Debunking the myth that LA is not a football town. | Page 4

mrmontana · 2015-06-22T10:22:00-07:00

I have seen many posters at many sites over the years "and this one being no exception" of them saying that LA is not a football town which could not be any further from the truth. Listen to this video here of Al Michales who broadcast a lot of Rams games there..He debunks that myth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCOfrIBkWZ0 Also watch these two videos.One a video from their time in LA in 1975 against the cardinals.a team that has always been horrible historically no less,yet as you can see for yourself,,the place is packed to the max. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP61GDj25x8 and look at this one a game from the early 90's against the Eagles when they moved to Anaheim and they played in that small dump.pay special attention after the one minute mark,you can see the upper deck full to the max as well.Looks like a packed stadium to me. pretty impressive considering they were playing in a small dump for a baseball stadium that was built for baseball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iepQ6vAipA Its also a myth that they dont support a winner.while that is true with the dodgers and Lakers because there are so many games in a year,that was never the case with the Rams as the proof is in the pudding below in this paragraph. LA is not a Raiders or Chargers football town,but it is a Rams football town.Major difference there. Here are the facts i came across that dispell the myth that LA is not a football town ANOTHER post here everyone has blatantly ignored DESPITE the dozens of times i have posted it here on this thread. The reason the chargers left LA for san diego after playing there their first year in the old AFL was because they could not compete with the Rams for fan support out there. their first year there in 1960 and you can look this up for yourselves,the largest crowds they drew there were just 21,000 around with their lowest being as bad as 9,000.lol. this DESPITE going 10-5 that year and making it to the divisional championship game against the Oilers. The Rams on the other hand that same year though? their largest crowd that year was over 75,000 with the lowest being around 53,000. this DESPITE the fact they only had a losing record of 4-7-1. Plus as I also have said here MANY times on this thread. The Raiders when they were in LA,the only fans that embraced them were the thugs. Dan Dierdorf who was a broadcaster for monday night football games from 1987 to 1994 said a couple months ago the entire time he was a broadcaster,all the raider games they did were always on the road because they did not draw well for home games. The Rams on the other hand,they were on monday night football MANY times in the 1970's and 1980's. The Raiders in their year they won a superbowl out there,the next year for their home opener,they only drew a crowd of about 45,000 or so. MEANWHILE,the Rams in their home opener that same year,they drew a crowd over 65,000 for their home opener which was impressive since they were playing in a baseball stadium which was a dump. the OAKLAND Raiders might have won a superbowl out there in LA but nobody in LA cared. LA is a football town when were talking about the RAMS its just not a Chargers or Raiders football town.major difference there. The Rams the majority of the time they were there in fact,were always in the top five in league attendance. the bigger the lie,the more people believe it.

Jun 24, 2015 at 6:43 PM

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Originally posted by mrmontana:
FINALLY a sensible post to go along with young to rice and 909ers as well as dr bill walshs.THREE people that actually have a clue what their talking about and have actually contributed something here.

Several Niner fans on this board have been saying this for a long time now. As many say the same on the other NFC W team boards.

There is only one group who does not want the Rams home as far as I can tell: St. Louis Rams fans. The fans of the city - not the team.

Jun 24, 2015 at 7:10 PM

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Originally posted by gold49er2183:
I pray for a team to move to la. An hour and 45 min drive to go to la vs 4 hours for santa clara. I'm a local team guy. In south central cali. 9ers are my #1. Then Lakers and dodgers. If the rams moved to la that would be one more game i go to every year.

May I ask you this: What would you think of the Raiders trading with the Rams for the NFC W v your Niners?

St. Louis fans think this is: PERFECT!

I also love the Dodgers. Suns above Lakers tho.

I grew up all Arizona. One of my absolute favorite pics is me is at a golf tournament w Barkley - I come up barely high on him. Big bear.

[ Edited by ArizonaBlue on Jun 24, 2015 at 7:13 PM ]

Jun 24, 2015 at 7:58 PM

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Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Originally posted by gold49er2183:
I pray for a team to move to la. An hour and 45 min drive to go to la vs 4 hours for santa clara. I'm a local team guy. In south central cali. 9ers are my #1. Then Lakers and dodgers. If the rams moved to la that would be one more game i go to every year.

May I ask you this: What would you think of the Raiders trading with the Rams for the NFC W v your Niners?

St. Louis fans think this is: PERFECT!

I also love the Dodgers. Suns above Lakers tho. I grew up all Arizona. One of my absolute favorite pics is me is at a golf tournament w Barkley - I come up barely high on him. Big bear.

Why would rams fans think that's perfect?

Jun 24, 2015 at 9:03 PM

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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:

Originally posted by gold49er2183:
I pray for a team to move to la. An hour and 45 min drive to go to la vs 4 hours for santa clara. I'm a local team guy. In south central cali. 9ers are my #1. Then Lakers and dodgers. If the rams moved to la that would be one more game i go to every year.

May I ask you this: What would you think of the Raiders trading with the Rams for the NFC W v your Niners?

St. Louis fans think this is: PERFECT!

I also love the Dodgers. Suns above Lakers tho. I grew up all Arizona. One of my absolute favorite pics is me is at a golf tournament w Barkley - I come up barely high on him. Big bear.

Why would rams fans think that's perfect?

I said: St. Louis Fans, Not Rams' Fans.

StL Rams fans think the Rams did not exist prior to 1995.

STL Rams fans want to be in the AFC W with the HUGE (so they say) rivalry of KC.

[ Edited by ArizonaBlue on Jun 24, 2015 at 9:05 PM ]

Jun 24, 2015 at 9:44 PM

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I live in LA and have lived here for 11 years now. There is no large contingent of Rams fans in the sports bars in Sundays. There is no majority... if anything you see more Raider mech and bumper stickers.

Sorry man. I can't say I see this Rams-contingent that you say is still strong here. If anything, Rans fans are pretty rare.

Jun 24, 2015 at 9:49 PM

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Originally posted by NickSh49:
I live in LA and have lived here for 11 years now. There is no large contingent of Rams fans in the sports bars in Sundays. There is no majority... if anything you see more Raider mech and bumper stickers.

Sorry man. I can't say I see this Rams-contingent that you say is still strong here. If anything, Rans fans are pretty rare.

Totally true - when I am up in LA to watch Rams games - it's me, Raider fans, Packer fans and Pats fans. Sometimes Cowboys fans.

I don't live in LA, and I am also NOT a man.

Was I arguing that there is a huge large massive amount of fans in LA watching games in bars? I don't think I was. But, I will say this: IF you go to LA to watch the games in bars w all other fans, you get huge respect as a Rams fan. Anyone from LA gives immediate respect. The team has a huge potential there simply because the Rams are LA. That cannot be disputed.

[ Edited by ArizonaBlue on Jun 24, 2015 at 9:54 PM ]

Jun 24, 2015 at 9:53 PM

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Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Totally true - when I am up in LA to watch Rams games - it's me, Raider fans, Packer fans and Pats fans. Sometimes Cowboys fans.

I don't live in LA, and I am also NOT a man.

Was I arguing that there is a huge large massive amount of fans in LA watching games in bars?

Pics or it didn't happen.

Jun 24, 2015 at 9:54 PM

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Originally posted by Jakemall:

Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Totally true - when I am up in LA to watch Rams games - it's me, Raider fans, Packer fans and Pats fans. Sometimes Cowboys fans.

I don't live in LA, and I am also NOT a man.

Was I arguing that there is a huge large massive amount of fans in LA watching games in bars?

Pics or it didn't happen.

You WISH.

I will send my pics to English. Only.

Jun 24, 2015 at 9:56 PM

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Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Originally posted by gold49er2183:
I pray for a team to move to la. An hour and 45 min drive to go to la vs 4 hours for santa clara. I'm a local team guy. In south central cali. 9ers are my #1. Then Lakers and dodgers. If the rams moved to la that would be one more game i go to every year.

May I ask you this: What would you think of the Raiders trading with the Rams for the NFC W v your Niners?

St. Louis fans think this is: PERFECT!

I also love the Dodgers. Suns above Lakers tho. I grew up all Arizona. One of my absolute favorite pics is me is at a golf tournament w Barkley - I come up barely high on him. Big bear.

Why would rams fans think that's perfect?

I said: St. Louis Fans, Not Rams' Fans.

StL Rams fans think the Rams did not exist prior to 1995.

STL Rams fans want to be in the AFC W with the HUGE (so they say) rivalry of KC.

If that thier logic...that's pretty dumb. ...that's like wanting the cards to go into the American league

Jun 24, 2015 at 9:57 PM

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Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Originally posted by Jakemall:
Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Totally true - when I am up in LA to watch Rams games - it's me, Raider fans, Packer fans and Pats fans. Sometimes Cowboys fans.

I don't live in LA, and I am also NOT a man.

Was I arguing that there is a huge large massive amount of fans in LA watching games in bars?

Pics or it didn't happen.

You WISH.

I will send my pics to English. Only.

I feel bad for English

Jun 24, 2015 at 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
If that thier logic...that's pretty dumb. ...that's like wanting the cards to go into the American league

Stl fans have not only posted that they believe the Rams began in 1995, they have trashed the memories of all great Rams players that came before. Some of them make fun of them.

It is sincerely disgusting as a real NFL fan of a team I love.

Their logic is the Rams only exist for their time in St. Louis: only.

Jun 24, 2015 at 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
I feel bad for English

Ha.

I will just give him my instagram link.

[ Edited by ArizonaBlue on Jun 24, 2015 at 10:04 PM ]

Jun 24, 2015 at 10:04 PM

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Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
If that thier logic...that's pretty dumb. ...that's like wanting the cards to go into the American league

Stl fans have not only posted that they believe the Rams began in 1995, they have trashed the memories of all great Rams players that came before. Some of them make fun of them.

It is sincerely disgusting as a real NFL fan of a team I love.

Their logic is the Rams only exist for their time in St. Louis: only.

Why would they care...you don't care about the Minneapolis Lakers..do you?...or the st Louis football cardinals ?

Jun 24, 2015 at 10:06 PM

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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Why would they care...you don't care about the Minneapolis Lakers..do you?...or the st Louis football cardinals ?

I actually do love the AZ Cardinals and all of their history. I don't believe it started in 1988.

I also believe in loving teams, not cities.

And fans who love a team only during their time in a city: I don't respect that. Sorry.

I live in San Diego. I am not a Charger fan.

[ Edited by ArizonaBlue on Jun 24, 2015 at 10:07 PM ]

Jun 24, 2015 at 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by ArizonaBlue:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Why would they care...you don't care about the Minneapolis Lakers..do you?...or the st Louis football cardinals ?

I actually do love the AZ Cardinals and all of their history. I don't believe it started in 1988.

I also believe in loving teams, not cities.

And fans who love a team only during their time in a city: I don't respect that. Sorry.

I live in San Diego. I am not a Charger fan.

What if the the teams time they have been in city...is over 40-50 years...which pretty much is a lifetime