I watched a little bit of the Wasp game yesterday on my laptop,which can access BT sports. And yes it was a depressing experience to see what was meant to be our stadium virtually full. What was particularly noticeable was the top tier the corporates was full, and I believe was sold out weeks ago. That is the reality we are now facing. A 1,000 seater restaurant sold out, how much money is that generating for them alone. Thousands of fans buying and drinking alcohol before,during and after in the stadium. Probably sold out car parks, the BT fee, an electronic pitch side advertising, you have to wonder just how much money they took yesterday alone.
Another big gate next week apparently, the commentator reckoned they will have about 80.000 fans in just 3 games in about 3 weeks.
The harsh reality is that Wasps are here,and are here to stay. They are top of the league, and are only likely to get more and more coverage, in the local and national media. Even Sky who don't cover their Premiership , mention Wasps more than us. Midlands Today Sport based in Brum seem to have adopted them. In a few years time , the next generation will only know them as a Coventry team.
If people think things are bad know, just ponder in a few years time, we could be a non league team, and Wasps could be European Champions. Never mind trying to match the gates of Wasps,we may even struggle to match the gates of Coventry Rugby.
If Wasps dig their heels in and refuse to talk, unless SISU drop their legal threats, we would have no where to effectively go, then what.