ibelieve!!! Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Moving from London to Coventry!! Unbelievable, what about their supporters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittymeister Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Wasps have been a nomadic club since the inception of professionalism. Loftus Road, Wycombe and few other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Blackheart Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) It's just a property deal in which wasps are pawns. Edited October 9, 2014 by Duncan Blackheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Exactly right Duncan. Its a property deal. wasps will end up broke in 15-20 years, if it takes that long. I can't see them building any kind of fan base in the Midlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Saw them using the example of London Irish playing at Reading. Part of me can see why they would consider this move.... London has never really taken to Wasps (though they draw massive crowds at Twickenham for the opening weekend London Derbies) and bar Northampton, there is a massive untapped rugby support in this area looking for a club to support, plus they played a few European games at Coventry few years back, and drew good crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 bar Northampton, there is a massive untapped rugby support in this area looking for a club to support, . Hmmm you are forgetting that one of the most successful club sides in the professional era, Leicester tigers, are less than 25 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) Hmmm you are forgetting that one of the most successful club sides in the professional era, Leicester tigers, are less than 25 miles away.Also one of the great old amateur rugby clubs in Coventry, plus Worcester (relegated from top flight last year) very close byOxford and Gloucester only an hour away as well. Edited October 9, 2014 by biffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I can see a "Merger" between Wasps and Coventry RFC, with Coventry taking the place of Wasps in the top flight. (local team, in a local ground), with the Wasps "brand" dying. A bit like Lindon Welsh with London Scottish. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 London Scottish are still going though. They're currently third in the Championship (second tier in England) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) London Scottish are still going though. They're currently third in the Championship (second tier in England)London Scottish are the "Oldco", they sold themselves (and Richmond did) to London Irish (I ment London Irish earlier).http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-walkinshaw-getting-away-with-merger-1098511.html I'm guessing somthing similar may be afoot. A bit like NFL franchises. J Edited October 17, 2014 by Bristolhibby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 London Scottish are the "Oldco", they sold themselves (and Richmond did) to London Irish (I ment London Irish earlier).http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-walkinshaw-getting-away-with-merger-1098511.html I'm guessing somthing similar may be afoot. A bit like NFL franchises. J The pro side was sold to L'Oirish, but the amateur side remained and worked their way back up through the divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The pro side was sold to L'Oirish, but the amateur side remained and worked their way back up through the divisions. Yip, got a mate who played for them (L,Scottish). Was just thinking there will be some Jiggery Pokery going on, with it being an easy "in" to ditch the Wasps brand and use the Coventry name. Much easier to fill a stadium if they are cheering the local team. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittymeister Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Do Wasps have a B Team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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