Wasps Statement

corporalcarrot wrote: tigerburnie wrote: 24/25 season there will be two leagues of ten teams, it just might come a season early for Prem 1. I wonder if the TV & betting companies will be willing to pay as much as they did in the past to cover a smaller number of teams. The pot of money will be shared amongst fewer clubs but may not be as much in total.

billesleyexile wrote: corporalcarrot wrote: tigerburnie wrote: 24/25 season there will be two leagues of ten teams, it just might come a season early for Prem 1. I wonder if the TV & betting companies will be willing to pay as much as they did in the past to cover a smaller number of teams. The pot of money will be shared amongst fewer clubs but may not be as much in total. I suspect we'd be looking at a lower deal anyway, even if the number of clubs remained the same - I think rugby has hit the high water mark on TV deals and the only way is down.

As BT Sports have been taken over anything could happen when next negotiation takes place - but I suspect you may be correct

billesleyexile wrote: Anyway, yes, in a new move all premiership clubs had to present their plans and their financial guarantees* for the forthcoming season back in April.  Everyone else has. Determined to try not to lose another club, Irish have already been given extra time to comply - that's what's running out now.  *in terms of being able to show funds in place for completion of the forthcoming season - to avoid anyone going under once it has started.

I've just been out for a lunchtime stroll and walked through Hazelwood.  There are a couple of RFU-badged cars in the car park.  A pair of fans were hanging banners to the gates and planting flags outside.  They told me that one of the players had just come out and told them 'I know as much as you do.'

I suspect Hartpury started from a better position than either Wasps or Worcester will. H had Uni players of good quality to draw upon while the two Ws currently can’t even satisfy the RFU by paying rugby creditors. Will Wasps start in the Midlands or will they revert to North London? As a Level 10 player I’d quite fancy a run-out on the Worcester pitch. I think the 2 Ws will not find it easy to put together playing squads that will be as dominant as H were.

Halliford wrote: I suspect Hartpury started from a better position than either Wasps or Worcester will. H had Uni players of good quality to draw upon while the two Ws currently can’t even satisfy the RFU by paying rugby creditors. Will Wasps start in the Midlands or will they revert to North London? As a Level 10 player I’d quite fancy a run-out on the Worcester pitch. I think the 2 Ws will not find it easy to put together playing squads that will be as dominant as H were.

Any guesses on what happens to the Wasps player pathway now?

Edited by Paul10 - 01 Jun 2023 at 10:51

I can't speak for all of them, but most of the teams we played in our rise from L9-L6 thoroughly enjoyed their day at ODP playing in front of 500-1000 fans, regardless of the result.  And they also had sell-out pre-match lunches and 200 away fans visiting their clubhouse, so the Treasurer was invariably a happy man person, too.