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September 7, 2004
Los Angeles 49ers?
Yet another team has entered the LA football derby. For at least the third time in the past decade, Los Angeles has entered the San Francisco 49ers radar screen.
The 49ers lease on Candlestick Park expires in 2007, but the Niners could probably break the lease immediately on the decripit facility. With so many teams getting new stadiums recently, it's easy to argue that the 49ers play in the NFL's worst stadium.
Still while the 49ers can get out of their lease and move, we doubt it will happen. The Niners are firmly entrenched in the city of San Francisco, even if the Bay Area can't really support two teams. Owner John York is simply trying to gain leverage for a new stadium. Instead, LAist will reiterate its belief that the Indianapolis Colts are the team most likely to move here.
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I don't want the 49'ers. No retreads, give me a new team and let's start fresh.
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I'm not a football fan, but what's the other team in SF other than the 49ers?
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The Oakland Raiders are the Bay Area's other football team.
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worst stadium is a relative term... people love The Stick... LOVE IT... They hate 3Com or 3M or whatevs. I'm not totally emo about the whole decrepit thing, but I think there's something beautiful and awesome about an older stadium that real fans can still afford, that may not have WiFi and ESPN in every seat, but has some history and love... What would you do if someone (and they have recently) tried to Bulldoze Dodger Stadium to put up the TacoBell Dodger MultiPlex Blah Blah... there would be a revolt!
Personally, i feel much more at home in the Forum than at the Staples Center