We Need to talk about Worcester

[Which Tyler]

Worcester Warriors announce partnership with Bath Rugby

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Honestly very surprised Worcester looked for a partnership with a prem club.

Especially since they are prob targeting promotion.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Can't read it without a subscription, what's the details?
Bath sending their players to Wuss for game time/to fill squad gaps?

Makes sense in the short term, but wouldn't want to fall into a London Scottish situation where they basically wouldn't be able to function without Quins

 

[Which Tyler]

Can't read it without a subscription, what's the details?

Weird, I don't have a subscription, but loads fine, try this

https://archive.ph/cOkWb

No real details right now.

As for Wuss - yes, of course they're targetting promotion, but they haven't been promoted yet; and in the mean time, access to someone else's players is going to be useful

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Wait does Bath really have a total squad of 73?

 

[Which Tyler]

Wait does Bath really have a total squad of 73?

If you count the U18s, then that certainly sounds about right

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

If you count the U18s, then that certainly sounds about right

Those are not counting them

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Isn't one of Bristol's biggest complaints that they have a tiny academy catchment area and bath have a big one?
I get they're just trying to have bants but why would Worcester enter into an agreement with no players to send their way?

 

[Which Tyler]

Those are not counting them

In that case no, we don't have 73.
We do have a senior squad of 43 though - so could be an easy typo to make

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

In that case no, we don't have 73.
We do have a senior squad of 43 though - so could be an easy typo to make

Looking at your senior academy you 24 in it.

If Bath are like Leicester we have a few people not on the academy books but sort of in our program.

 

[Which Tyler]

I mean, there are people who play for Bath University in BUCS, but they're not part of Bath's squad.
We do have a student's programme, which is probably what you're talking about - they're listed with the squads. Austin Emens is one off the top of my head, and he's listed in the senior squad.
You asked if we have squad of 73 - the answer is that no, we don't have a squad of 73.
I don't know where you got that figure from, so don't know how else to respond; but it's either a simple typo from 43 to 73, missing by 1 key; or it's someone who thinks that 43+24=73.

Besides that, of course, this is the Worcester thread, which isn't the right place to really try to work out where someone went wrong.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I mean, there are people who play for Bath University in BUCS, but they're not part of Bath's squad.
You asked if we have squad of 73 - the answer is that no, we don't have a squad of 73.
I don't know where you got that figure from, so don't know how else to respond; but it's either a simple typo from 43 to 73, missing by 1 key; or it's someone who thinks that 43+24=73.

Besides that, of course, this is the Worcester thread, which isn't the right place to really try to work out where someone went wrong.

I got the number from Matt Everard when he talked about the Bath and Worcester deal, he said Bath have a squad of 73 and that the partnership will help those players and help fill out their squad

Hence why I brought it up

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, the senior academy doesn't have a cap for players who came through the system or where not a member of another teams academy. It's logical if you can afford it to have a big ass senior academy and pick and choose from a lot more players

 

[Which Tyler]

Then he got his numbers wrong, what can I say?
Was I supposed to know that you were at the Worcester fans forum? Was that obvious from you asking if something was true?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Then he got his numbers wrong, what can I say?
Was I supposed to know that you were at the Worcester fans forum? Was that obvious from you asking if something was true?

I feel I'm picking up some attitude not sure why? I wasn't having a pop at Bath.

 

[Which Tyler]

It feels like you are - but then, I'm also hung over, slept badly (always do away from home), and have a wedding to attend in an hour.
My apologies

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Not at all, I was surprised it was so big.
But as I said senior academy has a 100K cap or something but only for players from other academies. I think it's a interesting debate at that stage of quantity v quality

 

[BPM]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Will Butler back there. I don't remember seeing him on their leavers list but IIRC he was only at Gloucester on a short term deal?

 

[higgik]

Honestly very surprised Worcester looked for a partnership with a prem club.

Especially since they are prob targeting promotion.

Yes, strange thing to do.

 

[higgik]

Can't read it without a subscription, what's the details?
Bath sending their players to Wuss for game time/to fill squad gaps?

Makes sense in the short term, but wouldn't want to fall into a London Scottish situation where they basically wouldn't be able to function without Quins

For Wuss, sounds a strange idea considering they are looking at getting back to prem.
For other teams, it is surely the way things are looking with franchises and 'farm' teams, for development