.  Most seem to have no loyalty other than a bigger payday.
191340
HELL NO!!! Use that money to repair the stuff in New Orleans, or get ready for disasters. There's other money making ideas out there. Most sports owners are corrupt, and it would be way unfair to the public if their tax dollars are going to fund some sports arena. What if they don't like sports???
926075
I tend to agree with you in that the money is a tough thing to turn down.  CitiField works for me, but I think who ever decides these things needs to at least tip their hat to Mets history.  I think naming a certain part of the stadium "Shea" would be nice compromise.  Instead of having the "Diamond Club" like they have now, call that "Shea" to retain our history.  Well, or something like that.  Maybe rename the loge or mezzanine Shea even....
883985
it is exciting enough as it is. Haven't you seen the millions of fans who watch it? Plus, it wouldn't be exciting if the field was shorter, because the big field gives the opportunity to develop a strategy, to have a team sprit effort, the ball changes hands more often and then back again, I mean the game is not just the part in front of the goal posts.
309531
It's not the players, it's the owners who should be paying.  The problem is that there are more cities who want MLB teams than there are teams, so when an owner wants to build a stadium, they can extort money from the local government by threatening to move the team out of the area.  \n\nIt is true that MLB teams contribute to the local economy by providing jobs and increasing revenue in surrounding businesses, but the local governments need to make sure that they're getting a decent return on the investment.\n\nThe whole stadium-building race is being driven by luxury boxes leased to corporations.  In baseball, where revenue sharing among teams is minimal, a team that doesn't maximize its revenue is at a competitive disadvantage.
522497
I think they need to get one first.  I don't think they could have too teams because either they would need two stadiums or the schedulers would have to make someone else at home every week.  I think one football team is enough for one city.
323592
Wembley is the place for England's team.  It's important for the team to have a single, beautiful space that the country can identify with and focus on.  By moving the team around it would seem as though they are wandering.  The team really do need a "home" around which they can continue to build the team's mystique.
655296
If you have 100's of "fat cat" fans, you have 100's of "fat cat" fans to satisfy.\n\n...not to mention what profitability the lease fees bring for the arena owners.
567854
yes they'll eventually get a team, and unless they get an expansion team it will probably move in 10 years just like everyone else.
158829
Like everyone else said, they don't want any team to have a home-field advantage. Also, you are talking about tens of thousands of people coming to the site of the Super Bowl. These people all need hotels, airfare and othere accomodations. Trying to plan something this big with only one or two weeks notice would be a complete disaster. There are some NFL cities (like Green Bay) that simply could never handle that many people at once on short notice. Jacksonville had trouble with it a few years ago, and they had plenty of warning. This needs to be planned out years in advance. Plus the NFL likes to reward cities (like Detroit, or Houston last year) that build shiny new stadiums for their teams. They don't want the Super Bowl to be played in a dump.
582147
No L.A. does not need a football team. The NFL has been growing exponentially since it left L.A. Expansion would just lead to unbalanced schedules and there's no reason to move anybody to L.A.
324233
I think it's a great decision.  Since the world cup is every 4 years, just because a team was good enough to win the World Cup 4 years ago does not mean they are good enough to even make it past the qualifying round.  Just look at France in 1998 and then in 2002...two completely different teams.  I can see the host country because that's where a lot of your attendance is coming from and you don't want to alienate the citizens of that country.  Good job FIFA!!!
316387
the talent pool is currently so diluted, and there is already too many teams... expansion wont happen unless teams start folding which isnt likely. what is most likely is that teams will move into some of the cities you mentioned. \n\nCleveland: that is possible\nOklahoma City: that is possible\nLas Vegas: there has been rumours of that, but i dont think it will happen\nSeattle: they need a new arena to be able to have a team; Portland Oregon is more likely\n\nToronto: Not likely because the leafs like being the only team in town and would have to approve another team entering their market which they likely wont do!\nQuebec City: Always possible\nWinnipeg: the next team that moves will likely go to the 'peg\nHalifax: probably need a bigger arena and a bigger population, but possible years from now\nst john's: probably need a bigger arena and a bigger population, but possible years from now