Nonsense. Our taxes return to the Treasury fund. 'taxpayer' is a myth. Any monies used in any of the process is either private bank created or government created/recycled. Doesn't stop this being a stitch up though.Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:33 pm & at present the UK Taxpayer is out of pocket.
Wasps in the mire - now in administration
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I agree with Northern tiger. It all smacks of Dayglo pounding the corridors of power with steam coming out of his nostrils, ranting about the clubs wonderful heritage and how it mustn’t be lost. Sweeney will have been wined and dined to the nth degree.
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This!Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:06 pm I agree with Northern tiger. It all smacks of Dayglo pounding the corridors of power with steam coming out of his nostrils, ranting about the clubs wonderful heritage and how it mustn’t be lost. Sweeney will have been wined and dined to the nth degree.
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A game played on grass in the open air by teams of XV.
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A game played on grass in the open air by teams of XV.
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+ infinityjgriffin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:06 pmThis!Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:06 pm I agree with Northern tiger. It all smacks of Dayglo pounding the corridors of power with steam coming out of his nostrils, ranting about the clubs wonderful heritage and how it mustn’t be lost. Sweeney will have been wined and dined to the nth degree.
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He did try that argument before they went pop didn’t he? I like Worcester, been to many mini and junior matches there, always good. Wasp involvement in the mids was limited to giving out free tickets......Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:06 pm I agree with Northern tiger. It all smacks of Dayglo pounding the corridors of power with steam coming out of his nostrils, ranting about the clubs wonderful heritage and how it mustn’t be lost. Sweeney will have been wined and dined to the nth degree.
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And having an awful atmosphere,The Ricoh was a dreadful ground for rugbynortherntiger wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:40 pmHe did try that argument before they went pop didn’t he? I like Worcester, been to many mini and junior matches there, always good. Wasp involvement in the mids was limited to giving out free tickets......Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:06 pm I agree with Northern tiger. It all smacks of Dayglo pounding the corridors of power with steam coming out of his nostrils, ranting about the clubs wonderful heritage and how it mustn’t be lost. Sweeney will have been wined and dined to the nth degree.
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I can’t see Wasps getting back up until they develop the ground, if it’s possible. 5,500 capacity won’t cut it, even though they still won’t fill it. Of course that rule could always be ignored too!
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Hasn't the capacity been dropped to 5k already anyway?
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Only for a season,but it wouldn't surprise me if Free Pass Wasps get a free pass!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/62928613
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Isn’t the inland revenue a priority in terms of distribution of assets in event of bankruptcies or administration? They get paid first if any funds remain when the assets have been liquidated.
The others get paid out of the remainder.
Covid loans may differ as they are are not tax.
The others get paid out of the remainder.
Covid loans may differ as they are are not tax.
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If the upstarts you're referring to a Worcester, and the prospective new owners, it might be worth digging deeper into who they are.northerntiger wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:38 pm I don’t even pretend to understand the financial ins and outs. But it smacks horribly of the old established side being treated much better than the upstarts who had the temerity to dine at the top table
A consortium led by a former chairman (was he in charge when the other two bought the club?), with an ex-rugby playing, city "client relationship manager" and reality tv star (Made in Chelsea) with the other "active" directors apparently being the European arm of a US company that's office looks like the set of Saul Goodman's office in Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul. A consortium who the RFU don't think are willing to guarantee a long-term rugby future if they buy the business (which the administrator won't have as a priority). The RFU regulations they will only back a bid that doesn't do that if there are no other bids forthcoming which, as Steve Diamond made a very deliberate point of making, there are. It now makes sense that he did that the day or so before Atlas were confirmed as the preferred bidder; they knew that this might well happen.
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Surely, any loan from a private bank would need to be underwritten by the government. Any debt incurred by the government is in effect a liability against the taxpayer. Put simply, because of Wasps, the tax payer would have to pay an additional sum to maintain the same level of services.jgriffin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:05 pmNonsense. Our taxes return to the Treasury fund. 'taxpayer' is a myth. Any monies used in any of the process is either private bank created or government created/recycled. Doesn't stop this being a stitch up though.Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:33 pm & at present the UK Taxpayer is out of pocket.
That’s not to mention the bond holders who appear to have been defrauded.
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Coventry RFC not happy and who can blame them
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64026368
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64026368
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Not gonna lie. Since Cov have signed some of the free agents from Worcester, they've been on a roll. They're 3rd atm in the league, would love it if they got promoted. I hear there's a Prem Rugby approved ground in Cov, would be a real kicker to Wasps...MrG2 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:26 pm Coventry RFC not happy and who can blame them
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64026368
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More on Rugby Pass
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/its-not- ... nt-happen/
The Old Farts are clearly still in charge at the RFU, forty years or so after Will Carling called them out.
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/its-not- ... nt-happen/
The Old Farts are clearly still in charge at the RFU, forty years or so after Will Carling called them out.
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