Hope?

[Lwasp]

If only the Wasps owners had been walking through Rugby House carrying a heavy box when they tripped and fell and injured their knee forcing them to put Wasps in to administration. There's a lawyer will fight that case for free and Wasps would get £500 compensation (before costs).

 

[Neils]

Rather silly article built from little -

https://www.ruck.co.uk/four-city-shortlist-for-wasps-phil-vickery-picks-brilliant-new-home/

[Vespula Vulgaris]

It puzzles me that he says ha associates Wasps with London when he played out of Adams Park during his time with us.

[COYW15]

To be fair, he would have been at Adams Park once a fortnight, while he would have been at Twyford Avenue for most of the week.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

To be fair, he would have been at Adams Park once a fortnight, while he would have been at Twyford Avenue for most of the week.

I get that, but as a fan during that period I never went to London to see them. Home games meant travelling to High Wycombe.

[WonkyWasp]

Exactly that VV, tho' we did go to  Twyford Avenue 3 times.

[westwaleswasp]

To be fair, he would have been at Adams Park once a fortnight, while he would have been at Twyford Avenue for most of the week.

I get that, but as a fan during that period I never went to London to see them. Home games meant travelling to High Wycombe.

What about our home LDH matches? Slightly London-ish feel to us back then with us billed as one of 4 London clubs.

[DGP Wasp]

Remind me what we were called back then...?

[Neils]

Hmm for 15 years London Wasps.

Doesn't matter now Wasps don't currently risk.

[baldpaul101]

Like so many of the issues Wasps are facing, where to play is tied up in RFU/PRL agreements, "guidelines" etc. If all parties are willing to be flexible pretty much every obstacle can be resolved, which probably means they'll be a whole host of sticking points non of which can be sorted out!

Hopefully the Wasps Legends have enough cash not only to buy the club, inject working capital and hire decent players but also get a decent legal team on the case asap.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

Remind me what we were called back then...?

But we were called that because we didn't play in London, because our home was very much not in London and the club wanted to try not to lose the London supporters they had from before.

It's all moot though really, I don't believe for a second that the RFU will do anything to help the process, and if they don't then we won't have a team. The longer it goes on the less likely it is to have a positive resolution in my book.

[ColonelWasp]

I understand that negotiations are still very much "ongoing" with Legends and that a number of "legalities" need to be sorted also.

If the DCMS/Government/HMRC are starting to play "hardball" with other Premiership Rugby Clubs (as Exeter's recent actions would suggest) then surely the RFU and PRL will have to act and look at the whole future of the top of club rugby.....and quickly (if they can do that)?

[baldpaul101]

I don't believe for a second that the RFU will do anything to help the process

I don't actually understand why they wouldn't.
I get PRL may want to reduce the size of the prem, although, given they wanted it to be 14 teams not that long ago, I have no idea why.
But the RFU doesn't want professional teams to disappear surely?

[Rossm]

I don't believe for a second that the RFU will do anything to help the process

I don't actually understand why they wouldn't.
I get PRL may want to reduce the size of the prem, although, given they wanted it to be 14 teams not that long ago, I have no idea why.
But the RFU doesn't want professional teams to disappear surely?

Heads in the sand time.

[wasps]

I don't believe for a second that the RFU will do anything to help the process

I don't actually understand why they wouldn't.
I get PRL may want to reduce the size of the prem, although, given they wanted it to be 14 teams not that long ago, I have no idea why.
But the RFU doesn't want professional teams to disappear surely?

I don't think they necessarily want professional teams to disappear.
But I think they like the idea of a club game that isn't as strong in its own right.... I.e. where the clubs need the RFU more than the RFU need them.


They're probably also not against the idea of the England contingent all playing for just 3 or 4 clubs do that the players are used to playing with each other.


Any remaining clubs could become the feeder system for their main clubs






Presumably the RFU's primary focus is the men's England team, anything they think will benefit that presumably becomes their highest priority