Always a Wasp

Very much so.

Makes me wonder how Mr Holland will get himself out of the EPIC and Sixways. Maybe the deal he has with Birmingham City will become permanent.

Then he will have a nice farm house there to sell also. I wonder if the contractors who did all that work ever got paid? I know that they had not been when Wasps folded.

The house was separate from the EPIC. I believe Derek retained ownership of the house.

If we have a new group of players, new coaches, new owners, a new stadium, new training facilities, and we play in a new competition what exactly is it that makes us Wasps?

We will have finally become exactly what the lovely folk in Coventry accused us of (wrongly) all those times.

I figured when Rowe sold himself his own hotel he was securing his assets for when he pulled out of the club.

I guess time will tell. Though for me it's hard to care much.

I believe Derek's personal losses amount to 8 figures. 

Quote from: Shugs on December 31, 2023, 11:34:20 AM

Not tearing it up financially. ?5m loss apparently.

According to Wikipedia, Stephen Lansdown is worth ?1.72 billion. If the club continues to lose 5 million per annum then he will go broke in 344 years.

Assuming of course he's been smart enough to put his entire fortune in a 0% interest account.  The interest on his interest would be enough to bail the club out for the rest of all time.

Can't help but wonder why an allegedly astute business man needed a financial adviser to tell him that scheme sounded a bit dodgy.

I think you've missed the point.  He instructed solicitors with a specialism of finance and on their recommendation set up a scheme.  It turned out that either through malice or negligence it was less than appropriate.  I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that a legal firm would actually put your interests first and foremost when they are acting on your behalf.  Nor is it unreasonable to ask for specialist advice on a highly technical subject.

Thank you all so much!

We're both extremely grateful, and I hope you can make it to the party were going to throw once she gets back! (Staying confident about hitting target...)

Hi,

My daughter is an amazing singer (you'd expect me to say that, but it's actually true), she won a choral scholarship to a local prestigious school where she was the head chorister in their chapel choir, and sings with the award winning Farnham Youth Choir.  Last year FYC won an international choir competition which made them eligible to represent the UK at the World Choir Games in 2024.  The problem is that it is in Aukland, New Zealand, and as FYC is a charity they can't fund everyone to go.  So we are looking to raise money to cover her flights and accommodation.

We're asking people to help sponsor her so she can take this amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  In return we will be holding a big part once she gets back and everyone who helped will be invited so she can thank them personally.  There will be tea and cake, and hopefully beer too.  And she has agreed to sing a couple of songs for us.

If you have anything you can spare to make her dream come true I would be hugely grateful.  If not that's absolutely fine, but perhaps you might be willing to share the link on social media to help spread the word.

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Thank you very much indeed.