For what it's worth, I feel that Sam puts his/her thoughts down in a perfectly acceptable way.
Yes, he/she definitely has a viewpoint opposing most of us on this forum, and that's often a pretty big sign of a troll.
However, as long as the views and points being made are relevant, new, and not insulting, then I don't have a problem with it at all.
In fact, it's quite insightful to hear the views from the other side without the vitriol that it often comes with
Here’s something I never thought I would hear me say - thank you Wasps
My view is not necessarily a view from the other side, it is a view without being influenced by an undying love for Wasps whilst having experienced the pain caused by our current ownership.
Part of that view is that many of the potential income generation opportunities that would throw Wasps a financial lifeline seem to be separate, or being separated from, Wasps. This is things like the training ground, the hotel application by Richardson, the formation of 4, albeit currently dormant, Richardson companies having Ricoh/CBS as accommodation address. These things are done by design not accident.
There was money to be made from regenerating the area around the arena, the Arena Quarter or AQ if you like. Such development was central to Coventry Councils agreement to and subsequent involvement with the arena, and the belief that Wasps would deliver on that agenda was a significant plank in the argument to get unanimous council support for the sale to Wasps. Profits from such enterprises may well have made Wasps truly the richest rugby club in Europe.
I know Wasps supporters will hear nothing against DR, but back in 2014 he was saying that he was neither intending to profit from Wasps nor was he a property developer. The first part has come to pass inadvertently , but the intent to personally develop property does seem to be there - albeit not yet activated. The lines between Wasps and Richardson companies are very blurred and that could be advantageous for anyone looking for council support for building projects - which can then harm Wasps image/ reputation if they are seen to fall by the wayside whilst not necessarily contributing to Wasps financial bottom line if they succeed.
Obviously purely speculation and there could be any number of other interpretations but it is a narrative which brings together a number of facts and seeks to explain them. Before anyone else says it, explain could be exchanged for exploit.
To a certain extent, I hope that the bonds are paid off in the next few weeks - it would remove one level of uncertainty about my own club’s future.
Always a Wasp