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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990
Its great that the SKC are doing great and its good for the city....
But in fairness, Fans are angry, bitter and mad at the Chiefs and Royals because they have nothing to show for their loyalty after so many years.
The SKC dont exactly have decades of pent up fan frustrastion and expectations to deal with.
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Deberg, therein lies the rub. The Royals now, but the Chiefs have forever, have an attitude of make money first and last. The rest is icing on the cake. The Royals were successful and not making boat loads of money when Kauffman owned them and wanted to put a great product on the field no matter what.
I think if you need any further proof of how the old way no longer works then check out the difference in the soccer team just under the new owners. Seriously, the Hunts and Glasses of the professional sports world are the old school dinos. Unfortunately for this city, there are loyal fans who will continue to support the product to their own detriment.
If the Chiefs and Royals have 'decades' of anger as fans with two different franchises the common denominator is THE FANS. Their willingness to shell out money for mediocrity and settle for the status quo creates the dynamic that plagues the Sports Complex.
Seriously, look at the complex itself, it's location, the decay and dying surrounding area and ask yourself if that energy is that of success? It's not. I've said what Keitzman said for a long time. The Sporting owners were brilliant in not accepting the Bannister Mall location and KCMO did THEM a HUGE FAVOR making it difficult to want to go there.
Every time I drive up to the bustling area, have to park far away, see all of the busy shops, restaurants, and bars, and the Speedway, I thank my lucky stars that KCMO shot itself in the foot...AGAIN.