...franchise in town.? Our local team was sold and is moving. Why should I care? Why should tax dollars go to building stadiums and attracting local teams? To me professional sports are a business, isn't there enough money in sports as it is? Just looking for your thoughts... Please feel free to provide a pro or con answer, just support it well.
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Sports fans or Non Sports Fans... Please explain the value of having a sports...
- Thread starter Hettie
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Yes, every professional sports team is a business just like others. It might be more complicated than that but I doubt it.
The whole reason to have a team in town is to make money. The locals make money and the team makes money.
Economy is driven by consumer spending, if a team is popular, local economy will sure benefit from it. There is tax money from the profit made by all related businesses including the team, hence putting money back to the local town.
So, how much money a team can bring to the town is the leverage of the team on stadiums or arenas. Since both sides can make money, how to share the initial investment of infrastructure can be negotiated. If the team is not getting a good deal, the owner can choose to move. The town can feel the same, especially the potential risk.
It is hard to say there is enough money in sports already. This is free market, if there is still more to dig into, somebody will, otherwise won't. That is why big cities have 2 teams in the same sport, while a small city won't have much a chance to even have one. Although, a small town team is much like a small business, it can grow, and the town can grow with it.
Major League Baseball, for example, has a rule to share profits among teams, and this explains why some smaller market can actually support a major league team, such as the Milwaukee Brewers, or the Devil Rays.
Anyway, economy comes first on all counts, aside from the pride of the local fans.
The downsides, of course, will be traffic, noise and urban concentration, maybe even affordable housing and environment, if not done right.
This is a trade-off, ultimately decided by citizens and consumers.
But I can see that some ordinary non-sports-fan citizens may not like it, since he or she is not interested in the sport, all the negativities will seem bigger to them than to the fans.
The whole reason to have a team in town is to make money. The locals make money and the team makes money.
Economy is driven by consumer spending, if a team is popular, local economy will sure benefit from it. There is tax money from the profit made by all related businesses including the team, hence putting money back to the local town.
So, how much money a team can bring to the town is the leverage of the team on stadiums or arenas. Since both sides can make money, how to share the initial investment of infrastructure can be negotiated. If the team is not getting a good deal, the owner can choose to move. The town can feel the same, especially the potential risk.
It is hard to say there is enough money in sports already. This is free market, if there is still more to dig into, somebody will, otherwise won't. That is why big cities have 2 teams in the same sport, while a small city won't have much a chance to even have one. Although, a small town team is much like a small business, it can grow, and the town can grow with it.
Major League Baseball, for example, has a rule to share profits among teams, and this explains why some smaller market can actually support a major league team, such as the Milwaukee Brewers, or the Devil Rays.
Anyway, economy comes first on all counts, aside from the pride of the local fans.
The downsides, of course, will be traffic, noise and urban concentration, maybe even affordable housing and environment, if not done right.
This is a trade-off, ultimately decided by citizens and consumers.
But I can see that some ordinary non-sports-fan citizens may not like it, since he or she is not interested in the sport, all the negativities will seem bigger to them than to the fans.
Let's go Murphys
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Franchise? Do you mean like Rebel Sports or A-Mart where you buy Footy jumpers?
Let's go Murphys
New member
Franchise? Do you mean like Rebel Sports or A-Mart where you buy Footy jumpers?
Let's go Murphys
New member
Franchise? Do you mean like Rebel Sports or A-Mart where you buy Footy jumpers?