sugardaddy Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 This week the Chargers’ owner denied his team will relocate to London. But such rumors are unsurprising when home support struggles Tom Kludt Thu 7 Nov 2019 09.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 7 Nov 2019 15.58 GMT Shares 23 Comments 41 The stands were a sea of Packers green rather than Chargers blue when the teams met in LA on Sunday. Photograph: Jake Roth/USA Today Sports The Los Angeles Chargers returned to southern California on Sunday after playing the previous two weeks on the road, but it didn’t make much difference. Home-field advantage doesn’t really apply to the Chargers, not when visiting fans routinely make the team feel like they’re behind enemy lines in their own stadium. That was the case again on Sunday, when the Chargers hosted the Green Bay Packers. The predominant color in the stands was the green of the visitors, and the cheers rang out louder for Aaron Rodgers than Philip Rivers. The home team won, convincingly at that, but most people left the stadium disappointed.It has become one of the peculiar features of the NFL calendar since both the Chargers and Rams relocated to Los Angeles in 2017, marking a reunion between America’s second-largest market and its most popular sporting league: more often than not, the teams’ home games look and sound like home games for the opposition. Chargers players were showered with boos when they took the field against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles two years ago. The Rams got the same treatment last season at home against the Packers. Both Rivers, the Chargers quarterback, and Rams quarterback Jared Goff have regularly been forced to use a silent count to combat the noise generated by the away side’s fans, typically an unnecessary measure to take for a team playing at home.Rest of the story: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/07/away-fans-nfl-los-angeles-rams-chargers-home-crowds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijoe066 Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 WE DONT WANT ANY TEAM HERE!! FANS RATHER GO TO BEACH THAN SIT IN STANDS WHEN ITS 90 DEGREES!! BUT ITS NICE FOR AWAY FANS TO COME AS PART OF THEIR VACATION!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 There was a reason why it took so long for the NFL to return to LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 The only team that drew well in LA was the raiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 The only team that drew well in LA was the raiders.Yet they were sent to Vegas. Raiders should be LA; Rams Vegas; Chargers San Diego or Mexico City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDoberman Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 Will see the same phenomenon in Vegas if the raiders are mediocre. Visiting fans from cold climates willing to pay big bucks to see their team Some nights golden knights games are split 50/50 and that's with their phenomenal success. Locals will be priced out or flip their Tix for a quick buck and watch "their raiders" at a bar or book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Lingus Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 Will see the same phenomenon in Vegas if the raiders are mediocre. Visiting fans from cold climates willing to pay big bucks to see their team Some nights golden knights games are split 50/50 and that's with their phenomenal success. Locals will be priced out or flip their Tix for a quick buck and watch "their raiders" at a bar or book.Agreed. I've been to three chargers games at the soccer field in carson including the first- great place to watch a game but each time it was 70% opposing Fans Results in at least a one game difference in the standings- raider will find out the hard way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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