Fuck me IMG, through a presumably iterative process came up with certain criteria which were signed up to by ther majority, including London's representatives. With certain tweaks to catchment and inclusion of academy products plus extending the rolling period London would have marked better, but to suggest the club deserves better is pie in the sky. Consistently on and off the field they have failed and the lack of coherent strategy shared with the fans to buy into is the missing link. Chickens have come home to roost.

Hard to disagree. 24th might be harsh but did we credibly think we’d be top 12? Having said that if they really believe London is a good thing to have in the top flight now is absolutely the time for them to be working out a path to us getting there- I doubt we can do it on our own.

We may well have run out of feet to shoot ourselves in, but where can any growth come from the northern clubs. Surely any growth would just be tinkering at the margins. When has the Magic weekend sold out?

Any significant growth over time must come from outside the heartlands. But as often said by Orange & others, there needs to be a coherent plan in place to achieve it. In which case self interest will always win out over the greater good of the game.