Hope?

[Heathen]

Also reported that they want Lee as DoR and Matt Everard in the coaching team.

Personally, IMHO, Lee took us as far as he could. Need someone else to take the DoR's mantle.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

If Oxford United do build their new stadium at Kidlington, there's always the Kassam.

Heard rumour not that long ago that Leamington FC were looking to move again, Location and site that would need to be developed to create a decent facility but an option.

They are supposed to be moving out of the Harbury Lane site already (the site near the Fosse Way), to a new site on Gallows Hill (basically the same road, but in Warwick), very close to Warwick School. However, I saw a new BMW dealership being built there now. It would be an awful location for traffic jams.

At some point, HS2 will have to clean up the big site they have a bit further up the Fosse Way.

[wasps]

Also reported that they want Lee as DoR and Matt Everard in the coaching team.

Personally, IMHO, Lee took us as far as he could. Need someone else to take the DoR's mantle.

While I've not particularly been a huge fan of him as our DOR, if this all did happen and he came back in the role, I'd be happy with him reaching the same ceiling as before (i.e. reaching premiership finals)


We're going to be a completely different entity in a completely different league than we were before.
If he's available and interested, I would be willing to view him with a clean slate

[Neils]

Also reported that they want Lee as DoR and Matt Everard in the coaching team.

Personally, IMHO, Lee took us as far as he could. Need someone else to take the DoR's mantle.

While I've not particularly been a huge fan of him as our DOR, if this all did happen and he came back in the role, I'd be happy with him reaching the same ceiling as before (i.e. reaching premiership finals)


We're going to be a completely different entity in a completely different league than we were before.
If he's available and interested, I would be willing to view him with a clean slate

The other thing is he knows the Championship and the players. Also he is a Wasp! I expect the finances will be fairly restrictive.

[WonkyWasp]

If Matt could do as good a job as head Coach as he did with the Academy and continued  to that vein in would be good for us all.

[westwaleswasp]

Yeah, I would expect Lee to be there- he will be able to attract some of the academy players I suspect. Honestly, I think there were two coaching issues, aside from the general issue of all teams being potentially over coached. Firstly, we kept blowing up big leads, which is psychological and perhaps tactical with some dodgy subs.
Secondly, we recruited up front really well, but as you will see from our players who do and don't pick up contract, lots of teams have brilliant back rows. We marvel at the Willises, especially J's turnovers and T's ball carrying, but most teams have a brilliant ball carrier. Josh, a hard working wing, is in many ways less surprising in being picked up. I think Lee very much wanted the forward platform, and was constrained by cash and thus bought up front where he could. Unsurprisingly the backs lacked fizz these past 12 months  but I felt we were heading in the right direction this year, but we kept having one or two backs per game who had nightmares one week and excelled the next.

[Bloke in North Dorset]

Lee was very good at identifying talent in the Championship and that’s what we’re going to need for a few seasons. Perhaps DoR rather than head coach might be a good position for him. 

[westwaleswasp]

Very much a good spotter of talent.

[wasps]

I often wonder if a head coach who used to be a back feels that he can coach the backs to improve whereas he needs to buy in better forwards,...
And a coach who used to be a forward fancies that he can improve the forwards, but needs to buy in talented backs

[will311293]

I think we look to keep both Everard and Blackett on. Use their knowledge of the academy and the champ to get things right.

We would hopefully keep the academy players and maybe one or two seniors.

If the likes of Fislau, Ma'asi White, Bacon, Kuecka, Hartley, maybe WHW, Vukasinovic, Cardall, Bell, Hardwick, McArthur, Monye, Eckersley, Tunney, Brown etc would be willing to hang about we could form a pretty handy squad.

We also have to remember, how many of these players would be keen to get a nailed down starting spot with a club that has intentions of getting back to Prem. Not many would get that chance. I'd also loan like mad, players like Illione, Lewis Chessum etc to help fill some gaps for us.

[WonkyWasp]

I'm talking out of the back of my hat as usual but I do wonder if we might not see quite a few of our Seniors (who are right now in alternative employment at other clubs) coming back to Wasps next season if/when Things get sorted out.  Of course it could just be wishful thinking.  And hoping.  Many players  won't wish to return for a variety of reasons.  But you can dream, can't you.

[jamestaylor002]

I'm talking out of the back of my hat as usual but I do wonder if we might not see quite a few of our Seniors (who are right now in alternative employment at other clubs) coming back to Wasps next season if/when Things get sorted out.  Of course it could just be wishful thinking.  And hoping.  Many players  won't wish to return for a variety of reasons.  But you can dream, can't you.

I'd like to think we will get quite a few seniors back provided that there are the funds there to pay them. A lot of the Wasps that have gone to other clubs have gone as medical jokers or on deals until the end of this season. So, there's always the chance - as long as the stars align!

[Neils]

I'm talking out of the back of my hat as usual but I do wonder if we might not see quite a few of our Seniors (who are right now in alternative employment at other clubs) coming back to Wasps next season if/when Things get sorted out.  Of course it could just be wishful thinking.  And hoping.  Many players  won't wish to return for a variety of reasons.  But you can dream, can't you.

I'd like to think we will get quite a few seniors back provided that there are the funds there to pay them. A lot of the Wasps that have gone to other clubs have gone as medical jokers or on deals until the end of this season. So, there's always the chance - as long as the stars align!

Also there are a number on "hospital" signings.

[baldpaul101]

I personally don't care where wasps play or who coaches them, just that they are playing in the championship next season & not going the way of London Welsh

Some people on this board need to remember that beggars can't be choosers   

[Steve from Cov]

Lee was very good at identifying talent in the Championship and that’s what we’re going to need for a few seasons. Perhaps DoR rather than head coach might be a good position for him.

It’s unlikely Wasps are going to have the luxury of a DOR, Head Coach and others.

I’d love to see Lee stay on.