Worcester

[WonkyWasp]

Are they dismantling the building and flogging off the bricks?

[Westy68]

Worcester are suspended

[bigad82]

Suspended
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63038335

[DarkKnight63]

Just announced on Sky Sports Worcester suspended, sad news hopefully they find a way through these difficult times 

[WonkyWasp]

That is so  awful and so very very unfair.  Our best wishes are with you Worcester, and we hope you have a quick return to the Premiership .... with honest owners.  We look forward to playing against you in the near future. Sympathies go to all the players and all the behind scenes support, and to the supporters.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

That is sad. An indictment of the leadership (or lack thereof) of Premiership, but also of the current owners. Holding out still I would suspect, but should already be in Administration, and at this rate will avoid that and go directly to Receivership.

[Westy68]

So will Gloucester get 5 points this weekend

[Steve from Cov]

Awful news.

[Rossm]

Tweet from Wasps Rugby.

[Rossm]

Tweet from Marcello Cossali-Francis.

Breaking news this evening. The DCMS have acted upon the director’s request to place @WorcsWarriors
into administration. Owners finally cave it seems.

[MarleyWasp]

Full story: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/22645949.dcms-confirm-put-worcester-warriors-administration/

[NellyWellyWaspy]

About time. NOW the rescue can begin, and quickly I hope. The fans, players and staff deserve a future for Worcester.

If the Administrator decides to trade on in some form, he or she personally takes liability for all debts incurred from now on. That they cannot afford to do, so, it is likely a deal will be signed within hours to sell the club and the new owners can then get it all back up and running, possibly in as little as a day, and then the PRL has to decide what to do. In theory, they could play this weekend.

[Rossm]

Steve Diamond's message to Wasps as rugby family unites on devastating day

Report from Bobby Bridge.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/worcester-warriors-boss-steve-diamonds-25112319

[Trevs Big Tackle]

Any news from PRL/RFU about whether they're automatically relegated? Hopefully not of course but who knows what those blazers will do!

Presumably that'll have to be cleared up before anyone would agree to buy the club...

[BlackAndGoldSunglasses]

Horrible news for Worcester: club, players and fans. Heart goes out to them all.

Implications for the other clubs, though, in terms of loss of scheduled revenue and forecast earnings. Gloucester have lost a home match this weekend (and are opening up the club for open training and signing / meet the players - which is a great way to use the time) and Wasps had the planned Christmas Cracker against Worcester too. Pubs and businesses around the grounds will lose a weekend too.

Hoping something can be done to salvage the club at Worcester, but with other clubs feeling the financial pinch already this won't help anyone.