Kroenke makes us miss Khan

Last week when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made a comment in which he said Oakland, St. Louis, and Oakland plans were considered not viable, it set off many who’ve been following this stadium cluster of madness the past year.

Fans in St. Louis were particularly perturbed at the comments made by the NFL commissioner, because it was barely 48 hours removed from the disparaging remarks made by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, as he made his case on why the Rams need to move back to Los Angeles.

If you are reading between the lines you can obviously see which direction the commissioner is leaning. It’s definitely not toward St. Louis. That’s why it’s a good thing Goodell has no say in this relocation melodrama. People forget Stan Kroenke pays him. He had to say all three projects weren’t viable. But, it was so obvious he was talking mainly about St. Louis.

St. Louis was the only group to actually present a plan to help keep its team in the current market. A real plan of action to get something accomplished. The STL Task Force has done its due diligence in keeping in contact with the Goodell and was always cautious about how receptive the NFL was to the STL plan for a stadium. 

It’s abundantly clear that neither the inept commissioner of the NFL, nor the owner of the Rams, expected this type of fight by the task force to help keep the team in St. Louis. All types of obstacles where thrown in the road for the task force, whether it was by the Rams owner or elected officials throughout the state of Missouri. And in under a year’s time the task force managed to put a plan together under these circumstances. 

If St. Louis was so bad, then why did Kroenke cut the legs off Shahid Khan in 2010? Khan, who presently has net worth of $4.4 billion, went on to purchase the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Speaking of Khan, many Rams fans in St. Louis are wishing he was the team owner today. How is that for irony? The same people calling Stan Kroenke every four to eight letter word, are more than likely the same people that freaked out about Khan because of his name and skin tone. That’s a perfect example of Islamaphobia. Khan loved St. Louis and wanted to connect with community. Now you look at what he’s trying to do in Jacksonville and can only wonder what if?

Kroenke was scheming the entire time to move to Los Angeles. In a story written in the L.A. Times a year ago, Kroenke has donated money to the city’s mayor and two Inglewood city councilman – $118,500 since 2006. During four campaigns, Inglewood Mayor Butts received $90,000.

It’s unfortunate that after the passing of Georgia Frontiere, the Rams never had ownership that actually cared for the community and the region. The fans have done more than their part, supporting a losing team with no real place to tailgate and no playoffs. St. Louis deserves better than this.

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