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Originally Posted by Next Big Thing
I'm not familiar with the situation up there, but isn't Minnesota a football city? I thought the Vikings have sell out crowds every game. It sucks when cities like that lose teams in that manner.
If any team should move it should be Jacksonville.
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Problem isn't with the fans or support base but more of the bickering between city/state government and the owner(s).
Neither side wants to provide the huge amounts of funds needed to build a brand new but expensive stadium. I think Minneapolis doesn't have the funds needed to cover a new stadium which is why the state got involved.
The current owner wants the city to take a much smaller share of concession revenue and provide the majority of the funding without expecting most of it to be paid back.