Well, we can tell you what St. Louis thinks of Stan Kroenke. He's considered a traitor there, and is no longer welcome in his home state of Missouri.
IMHO Wenger shouldn't be on that sign, and if he wasn't Kroenke's name could be larger. ;>) Three points yesterday, Everton 0 - 2 Arsenal.
We think he has been the main hold back to the club basically since he bought them. Although, after 2 unreal bad seasons KSE (biz entity that owns Rapids) seems to be spending money now.
It's not just Rapids fans, though. Kroenke also owns the NBA team (Nuggets) and NHL team (Avalanche) here. I'd have to think those fanbases are critical of Kroenke ownership. Not sure if "ND__" is English or not. If English (and if less familiar with the ways of US pro sports), it might help to know that no US sports teams are run like the typical Premier league team (much less clubs like ManCity or Chelsea). They're businesses here, and even if they're not the usual "profit maximizing" concerns, no one is ok with losing tens of millions in a year. So all US sports leagues have cost controls on player salaries to make it easier to keep the books at least close to even. However, even in that context, the fanbases of Kroenke's teams tend to see ownership as indifferent, cheap, mainly interested in the team as an investment or real estate anchor, etc.
One thing I like about Kronke, he's does not hit tax payers up too much for stadiums. I guess he tried in St. Louis, but the LA thing is more self-funded. And the NHL/NBA arena in Denver was private, I'm not sure about Dick's, but I don't think it was too bad; and Arsenal's was self-funded (though that might have been before Kronke got there and Europe is different). This is an interesting thread. The Rapids seem to have been poorly run, passive about underperforming coaches and players, and slow to embrace MLS move to marketing to millennials instead of bored soccer family's. That's my perception. I sum it up with the packets of flour that were the give away at the last game last season. Flour? Sure, I have 3 kids and cook at home a lot, but I'm not your target demographic, am I?
From the DSG Park FAQ: http://www.dickssportinggoodspark.com/fan-guide/stadium-information/faqs/ Commerce City also got a new city hall and other government offices as part of the deal so they weren't paying just for a billionaire's stadium.
In the hitting up municipalities for money dept, there's the Sky Sox. If they can finagle a stadium from San Antonio (who is apparently yearning to look big league, or at least bigger league), they're gone.
A decent argument could be made that the stadium complex was key to convincing many of the Northfield businesses to venture into the area. For all the past negativity about "Combat City" and the toxic waste site and refineries, there are a lot of positive things happening right now in Commerce City.