DC United Move bad news for Skins Relocation?

DC won't build a stadium for the Skins for two important reasons:

1. The city does not have about $900M - 1.1B lying around waiting to be spent and with its credit rating it would have trouble borrowing that kind of money in almost any economic climate - - let alone this one.

2. The city would be tied up in lawsuits for ten years no matter where they tried to acquire enough land to build a new huge stadium with parking and road improvements.


Danny Boy isn't going to build his own stadium the way JKC did or the way Jerry Jones is doing. That is not his business model.


"Never" is too long a time horizon to say that the Skins will "never" be back in DC. But they won't be there anytime in the next 10-15 years...

Are the Giants getting a new stadium?



yup,



Construction_Cam - Giants.com (http://www.giants.com/fan_zone/ConstructionCam.asp)

yup,



Construction_Cam - Giants.com (http://www.giants.com/fan_zone/ConstructionCam.asp)

This is just a renovation of the stadium in the Meadowlands, right?

This is just a renovation of the stadium in the Meadowlands, right?

No, it's right next to the one there now.

No, it's right next to the one there now.

They still won't let you guys in NY huh? When are you guys changing your name to the New Jersey Giants?

DC won't build a stadium for the Skins for two important reasons:

1. The city does not have about $900M - 1.1B lying around waiting to be spent and with its credit rating it would have trouble borrowing that kind of money in almost any economic climate - - let alone this one.

2. The city would be tied up in lawsuits for ten years no matter where they tried to acquire enough land to build a new huge stadium with parking and road improvements.


Danny Boy isn't going to build his own stadium the way JKC did or the way Jerry Jones is doing. That is not his business model.


"Never" is too long a time horizon to say that the Skins will "never" be back in DC. But they won't be there anytime in the next 10-15 years...


The new economic model the entire world is facing will probably keep the Skins in Fedex for a very long time. No city is going to have the money to help finance another stadium like you said. Things are changing and this isn't going to be just a run of the mill recession/depression either. The American standard of living is going to be a lot lower for at least a generation if not more.

Don't listen to Gus Frerotte's economic analysis. He is still suffering from post-concussive symptoms.

http://misterirrelevant.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/gus_frerotte_headbutt.gif

DOINK! (the recession may be no laughing matter, but I just couldn't resist haha..)

The new economic model the entire world is facing will probably keep the Skins in Fedex for a very long time. No city is going to have the money to help finance another stadium like you said. Things are changing and this isn't going to be just a run of the mill recession/depression either. The American standard of living is going to be a lot lower for at least a generation if not more.

Kinda what I meant when talking about the Danny.His wealth is (or was) tied up in paper and that's been going down daily.The Redskins are very valuable but alot is tied up on the value of the real estate that Fed Ex sits on,and that is going down by the day in todays market.

Don't listen to Gus Frerotte's economic analysis. He is still suffering from post-concussive symptoms.

http://misterirrelevant.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/gus_frerotte_headbutt.gif

DOINK! (the recession may be no laughing matter, but I just couldn't resist haha..)

Ha Ha, The memory of that is still etched in my memory. Yep thats exacly the way I remeber it. :laughing2

Don't listen to Gus Frerotte's economic analysis. He is still suffering from post-concussive symptoms.

http://misterirrelevant.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/gus_frerotte_headbutt.gif

DOINK! (the recession may be no laughing matter, but I just couldn't resist haha..)

:laughing2 Good old Gus. :doh: