Two days after Salt Lake County delivered a death knell for Real Salt Lake's Sandy soccer stadium, team owner Dave Checketts peppered practically everyone in his path, including Peter Corroon, David Wilde, Jenny Wilson and, particularly, Larry Miller.

County leaders are "petty" and a "completely dysfunctional group," he said, blasting Mayor Corroon and the council for a lack of integrity.

"It's almost like they're sitting on a throne and you go before a king."

Thursday afternoon on KALL 700, Checketts referred to Corroon as "the King of England."

In a morning conference call with reporters, Checketts also escalated his public spat with Jazz owner Miller, fingering him as a stadium saboteur. He alleged Miller (unsuccessfully) lobbied legislators behind closed doors to block the public-funding vehicle for a soccer stadium.

"He didn't want me to get a better deal than he got at the Delta Center," Checketts said. "He wants to own every car dealership, own every movie theater, and he wants to control every sports franchise."

But "he's not going to get this one."

Corroon said he was not upset by Checketts' tirade, but "it's not smart to insult community leaders."

"It's probably a Harvard case study on how not to do business."

Councilwoman Jenny Wilson, whom Checketts also criticized for not taking his hint that keeping RSL at Rice-Eccles Stadium was not an option, said the council is getting "Real fatigue."

"If Dave Checketts continues on this front, there won't be anyone left to watch the games," she said. "If anything, the council and mayor have proven themselves to act deliberative, look out for the public's best interest and ask the tough questions."

For his part, Miller told KSL Radio he never worked behind the scenes to "torpedo" his former Jazz business partner, and said he actually tried to support the Major League Soccer venture.

Miller insists he opened his Delta Center books for officials to scrutinize as a model for RSL and simply suggested they be diligent in learning all details of the finance plan.

"I don't think Checketts has shown the color of his money," Miller said on KSL's "Doug Wright Show." "If he came in with his $112 million and asked for $30 million in public money . . . he'd get his deal done easily. But I don't think he's done that."

For those keeping score, Miller, in 1990, received $24.3 million - $36.1 million adjusted for today's inflation - for land, parking and the reconstruction of 400 West from Salt Lake City's Redevelopment Agency.

Checketts had requested $45 million and was slated to get $30 million from the county and $10 million in Sandy RDA money under terms tweaked in recent weeks.

Miller also disputed Checketts' claims that there is a leadership void in Utah in the wake of the stadium rejection.

"The reason he's saying that is he's not hearing what he wanted to hear," Miller told KSL. "He's got to look in the mirror. . . . I hope soccer stays, but he's got to do his part."

Checketts told reporters he was frustrated with the "moving target" presented by county brass.

"It becomes an exercise in guessing what they might like," he complained. "No one has been quite clear on what is enough."

But Corroon says the owner's attacks on political leaders are misguided.

"Which out of all the political leaders has season [RSL] tickets?" Corroon asked. "Which has kids in youth soccer? I think I'm the only one that fits both categories."

And what about Councilman Wilde, whom Checketts scolded for casting the decisive stadium vote?

"I find his behavior a little strange," Wilde said.

djensen@sltrib.com