Panthers want 125 Million in taxpayer money.

[SCP]

I'd pay more for tickets to ensure the Panthers stayed. But I'm a gluten for punishment.

[Panthro]

Wait. So we are supposed to be pissed about using taxpayer dollars to help renovate the stadium because we haven't had a consistent winner yet, so the solution you propose is to up ticket prices?!?!

Talk about an even bigger PR disaster.

Maybe if he fielded a winning franchise it wouldn't be such a PR nightmare.

[Panthro]

I'd pay more for tickets to ensure the Panthers stayed. But I'm a gluten for punishment.

So the Panthers are going to leave town over escalators and a jumbotron?

[SCP]

So the Panthers are going to leave town over escalators and a jumbotron?

I've refused to go upstairs in a mall before because the escalator was busted.

[MHS831]

the money should not come from PSL holders / ticket prices. Nor should NC and SC counties pay. The money should come from businesses that have made a killing off the downtown development the Panther's stadium location created. We have college games, a College Bowl game, 8 games each fall, and other events there. Each time, the area hotels and restaurants make a killing. I imagine that UNCC

will play a game or two there. More money for the local economy.

Any clues where the money should come from?

[Panthro]

I've refused to go upstairs in a mall before because the escalator was busted.

There are bars and restaurants I've never gone to because they were up some stairs.

[Panthro]

the money should not come from PSL holders / ticket prices. Nor should NC and SC counties pay. The money should come from businesses that have made a killing off the downtown development the Panther's stadium location created. We have a College Bowl game, 8 games each fall, and other events there. Each time, the area hotels and restaurants make a killing.

Any clues where the money should come from?

The NFL and The Panthers?

[X-Clown]

Just raise the price on tickets an avg of $35 per seat and this will be paid off in 5 years.

(($35 x 70,000 seats) x 10 Home Games )x 5 years

Great idea, let's encourage more PSL holders to sell their tickets to opposing fans

[MHS831]

The NFL and The Panthers?

Only if you think the local economy should benefit from the stadium without any investment at all.

[Panthro]

Great idea, let's encourage more PSL holders to sell their tickets to opposing fans

JR doesn't care. He gets his money one way or the other.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

So the Panthers are going to leave town over escalators and a jumbotron?

That ass-hole Shinn did.

Also with a nice stadium it will make it harder for the future owner to move the team.

[Panthro]

Only if you think the local economy should benefit from the stadium without any investment at all.

Perhaps the Panthers should go around and collect money from all of the places since they benefited from them being here. Let me ask you...how much money do you think goes into restaurants on a home playoff game, what about hotels, what about other businesses?

If the majority of the people live here I would say a helluva lot less than you think. But lets tax them anyways.

[Panthro]

That ass-hole Shinn did.

Also with a nice stadium it will make it harder for the future owner to move the team.

No it wont

If this team is sold to someone hell bent on moving it they will and it will pretty damned easy too.

[Delhommey]

Taxpayer money going to public transport = MOVE TO EUROPE IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE TRAIN YOU COMMUNIST HIPPY!!!! YOU AIN'T TAKIN' MY MONEY!!!!

Taxpayer money goes to a profitable corporation = Hooray America