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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: RFU and Premiership agree ?264m PGP deal in principle to align English Rugby
« on: April 30, 2024, 01:00:09 PM »
Well good for them, now the RFU need to get their thinking caps back on and strike a deal with the Championship clubs that allows Wuss, Irish and Wasps to play in the 2nd tier for the 25/26 season and reintroduce promotion and relegation.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Saracens
« on: April 30, 2024, 12:55:35 PM »Personally I can't blame the players at Sarries for the cheating. (IF)They were told it was all above board, how were they to know?
Unpopular opinion on here I know. Don't care
I don't think for one minute the senior Sarries players that were given "other income sources" were present day Einsteins but surely they couldn't be so thick as to believe it was legitimate?
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Fat Bill tasered in Majorca
« on: April 29, 2024, 01:23:32 PM »
So far on our little on-the-road-tour of watching rugby post-Wasps, Bath and Saints have to be our favourite venues. Still trying to work out getting out to see Toulouse and Pau play.
If the weather is fine, The Rec is comfortably the best place I have been to watch Premiership Rugby
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Tier 2 Update - RFU
« on: April 24, 2024, 01:23:24 PM »
I would sign up for that, and get to any games local to me (ish). As long as they have motorbike parking (you too Coddy)?
Definitely mate, luckily a motorbike can be parked practically anywhere.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Tier 2 Update - RFU
« on: April 24, 2024, 01:21:00 PM »I hope you are right Coddy, I really do. I also hadn't quite appreciated how low the attendance for Champ games is.
If you're referring to ealing they're a bit of a weird outlier as they're effectively a club elevated far beyond their support levels and infrastructure by virtue of having a sugar daddy owner bankrolling a squad they'd never be able to afford otherwise.
Average attendances for the season to date below - there's quite a varied number- but I think most are quite self explanatory for why they're high/low compared to the others!
Average Attendances:
Coventry 3440
Bedford 3063
Doncaster 1884
C. Pirates 1611
Cambridge 1411
Caldy 1182
Nottingham 1158
Ampthill 1069
Ealing 1008
Hartpury 994
L. Scottish 608
What's the source on that, Robson9? I'd be interested to see how Cov & Bedford stack up against Prem attendances for season to date.
Interesting numbers.
Yes those are legitimate numbers as taken from Wikipedia. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_RFU_Championship
I apologise for underestimating Ealings support, they seem to either get well over 1100 or less than 800 suggesting a number of their supporters are probably bored watching them give the weaker teams a dicking.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Tier 2 Update - RFU
« on: April 23, 2024, 01:36:32 PM »QuoteI think Wasps would probably average 2-3 thousand a game in their first season back
What are you basing that on Coddy?
Not being argumentative, genuine question.
I'm thinking the new management team will pull out all the stops when it comes to marketing to attract new fans
I think a fair number of Wasps fans that didn't travel up from the South East will replace those lost from the West Midlands
I think the Wasps brand will attract a good number of away team supporters desperate to see their team beat us
There are still many supporters all over the country who won't have given up on Wasps and who still believe in the Once a Wasp, Always a Wasp
mantra.
All IMHO of course.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Tier 2 Update - RFU
« on: April 22, 2024, 01:42:15 PM »[ but IMO I Can't see Wasps, (or LI & Wuss) attracting the support necessary to make it worthwhile getting them into that "Tier 2"
Really? Even if Ealing Trailfinders are topping the league table every season with attendance figures of around 750?
I think Wasps would probably average 2-3 thousand a game in their first season back.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Tolouse v Exeter
« on: April 16, 2024, 12:54:44 PM »Most importantly at half time it could have been 3 English clubs in the semis - not quite the doom and gloom scenario some were forecasting
The doom and gloom is aimed at the millions of pounds the English sides are losing every year and not so much the quality of the playing squad.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Ex Wasps signing for new clubs
« on: April 10, 2024, 12:48:54 PM »I foresee a gradual decline for Saracens over the next 4-5 years.
After their recent tankings by Northampton and Bordeaux-Begles, I'm pretty certain it's well under way already.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Ex Wasps signing for new clubs
« on: April 05, 2024, 01:15:04 PM »Best wishes to Tom Cruse on his retirement. Top guy and great player.
+ 1 Agreed
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: So what do we think is happening?
« on: April 04, 2024, 12:13:02 PM »
I think the club has put too much time and effort for option 1 to happen.
I'd guess the RFU will put a big enough carrot or stick to the current championship sides to make option 2 happen
I think option 3 is less likely than option 2
I'd guess the RFU will put a big enough carrot or stick to the current championship sides to make option 2 happen
I think option 3 is less likely than option 2
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: We all knew this but from others it hurts
« on: March 28, 2024, 12:51:34 PM »QuoteLosing Irish and Wasps in particular won't help TV viewing figures.
You would think so, but possibly not:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68625302
"Millions of fans have helped break viewership records this year"
Whatever spin they put on, it's obvious the viewing figures would of been higher with Wasps, Wuss and Irish
competing in the Premiership.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: We all knew this but from others it hurts
« on: March 25, 2024, 12:42:42 PM »
+ 2
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Ex Wasps signing for new clubs
« on: March 22, 2024, 12:29:02 PM »Billy going to Montpellier. 2 year deal.
Billy who?
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Re: Ex Wasps signing for new clubs
« on: March 08, 2024, 12:12:03 PM »Who do you suggest then?
Farrell Snr doesn't seem to be doing a bad job.