01-19-2016, 07:15 PM
(01-19-2016, 06:18 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Not sure of the particulars, but I would hope the terms of said lease would be more clearly spelled out than a completely subjective clause like 'top 8 facility'...
Maybe Kroenke wanted a top shitter facility to go along with the product he was putting on the field.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/prishe/2016/01/06/st-louis-rams-fans-should-direct-blame-towards-1994-lease-and-not-stan-kroenke/#2715e4857a0b5813e08e6f09
Good article about it. Will try to quote it all.
Quote:After the 1987 season, the St. Louis Cardinals football team left the city for Arizona (primarily, as in most cases with franchise relocation in sports, over stadium-related issues). Desperate to get back into the NFL, the city (represented by the St. Louis Regional Sports Authority, the Convention and Visitors Commission, who no doubt consulted with local city, county, and state officials) agreed to a lease which stipulated a “First Tier Promise”, which, in essence, required the stadium to remain among the top 25% of all facilities.
Furthermore, it outlines that the team would not be responsible for financing facility upgrades to ensure the First Tier standards.
