49ers STADIUM SEARCH NEEDS YEARS

[zach49ers]

49ERS Odessy begins... (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/football/nfl/san_francisco_49ers/16006806.htm?source=rss&channel=mercurynews_san_francisco_49ers)
[QUOTE][There goes John York again with his impeccable timing, because why would people want to talk about a potential three-game winning streak and division-changing upset when they could debate who's more at fault for what may or may not happen in 2016?

Sure has been a crazy week. Can't wait for the next six to 60 years of daily notes on the progress toward a new stadium. This 49ers stadium, over a decade, has become the equivalent of campaign-finance reform -- there's always a plan.

To review -- and preview:

What's happened

Oct. 10, 1971: 49ers play first regular-season game at Candlestick Park.

Oct. 11, 1971: 49ers begin looking for new stadium.

Wednesday: John York tells Gavin Newsom that team will not build new stadium in San Francisco.

Thursday: York tells world why team will not build new stadium in San Francisco.

Friday: Dianne Feinstein engineers meeting to persuade Yorks to build new stadium in San Francisco.

Sunday: Consultants paid by Yorks to explore how to build stadium in San Francisco cancel plans to tell the world why they can build stadium in San Francisco.

Monday: S.F. ends Olympic bid, blames Yorks.

What's next

Wednesday: From his yacht in the South Pacific, Larry Ellison publicly renews his offer to buy the team. To show he's serious, he whips out a big check -- not a game-show poster-size display, but an actual, cashable check.

Sunday: 49ers beat Seahawks; game is a sellout, but fans are barred at the gate because Yorks are embarrassed about what they affectionately call ``the oldest and worst stadium in the NFL.'' They add: But buy season tickets now!

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pretty funny article from mercury news, thought you guys would like it

[49Faithful]

I hope this ends Gavin Newsom polical career. He is a MORON!!!!:hide:

[DraconisRex]

The paper's spin it, but an Olympic stadium would be a complete suck for a football stadium. You have to have room for a track and other track and field events. A good example of an Olympic stadium is the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Bleacher seats. Crappy site-lines. Too much capacity. The playing field is way away from even the first row of seats. Look at this. How one-third of it is functionally useless.

http://www.doubledogmusic.com/baseball/Space_Ghosts/los_angeles_coliseum.jpg

This is what SF would like the 49ers to build. A dysfunctional stadium for which they're not willing to put up even the $100 million they promised.

Here's Qwest field. An outstanding football stadium:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Qwest_Field.jpg

And one where one-third of it isn't functionally useless.


So, I don't care what blame games Newsome is playing with the stadium or with the Olympic bid. He tried to have his cake (appealing to the anti-stadium voters) and eat it too (the pro-stadium/pro-Olympics voters). When I hear of the City being willing to put up $500 million for construction and chip-in a 25% premium to luxury box rentals (for 30 years) to make up for the lost sales during the next 30 years, I'll take them seriously.

Until then, no.

[fabie]

The paper's spin it, but an Olympic stadium would be a complete suck for a football stadium. You have to have room for a track and other track and field events. A good example of an Olympic stadium is the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Bleacher seats. Crappy site-lines. Too much capacity. The playing field is way away from even the first row of seats. Look at this. How one-third of it is functionally useless.

http://www.doubledogmusic.com/baseball/Space_Ghosts/los_angeles_coliseum.jpg

This is what SF would like the 49ers to build. A dysfunctional stadium for which they're not willing to put up even the $100 million they promised.

Here's Qwest field. An outstanding football stadium:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Qwest_Field.jpg

And one where one-third of it isn't functionally useless.


So, I don't care what blame games Newsome is playing with the stadium or with the Olympic bid. He tried to have his cake (appealing to the anti-stadium voters) and eat it too (the pro-stadium/pro-Olympics voters). When I hear of the City being willing to put up $500 million for construction and chip-in a 25% premium to luxury box rentals (for 30 years) to make up for the lost sales during the next 30 years, I'll take them seriously.

Until then, no.

I heard thru the grapevine, there is a serious offer from Tonopah, Nevada for the NINERS to move! <link later>

How about it? THE TONOPAH 49ers! :dance2::surrender:

[Niner Jan]

QUICK! Where's the hatchet...to chop down that grapevine! That's a terrible idea...I choke on the name! ::lightning: :wink: joker: