Does anyone have any insider info on the Wuss supporters views? I feel guilty about all this.
Well - if you were to look at the WW Forum you would find they are not pleased. Great anger towards their new buyers (and still the old), the RFU for allowing it (not sure what they could do where an Administrator is involved) and, of course, the franchise cuckoos from London. Actually not so much at Wasps apart from the fact they think we are "the favoured heritage team".
I would say very little ire aimed at Wasps. The new owners, yes. Begbies, some. The RFU, some. There are even some WW fans who say they would come to the occasional Wasps game. Many, like I have said, see this as a stitch up almost from October. I tend to agree, it does look like it.
Many want there to be a way to stop it.
Saying Begbies can't sell it to Atlas, shouldn't sell it to Atlas. They can, and are. I suspect final contracts have not yet been signed. Waiting for the RFU to at least give the nod to Wasps playing there and to fully approve the Wasps deal.
Saying Atlas are a bunch of .....
Saying the RFU shouldn't agree the deal. What can the RFU do to stop Atlas buying the ground etc.? Not a lot, other than to say Wasps can't play there, or that some other aspect of the Wasps proposal is unsatisfactory.
The Stourbridge thing is a side deal. It does not impact Wasps. I don't think it involves changing the name of the club. I think it will likely stay as Stourbridge for now. It is only the first team anyway. All other teams would stay at Stourbridge. Stourbridge are in severe trouble. Can't get enough players to play, out of money, lost pretty much every game this season. If their members do not agree the deal, they are likely doomed. It is, however, a member owned club.
Just a lot of sadness, frustration and anger. And you can't help but feel it is all justified.
In a way, this whole mess is a microcosm of the state of the game in England, with the RFU alseep at the helm. Many clubs looking on, thinking, 'There but for the Grace of ...'