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County's Exit From Coliseum Operations Means New Deal For Raiders Falls On Oakland

Alameda County’s decision to sell its half-interest in the Coliseum complex "clears the way for Oakland to take full control of the negotiations for a new stadium for the Raiders," according to Matier & Ross of the S.F. CHRONICLE. Now comes "trying to deal with the Raiders’ three key demands." First is "free land" for a stadium. Second, that the city "cover the multimillion-dollar costs of new infrastructure for the site." Third, that the Raiders and the new stadium "not be held responsible for the still-outstanding" $120M debt on the current stadium. Oakland is "working up an official response, but word is 'free land' won’t work." The Alameda County exit also means that the city "will need to come up with the money or swap land to pay back" the county’s $100-200M stake. Whether Oakland can cut a deal is also "very much an open question" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 8/1). In Sacramento, Ailene Voisin noted while the mood among sports fans in San Diego "is one of total resignation, with the public strongly opposed to bolstering any plan that entails public financing" for a new Chargers' stadium, the Raiders are in "outright limbo." They have "one cleat in, one cleat out, with no blueprint available for delivery to the owners." This year, with the Raiders at least "hinting at an uptick on the field, they are on the clock in the negotiating room" at NFL HQ. Learning the club's fate sooner than later "behooves everyone" (SACBEE.com, 8/1). 

NOT SO EXCITED: In St. Louis, Bernie Miklasz wrote it is "becoming increasingly difficult to embrace" the Rams as the team remains involved in discussions for a move to L.A. Something "already has been taken away -- the happy anticipation of the coming season -- and that stinks." Fans "deserve better." Miklasz: "I feel bad for everyone, really, including the non-football employees who have to market the product, sell the tickets and generate a positive vibe. And I feel lousy because none of these people is named Stan Kroenke. They just work for Kroenke, but he’s not around" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 8/1).

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