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I will say that the majority, if not the vast majority of Jackson County does not support a downtown stadium today. That may be true but where would they be today had the Royals actually executed a campaign about showing people how great a downtown ballpark can be? They never even go to that. They ...

Lol you are getting ridiculous. Like 95% of voters outside of greater downtown. Even the urban core of KCMO is probably well less than half the population of the county. I'm not sure how many people live in KCMO from the river to Brookside to 435. And you are the only person using words like "o...

Chiefs fans would have voted yes to just about anything. The Chiefs plan was terrible, but it barely got any pushback. I don't have insight into why people said no obviously but that ballot results seem like pushback to me. Locally I don't know one person who was even slightly impressed with what t...

Chiefs fans would have voted yes to just about anything. The Chiefs plan was terrible, but it barely got any pushback. The Royals moving downtown is 90% of the issue here. It would not have passed even if the "save the crossroads" campaign didn't happen. As a matter of fact if it were not ...

The reality is that KC Tenants will/would have come out against every possible proposal the Royals put on the table. The details are irrelevant, whether East Village, East Crossroads, saving the K, whatever. The issue is tax money going to a team owned by a billionaire, that doesn't change no matte...

Honest to God, I’m getting annoyed at everyone saying the Royals are going to Nashville or Salt Lake City. Now we’re talking about potentially Oakland (a city that doesn’t give a shit about the A’s)? Give it a rest. Seriously. The Royals are not leaving the KC Metro. Anyone saying they’re leaving c...

In a rare alignment, I agree with GRID. I think downtown baseball is dead here. The only possible path forward I could see is if KCMO cuts JaxCo out, and passes the same 3/8th cent tax in the city, with a promise to move the Chiefs to the Northland and the Royals downtown, including significant par...

The Royals already own all the property or have made deals with everybody effected? There is no history of replacing a loved stadium with a stadium people don't want in a part of town people don't want to go to. Doesn't mean the existing housing won't be used as propaganda. And the same was said abo...

In what what has Sherman been treated badly? I'm glad you believe in miracles Grid, it's not really going to take that but I get how it feels rn. Really. I know you are optimistic and I'm pessimistic generally on KC stuff. But tell me how. If they come back to the Crossroads they will have the same...

^Why? The Hunts are Texans and if they get an amazing stadium offer elsewhere why wouldn’t they take it? Because it's a legacy franchise and I don't think the Hunts would do that to the Chiefs or to KC and I don't even thing the NFL would support it. However if the NFL did support it, it could happ...

Highlander wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:12 pm

GRID wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:15 pm I think the Royals end up in NKC. EV would be a long shot, but my bet is on NKC now.

That would be a huge missed opportunity for Kansas City.

Yep, it's happened again...

Because NKC would get support. It's not Downtown.

You guys still just don't get it.

At this point, I think the Chiefs are better off in KS. I have conceeded that there is no stopping the continued migration of KC's economy and culture to the KS side. KCMO and Jackson County just can not get their shit tother. I mean Jackson County can't even fund a decent bus system. And with group...

If KS is able to put together a proposal to build the Chiefs a brand new modern stadium, how is MO going to compete with that? Would they be able to? And if MO somehow does find a billion or more dollars for the Chiefs, what happens to the Royals? Is MO going to come up with money for two new stadiu...

I think the Royals end up in NKC. EV would be a long shot, but my bet is on NKC now.

I'm not sure there is time to save the chiefs. KS will not mess around and will have something signed in the middle of the night in the coming months. It's just like sporting kc. Royaks have a little more time and I don't know if Sherman woukd entertain moving to ks so quickly, but I can see ks off...

I'm not sure there is time to save the chiefs. KS will not mess around and will have something signed in the middle of the night in the coming months. It's just like sporting kc. Royaks have a little more time and I don't know if Sherman woukd entertain moving to ks so quickly, but I can see ks offe...

I sincerely believe that any downtown stadium is doomed if it relies on this metro to vote for it. Downtown is where you go to get your car stolen, stuck in traffic and get beat up by homeless people according to so many. We've not been able to change that misconception for two decades now. Voters ...

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article287357330.html Former Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., an Olathe Republican, is quietly working with unnamed parties interested in bringing the Kansas City Chiefs across the border, The Star has learned. “Jackson County fumbled. Now the...

I agree. If the vote were a near pass things would be different. They got clobbered. In the city and in the suburbs. The Royals may have dropped the ball but they also learned a lot from this vote. People in KC do not want a downtown stadium and if the Royals want to move downtown, they will have to...