Kind of an interesting leftover from last winter….Los Angeles Radiers fans who stuck with their team when it moved back to Oakland. I’m still hoping the baseball Giants come back, and I have enjoyed rooting against the Same Old Jets since they left Shea.
Ever since the Raiders left Los Angeles to return to Oakland in 1995, Montgomery has followed. For nearly every game the Raiders play at home, he flies to Oakland in the morning and boards a shuttle for the 3.3-mile trip to the stadium. He returns home immediately afterward.
Montgomery, 56, is far from alone, despite the team’s recent years of dreadful performances, its dysfunctional front office and a further distancing from its stay in Los Angeles. Game-day flights to Oakland from the Long Beach, Los Angeles, Burbank, Orange County and Ontario airports are usually at least half full of Raiders fans, dressed in silver, black and white and wearing their game faces — occasionally applied with paint.“It takes an effort, which I like,†said Montgomery, who became a season-ticket holder when the team moved to Los Angeles. “Luckily, I have the money.
The flights are fun, but flying up there, you tend to focus and can’t wait for the game to start. I like the idea that I’m looking forward to something.â€
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