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Finally some news rolling the last couple days

To me the key part there was the city is still backing them to go to the Crossroads site

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article287712165.html "Kansas City Manager Brian Platt said Monday on radio station KCUR that the city is in talks with both teams and will take the lead on future negotiations, displacing Jackson County government from that role. Platt suggested that the ...

GRID wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:54 pm The Royals are looking good so far. How do people think that will effect the new stadium?

I've started thinking this as well. I think it'll help. Nobody will want to lose the Royals out of KC if they're actually good. And people know that losing a second vote means the team will move.

Here's an article detailing what happens when the votes fail for baseball stadiums: https://www.royalsreview.com/2024/4/9/24119857/the-history-of-cities-that-reject-baseball-park-ballot-measures In literally every single case, if the voters screw up and risk losing the team, the city/county/state ju...

I can’t believe people are so stupid they assume the Royals are just “good to go” now. They just denied a pro-team with a lease expiring in 6 years. They think they’re safe now? People are so stupid. Sorry, I just can’t take it.

We've got to get this thing to the Crossroads whatever it takes.

To me it sounds like the real issue is just the county. I think if they work with city only, and do a real campaign, this will pass.

The Royals will still end up downtown. It’s just going to be delayed now till they can find another workaround.

Royals will give downtown another shot. Chiefs to Kansas won't hurt most peoples feelings but I doubt it happens. What?! You will see outrage like you've never seen before if they suggest they're going to leave Arrowhead. It will make the "save the K' group look like pre-school children. The C...

Ok DCole but here’s what you’re not getting…if the Chiefs “aren’t going anywhere” then they’re gonna have to do a HELL of alot more than they showed in those renderings. They might need a dome, they will atleast need a whole new exterior. Prob some legit development there too. Kansas will offer all ...

The Royals might try again for downtown, but I doubt it. I think they go all in on NKC and will get help from both the local voters and the state to make it happen. Bruh how the hell would they get funding from NKC if they can’t even get it from Jackson. They’d be asking for even *more* of a tax fr...

Yeah I think you've got that backwards How? You think KC voters will sit there really let the Royals go after they just lost the Chiefs? No way I don't think the Chiefs are leaving ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It seems to me that 50%+ of the 'No' vote was literally just people thinking "there's no way they're go...

neurosyphilis wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:51 pm

TheUrbanRoo wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:25 pm Perhaps KC voters will vote to fund the Royals downtown if they don't also have to pay for the Chiefs. Perhaps..

Yeah I think you've got that backwards

How? You think KC voters will sit there really let the Royals go after they just lost the Chiefs? No way

I just heard from two good sources of mine (who are tied to Kansas matters) that the Chiefs are looking to ink a deal in Kansas. At the Legends complex. My guess? This is what Chiefs wanted all along, hence the half-ass plan they put out, probably hoping it would fail and get them an excuse to get ...

I just heard from two good sources of mine (who are tied to Kansas matters) that the Chiefs are looking to ink a deal in Kansas. At the Legends complex. My guess? This is what Chiefs wanted all along, hence the half-ass plan they put out, probably hoping it would fail and get them an excuse to get o...

John Sherman needs to explain what happened to the East Village site and why it's not on the table. And I'm saying that as someone who thinks the Crossroads site is leagues better than EV. But the last-minute (in relative terms) switch rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, and he needs to be clear ...

I’m really starting to wonder if the Chiefs flopped this all along as their excuse to get to Kansas and get a new modern stadium setup. Because if you look at it, everything they did the whole time made zero sense.

I think the best path forward here is the Chiefs leave for Kansas (and get a real stadium) and them leaving the state scares the shit out of Missouri voters enough to vote the Royals to stay and go downtown finally.

Does he realize how badly they fucked this up and understand what he needs to do to win back support from people, though? No. Like I said the whole Royals outreach to the community was absolutely out of touch This result was so lopsided I'm not sure even a good campaign could've won it. Find a way ...