Always a Wasp
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Pages: [1]
1
Wasps Rugby Discussion / More Signings to Come...?
« on: April 08, 2019, 04:16:38 PM »
Things have gone quite quiet on the rumour mill regarding Wasps, but also in general for other clubs. How many more signings do we feel are coming before the seasons starts and will we be seeing a quiet patch on recruitment until the end of the season.
I know it's a weird time to be talking signings, given the Jan/Feb rush is over and we're still a month away from the end of the season. But with Wade, Daly, Hughes and WLR all off, we must have some cap freed up given our recruitment to date (obviously some guess work on wages offered)... So are we going to use it to tie down our youngsters on long term deals, or will we be seeing some RWC players signing late on?
There are a few factors in my mind...
Are a number of players holding out until after RWC squads are announced to confirm their clubs next season? Will we see a wave of signing announcements following internation squads being finalised?
***Can imagine a number of players who are not core players within the thier international squad and thus not guaranteed a seat on the plan to Japan, will be waiting have that seat confirmed and then announce their final contract with a NH Club.
Didn't this backfire with Charles Piutau who announced his Ulster move, won MOTM in a RWC warm-up game but still didn't make the AB squad!
How many of the 6 players yet to re-sign are going to and how many are out the door?
***Garratt, Gaby, Myall, Rieder, Hampson, West
How many Snr Academy players will be promoted to our main squad?
I'm assuming there will be more player promotions this summer than we have had in recent years.
I know it's a weird time to be talking signings, given the Jan/Feb rush is over and we're still a month away from the end of the season. But with Wade, Daly, Hughes and WLR all off, we must have some cap freed up given our recruitment to date (obviously some guess work on wages offered)... So are we going to use it to tie down our youngsters on long term deals, or will we be seeing some RWC players signing late on?
There are a few factors in my mind...
Are a number of players holding out until after RWC squads are announced to confirm their clubs next season? Will we see a wave of signing announcements following internation squads being finalised?
***Can imagine a number of players who are not core players within the thier international squad and thus not guaranteed a seat on the plan to Japan, will be waiting have that seat confirmed and then announce their final contract with a NH Club.
Didn't this backfire with Charles Piutau who announced his Ulster move, won MOTM in a RWC warm-up game but still didn't make the AB squad!
How many of the 6 players yet to re-sign are going to and how many are out the door?
***Garratt, Gaby, Myall, Rieder, Hampson, West
How many Snr Academy players will be promoted to our main squad?
I'm assuming there will be more player promotions this summer than we have had in recent years.
2
Wasps Rugby Discussion / 2 Year Extension at Broadstreet
« on: April 04, 2019, 11:47:23 AM »
I see from DW that we have applied to extend our stay at Broadstreet for another 24 months, while the new training facility is being completed.
Extract from Applications (I can't post the link).
"Wasps Rugby Club have identified a location in Leamington Spa for a permanent new home as their training centre. Work has commenced on preparing the
planning application which is expected to be submitted later this year. Pre application meetings have also been held with Warwick District Council. With a
construction period of 10 months this will mean that Wasps would request an amendment of the condition to allow Wasps to remain in the current facilities
whilst the new facilities are being developed."
"To extend the condition by 24 months (time period has contingency within to allow for any unknown delays to the construction project) to October 2021. The
condition should also be amended to the timing of when details are required for the restoration of the land when Wasps have relocated."
One informed poster seems to think with everything factored in, we would expect to be moving in summer of 2021.
I don't buy the 'poor training facilties' accusations being thrown around in the media this season. However, I hope another 2 years at Broadstreet doesn't test the resolve of some of the players when other clubs can offer better. Either way, we seem to finally have a confirmed site, a plan and a target date! Pleased to see progress with it.
Extract from Applications (I can't post the link).
"Wasps Rugby Club have identified a location in Leamington Spa for a permanent new home as their training centre. Work has commenced on preparing the
planning application which is expected to be submitted later this year. Pre application meetings have also been held with Warwick District Council. With a
construction period of 10 months this will mean that Wasps would request an amendment of the condition to allow Wasps to remain in the current facilities
whilst the new facilities are being developed."
"To extend the condition by 24 months (time period has contingency within to allow for any unknown delays to the construction project) to October 2021. The
condition should also be amended to the timing of when details are required for the restoration of the land when Wasps have relocated."
One informed poster seems to think with everything factored in, we would expect to be moving in summer of 2021.
I don't buy the 'poor training facilties' accusations being thrown around in the media this season. However, I hope another 2 years at Broadstreet doesn't test the resolve of some of the players when other clubs can offer better. Either way, we seem to finally have a confirmed site, a plan and a target date! Pleased to see progress with it.
Pages: [1]