I would say every options on the table, yeah, I
think given the results of the vote, we have much
more measured response to that, which is we want to
look at our options, what makes the most sense for
our fans, what most, most makes the most sense for
our franchise and this organization and what makes the most
sense, it can have the biggest impact on this region.
And I think the the positive of this is that
we do have options and we'll consider those.
I said this to you guys multiple times.
This is a generational decision.
This is going to impact the future of this franchise
for generations.
We got to get it right and we are going
to do the due diligence.
We are going to take our time to do it
right.
To Sam's question, there is a reality on the timing.
You can only take so much time if you're going
to get it right.
So that window is starting to close a little bit.
I think when you talk about deadlines, really the deadline
is how can you be up and running in a
new facility or a renovated facility in January for the
31 season, right?
And those are two different timelines, right?
If you're renovating Arrowhead GHA Field, you're looking at, you
know, an existing structure.
It's something we've done a lot of work on.
So it's a little bit smaller lead time you need
there.
If you're building something new either in Missouri or in
Kansas, it extends that lead time by about a year
and a half.
So we feel like we're in that window right now.
We feel like it would be and we need to
get something done in the next six months to figure
out and be in a good position.
And so that's the timeline we're working on directly.
Sam, as it relates to your question on Missouri, I,
I think they're working very diligently to try to figure
out what makes sense.
There are some realities that come into play.
You mentioned the primary, you know, until they have an
ID on August 4th, where they stand with who is
going to be the presumptive governor, they really can't go
too far.
But I will say that we are in some pretty
significant conversations with leadership on the Missouri side.
Taking that into consideration, like if, if this happens, this,
if this happens, this, how do we go?
So there are some conversations that are going on on
both sides.
We are in discussions with the folks in Kansas.
We are in discussions, continue our discussions with the folks
in Missouri.
There seem to be other options that are coming up
now on the Missouri side.
We're open to a new building on the complex, we're
open a new building somewhere else, we're open to a
Dome or an outdoor as a new building.
We're also very open to renovating GHA Field at Arrowhead.
Because I think it's it is what it is.
It's iconic, it's something that's unique and we'd love to
be able to do that.
It's just going to come down to what makes the
most sense.
And I don't want to reiterate the factors that go
into that decision or what's best for our fans, what's
best for this franchise for the next few decades.
And that's a really important decision for us.