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If you read their unofficial forum on this, it's pretty clear that the majority of Wasps fans oppose the idea. There are statements like 'I couldn't support anyone else, but I won't go to Coventry to watch them' and 'I've had a season ticket for years but won't go if they move' etc. Sound...

Artisitic differences?! They were about thirteen weren't they. Did they fall out because someone had eaten all the crayons? ;)

“I have no idea what the supporters of Wasps would feel about this.” Then frankly, how the hell can Ainsworth say it's a good idea. It's code for "I couldn't give a toss what the supporters of Wasps would feel about this"... I presume he won't be calling for the RFU to step in and stop this...

It could be, but I think you might be giving SISU a bit more credit than they deserve. They might have access to some deep pockets, and a QC on speed-dial, but as an organisation they're tiny. I'd be surprised if they'd managed to get themselves conveniently involved with Wasps just to put one...

In fairness I think it's worth pointing out that Wasps have been a West London club since the 1920's. When rugby went professional the pro outfit moved to Loftus Road, in 2002 they moved to Wycombe. I'd dispute the fact that this is a nomadic club without a defined fanbase, their attendances...

In fairness mate, the fact that the club don't have a share of the stadium already is absolutely SISU's fault. They could have negotiated honestly for a share in ACL at any point in their tenure, but decided instead to leave it for a few years, and completely botched the deal when they did...

Having had a quick read through some Wasps forums, it seems pretty clear most of their fans aren't keen on the idea. There's talk about attendances dropping from an average of 7,000 at Wycombe, to 4,000 at the Ricoh. 4,000! To put this in perspective, even if every fan who currently goes to...

That's my opinion too, fwiw. The more I think about this, the more wrong it feels. I detest SISU and all of their new stadium nonsense with a vengance, but if this is a negotiating strategy by ACL and CCC then it's a crass one. If it's actually serious, then to me it's pretty outrageous. I...

If Otium can't get a consumer credit licence then borrowing £10m-£15m to part fund the new stadium build might be a bit tricky. What's the most you can borrow from Wonga these days? They might also find the builders a bit reluctant to accept IOUs. ;)

Again, a really fair point this. I wish both sides would just step away from the microphone for a bit. I don't want to hear Fisher talking about his plans for a new stadium. I don't want to hear that ACL are looking for alternatives to CCFC. I want them to sit down together, and actually...

Yep, very fair point - although you would think that most football stadium developers might at least sound out the local council before looking to buy a site. Either way, I genuinely wish TF would just belt up about this, even if the club are actually considering it. Ditto ACL and the whole...

The Ricoh in terms of freehold probably isn't. But at least at one point in time a share of ACL was. It might be again. Whose fault is it that that didn't happen first time around, and doesn't seem likely to now either?

It's a bit of a step from Wasps moving here to assuming that Cov RFC would fail. Most of the rugby fans that I know go to watch Cov RFC because they're from Coventry. I'd have absolutely no interest in watching Wasps instead of Cov RFC. And I'd absolutely agree it's hypocritical complaining...

That means that they'd have to buy the Higgs share, at least in part I'd guess. As I understand it, either side (CCC or Higgs) can veto the sale of the other's share. There's a way to go on this I'd venture - even if Wasps were willing and able to put up the money, and the RFU were prepared to...

See your point but then wouldn't additional investment into ACL by a third party, which I think is what we're talking about here, actually act as a bulwark against the risk of having the council loan called in (which is all that SISU can hope for with regard to ACL, at best).

I can see exactly where you're coming from, and I'd tend to agree. But the problem as I see it is that SISU have done bugger all to progress discussions with regard to buying into ACL, and are still taking CCC to court with the potential risks implied to ACL's business. Additionally, Fisher...

Why? From a commercial angle it might well make sense. CCFC had the chance to buy in, but botched it horribly and are now relying on court action to get what they want. As far as we know CCFC are not showing much appetite to renew negotiations regarding a share in ACL, and indeed are still...

Bang on the money mate. The only difference I see is that this is a much bigger move (geographically) than the others you mention. I hope that on that basis, the RFU see sense and refuse to sanction it. Wouldn't bank on it though!

I'm not quite sure how this would sit with the RFU at either national or regional level (I don't really understand the RFU set up in truth, it looks even more complex than the FL!). When interviewed recently on CWR, Peter Rossborough seemed to imply that it was nowhere near as straightforward...

The attendance is about where it was before our owners took us to Northampton. There seem to people here suggesting that we should all rejoice because something that never should have happened has now been corrected. That's a bit like suggesting that you should pay a reward to the bloke who...