Always a Wasp

Will he struggle as Christian did to make the grade? I see wide receiver/running back ss his options. Probably needs to add some kgs of bulk as well.

It's a hard road for those who have never played it before.

I with him well and a sack load of luck - he will need it.

Its an interesting one. After leaving bucks for hot or cold NJ ive got pretty into my NFL. Christian tried to make the move when he was a little to old and then got a bad injury. LRZ has a Dad that is mega into his NFL and it seems he has been into it for a long time. Looking at where he will play. One of the best is Tyreek Hill who is shorter and ligher than LRZ. I think he could be a great TE. He is a little shorter than Kelce, but it wont take many Big Macs to be his size. He is too tall to be a RB IMHO, so tight end of wide receiver is where he will go. If he can prove he can catch a ball in many scenarios i think he can make it.

There?s a huge difference between being funded to pay off rugby debts because some of that money may be one off goodwill contributions and building an organisation that buys promotion.

I don?t want us buying promotion, that way needs unsustainable costs or a sugar daddy.

Well i cant see our new owners wanting to see as us a long term championship club. So a lot boils down to that point. If they want to get into the Prem then there could be a big risk of it being ring fenced and off limits forever. Therefore making it happen now maybe the only way. Today there are no championship clubs that appear to be eligble for promotion, so it wouldnt be us trying to jump the line. Look at the money Bristol spent to get back in and Sarries. If you want it you need to spend big and even bigger in subsequent years.

It?s beyond question that I?d support Wasps if we moved to Sixways. I don?t see the difference between there and Loftus Road, Adams Park or the Ricoh from a moral perspective. If anything it?s rescuing an empty building. My main worry is pushing so much through before the 14th. If we aren?t allowed to compete in the Championship next year we will be finished.

Are we still not waiting on the outcome of if there will be promotion or not. That would impact our set of investors. If there is then hopefully we will have some reasonable backing and can make this happen. Lets dream and think we did put out a competitive team next year, with Sixways we have a route to the Prem. In Solihull we would have to move again. Am I missing something ?

Its also an asset that once disposed of wont be generating profit/cash in the future. There are also two less home games to generate much needed revenue. if the salary cap increases next year even Exeter may struggle to balance their books.

"To answer one point raised - the new hotel is required because they have identified how much they lose by having a small hotel on site when a large exhibition is in the arena. Most exhibitors and visitors have to find accommodation elsewhere in the city so they want to capture more of that trade. Sensible to my mind"

I understand the logic behind the hotel. I question how much of a revenue spinner it will be. When will it even be ready ? How is it being funded ? Are we not losing car parking space for fans to build it ? If we ever get back to much bigger crowds then parking wasn't the easiest.  As a Hilton Diamond member I welcome the hotel and it will be a good use of my points potentially

Quote from: Westy68 on January 09, 2022, 02:20:27 PM

One of the richest clubs in Europe being the main one and 8 years later we seem to be one of the poorest.

How so?  We have one of the biggest grounds, many non-rugby businesses, a stunning training centre.  It's just we work within the salary cap, that doesn't mean the club isn't better off than others. I get that it's really disappointing to be in the position we are in, but are you suggesting that we should be doing a Sarries and buying some success by cheating?

At the meeting in Marlow we were told that this move made us the richest club in Europe with multiple income streams. We had a few years without Covid to blame and that starts to look like a statement that has not been backed up. We certainly signed some big names, gave away a load of free tickets, had JLR sponsorship and a nice fan village. That all started to go south rather quickly. We can’t afford to pay Pete and even the drummers have been canned (not a big loss)

I’m still not sure where the turnaround is going to come from. I don’t think a new Hilton hotel is our saviour. Would like to see how much that will contribute.

On the field it will be interesting to see what our squad is for next year. As it has been for the past few seasons it seems that outgoing quality may not be fully replaced. Let’s see on that front. I will keep the faith.

We really need to improve the match day experience to attract new fans. Even for us die hards we deserve better than we are being offered. I just hope it’s sorted ready for when I escape the USA back to Blighty.

It felt a little bit like the reverse of our Sale game. I think we took them too lightly and they wanted it more.
Sarries probably thought they just needed to turn up. Jimmys 100th game and a team with nothing to lose and a desire to win performed

Where we live, in the sticks between Prestwood and Hughenden, not too far from High Wycombe, there is no chance of those speeds - the nearest cable is nearly 1000m away.

Until recently our top speed, at about 3am in the morning, was about 1Mbps, during the day as low as 0.3Mbps. Then they installed a new fibre cabinet and our speed increased immensely.

We are on TalkTalk and routinely get 25-28Mbps. Our neighbours are on Sky and BT and get slightly lower (about 20-23Mbps)

Where we live is idyllic - but technology is something you can't worry about. Mobile phone is only useable in one room (assuming on the correct carrier - EE, 3 signals are non-existent), have to use Satellite tv and no DAB signal.

I'm renting at the top of Cryers Hill so cant be far away from you