this is all rather confusing.
Wasps announced they had agreed a stadium share back in December and it would be announced in due course.
You would assume that to get approval from the RFU they would need to be able to prove they had somewhere suitable to play.
now we we get a statement saying nothing has been agreed.....
Hope we get some clarity soon
I think what it means is that Wasps have both the Moors ground in Damson Lane and Sixways offered to them, and contracts have been drawn up and heads of agreement signed. All parties likely know this.
I also suspect that Sixways is the preferred choice, with Moors as the backup. Again, all parties will know this. Moors could go ahead right now, and probably could have back in December. Sixways is waiting on Atlas actually owning it. They have yet to pay Begbies the contract price. Why the delay? I suspect Atlas are worried about a legal challenge by DCMS, or it may be that DCMS have yet to agree to remove their charge over the ground, without which Atlas will not buy it. I doubt they will be willing to a transfer of the debt to them as owners, they will want it free and clear. No challenge though from the RFU, who have clearly agreed by accepting the proposal by Wasps. But, the delay itself could kill the deal. Both Wasps and Moors have to know soon which ground it will be. Season ticket sales, players who need to relocate, contracts for services at the ground, staff recruiting.
And who proposed the 3 year 'limit'? Wasps or Atlas? What limit would there be at Moors? There was initially talk it might have only been a one year plus one year extension (just in case Moors sold their ground to developers and moved).