Are Wasps still considered a London side? (1 Viewer)

[Otis]

Just wondering.

Was in London today and picked up and Evening Standard and looking at the sports pages, I saw that in the Aviva rugby league table it reads as ;

Northampton
Saracens
Bath
Exeter
Leicester
Wasps


Both Wasps and Saracens highlighted in bold. Have Wasps still got the London tag? Just puzzled me as to why they are emboldened as if they are still a London club, when they obviously have fooked London right off.

Can't see why they are referenced in a London newspaper when they have now found a 'home' nearly 100 miles away.

Coverage in the London press and up here must be lovely for our unwanted intruders mustn't it.

 

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[torchomatic]

They dropped London from their name last year and London from their company name this year, so they're certainly trying to sever the ties.

 

[Otis]

They dropped London from their name last year and London from their company name this year, so they're certainly trying to sever the ties.

Bit odd then that the London Press are still giving them some degree of London identification.

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

There training facilities and academy is still in London aren't they, they are looking at building one in Coventry though (I'm still convinced they will end up at the Higgs kicking CCFC academy out)

 

[stupot07]

There training facilities and academy is still in London aren't they, they are looking at building one in Coventry though (I'm still convinced they will end up at the Higgs kicking CCFC academy out)

Don't be silly, they would never do anything to the detriment of Ccfc or Crfc

 

[Otis]

There training facilities and academy is still in London aren't they, they are looking at building one in Coventry though (I'm still convinced they will end up at the Higgs kicking CCFC academy out)

Ahh, if true that would explain it then.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

They will take over the Alan Higgs and probably only have to pay about 20p to buy it.

 

[chiefdave]

There training facilities and academy is still in London aren't they, they are looking at building one in Coventry though (I'm still convinced they will end up at the Higgs kicking CCFC academy out)

Given that CCC have said there's not sites in Coventry for anything but housing if they are going to have it in the city Higgs seems a good shout.

 

[oldfiver]

They dropped London from their name last year and London from their company name this year, so they're certainly trying to sever the ties.

They are keeping all the admin, community and training ( Acton ) in London next season

They are only coming to Cov for games

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

They are keeping all the admin, community and training ( Acton ) in London next season

They are only coming to Cov for games

So it really is all take with them, all the the things above would have brought jobs to the area it seems they like to take the cash from the area but put little back.

 

[Covstu]

They dropped London from their name last year and London from their company name this year, so they're certainly trying to sever the ties.

I thought they were called Nomadic Wasps now?

 

[chiefdave]

I thought they were called Nomadic Wasps now?

You're getting confused they were nomadic when they were playing in London for decades.

 

[torchomatic]

Yeah, but only in London.

I thought they were called Nomadic Wasps now?

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Looks like there a london team again today, I think they just decide on whatever whim they wake up with each day.

Meet @jameshaskell and loads more of the squad in the City tomorrow in Paternoster Sq from 13:30! #WaspsInTheCity