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  1. chiefdave

    All purpose cricket thread

    Game on. Cloudy, lights on, Jimmy bowling, who knows what could happen.
  2. chiefdave

    All purpose cricket thread

    Root's not messing around today
  3. chiefdave

    Tim Fisher interview in The Athletic

    if other clubs are coming to Fisher for advice we can expect the collapse of the EFL shortly!
  4. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    There's a big difference between a school kid getting a ticket once a season to tickets being handed out like confetti to anyone that wants them. The income argument only works to an extent. When there are so many free tickets you completely devalue the product. The people that do pay start to...
  5. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    Very true. They came here on a promise of becoming the richest and most successful club in Europe, surely at this point even the biggest Wasps cheerleader has to be asking questions. They've failed to deliver on all their promises. The finances are a mess, the team performs poorly and despite a...
  6. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    In terms of the fault lying with the buyer or seller might be worth looking into who is a governor at WCG. Seems to be another deal that was done in secret with no other interested parties getting a chance to have any input. In fact if you look into the Henley Sports Centre Alliance you'll...
  7. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    The training ground has been a shambles from day one. the promise was a new state of the art facility to benefit the people of Coventry. Then they tried to get us booted out of Higgs so they could have that. Then promised Old Leamingtonians they were going to move there which led to them...
  8. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    Said it before but rugby fans would be well served looking at CVCs role in other sports and the state they've been left in. They've come in, taken what they can, and then walked away. The thing I find strange is professional rugby is a relatively new thing. They had the chance to start with a...
  9. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    don't remember Patel mentioning that in any of her speeches.
  10. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    The concern for Wasps is the next owner of the group may not feel the same way.
  11. chiefdave

    Best TV shows or movies you can recommend

    Keep Sweet documentary on Netflix about fundamentalist Mormons. Absolutely mental.
  12. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    Well it was, our new friend was claiming that as their wasn't uproar at Wasps temporary move to Wycombe a move to Coventry shouldn't be questioned. His point was nothing to do with how it would impact their finances. My response to him was pointing out that the move to Adams Park was always...
  13. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    Isn't that a problem though? Don't you then have the potential for a future owner who is only really interested in the venue & exhibition side of things and couldn't care less about owning a rugby club. What happens then, because I don't see how an owner like that would have much incentive to...
  14. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    by that logic its ok to move clubs around the country as long as they move somewhere cheaper. Personally I'm against clubs being moved full stop, I don't really care if their attendances go up or their costs go down as a result of moving.
  15. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    not really sure what point you're trying to make here. personally I don't see how the attendance being the same here as at Adam's Park makes moving a club across the country acceptable. If the crowds had been bigger at Northampton or Birmingham should we have accepted being there permanently?
  16. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    The move to Adams Park was similar to our moves to Northampton and Birmingham, far from ideal but, at least according to those in charge, done out of necessity with a promise to return at the earliest opportunity. That's very different to moving permanently halfway across the country.
  17. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    If you, or anyone else, cares to dig far enough back you'll find a post from me in response to our old friend Italia where I posted a bunch of quotes for other Premiership rugby clubs forums. Italia used to make the same claim, that nobody but a few of our fans objected to the move.
  18. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    there's a balance to be found I'm sure. lets not forget that some businesses, my employer for example, will be making a significant savings as they look to downsize their business premises. In an ideal world over time salaries will reflect this. If companies want you to go into the office to...
  19. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    That's the point, what happens if the only person interested in taking them on when Richardson wants to get out is a Wasps fan who wants them back in London. How do you untangle the mess.
  20. chiefdave

    Wasps downward spiral...

    Of course it wouldn't, rugby barely registers on here at the best of times. But I would also suggest that if that had happened and someone had stuck a poll up the response would have been overwhelming negative. The vast majority of people, and I'm talking sports fans in general not just our...
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