Worcester

[Neils]

Must be a clause in agreement re type of pitch we provide- or else a big penalty payment .

Of course there is.

[hookender]

Assuming both Worcester and Wasps are bought/saved but are relegated - what happens to the Championship? They have two relegated teams when they were expecting none. And if the champion doesn't meet Premiership ground standards so can't be promoted then that's three extra teams. Do they have to relegate a team that should have finished in a safe spot?!

I thought I’d read that The criteria for ground had been changed or was being looked at.

[Peej]

They've just modified the minimum ground criteria, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see the top 2 from the Championship promoted. Or most likely just one and bring the Prem back to a 12 team league.

[Rugbyintheblood]

IMO if Wasps do get relegated they may not survive at all.

Just wondering, who do you support? It’s clearly not Wasps.

[Peej]

That's rather childish

[baldpaul101]

who do you support? It’s clearly not Wasps.

Why? because I think that if Wasps get relegated they may not survive?
How is that related to whether I support Wasps or not?

[hookender]

https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/worcester-warriors-rugby-owners-hard-fail-rfu-1898984

Not necessarily anything new , but a good summing up

[Westy68]

I've just seen the league table and we are 11th out of 12 and the matches that Worcester were involved in has been removed

[Rossm]

I've just seen the league table and we are 11th out of 12 and the matches that Worcester were involved in has been removed

Yes, with Wuss beating Budgies 39-5 on September 24th, that result being scrubbed off has done a lot for Falcons' points difference.

[wasps]

who do you support? It’s clearly not Wasps.

Why? because I think that if Wasps get relegated they may not survive?
How is that related to whether I support Wasps or not?

Agree, I don't understand.


If Wasps were to get relegated, we may be seen as less of an asset to someone and therefore we may not get saved/bought/other.


It may not be the most optimistic outlook, but I don't think it makes anyone any less of a fan

[Andywasp50]

who do you support? It’s clearly not Wasps.

Why? because I think that if Wasps get relegated they may not survive?
How is that related to whether I support Wasps or not?

BP101 has been a loyal fan for years, through both good times and bad, so is due a bit of respect here. I personally agree with him too.

[Rugbyintheblood]

Thats great. Forgive me for getting twitchy when somebody suggests Wasps may cease to exist 😏

[Bloke in North Dorset]

I would imagine its too early to say TBT. Who knows how many other clubs may be in financial difficulties & may end up relegated.
IMO if Wasps do get relegated they may not survive at all.

What we know as Wasps now may not survive but I think Wasps is more than location based team, its an idea embodied by the phrase: Once a Wasp, always a Wasp. It is not London Wasps, Wycombe Wasps or even Worcester Wasps, it is just Wasps.

If it gets relegated out of its current existence I'm sure some group of fans and players will pick up the pieces and start again at the lowest level needed. Perhaps playing at Primrose Hill or Merchant Taylors (I've played cricket there, lovely setting) as an invitational team, initially.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

If we find the investment to save the club it will have little to do with the current success or failure of the team.

It will be to do with the overall business plan of the group. The hotel, the music venue, the casino, the conference facilities.

What the club brings, if anything, is nothing more than a cohesive brand to hang it all on. A name that people know. Rugby as it stands is not making anyone money.

I think it could with the right infrastructure and support, and I think for a while we had that and we're heading in the right direction. But Covid lockdowns stopped it all dead.

If there is someone out there with the ambition and long term thinking who can see the potential opportunity then it'll happen. If not it won't.

[Shugs]

Agree VV. The one statement that has worried me most in this whole thing was Dallaglio pre Bath pushing for no relegation if we go into administration. Without knowing my reading of the events is that in Spring and early summer a deal was “done” but for whatever reason fell through. Since then we’ve been trying to cobble something together. I think we’re now reliant on someone/thing seeing potential in the stadium etc who also has an interest in the game. What I can’t figure out is why you would buy as it is or wait for administration to pick something up cheaper - which comes back to LD’s plea for no relegation if admin happens.