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In the mellow afternoon Worcestershire sunshine they did their best to keep the faith. Yes, the Warriors had just been beaten by an Exeter team who have now started the season with two successive wins. Yes, the club is up to its eyebrows in debt. But as they applauded and cheered their team’s resolve in adversity at the final whistle, even Worcester’s most loyal supporters could feel time fast running out.
Worcester's Gallagher Premiership clash with Exeter will go ahead as planned after the club met the deadline to provide safety certification to stage matches at Sixways Stadium.
Worcester’s home fixture against Exeter on Sunday is in serious doubt over unpaid wages to staff and suppliers bills while the owners admitted on Wednesday night the sale of the club had not been completed.
The Worcester Warriors owners are believed to be closing in on a deal to sell the club in a move that would preserve the club’s future if it goes through.
Worcester Warriors director of rugby Steve Diamond said he was hopeful the club could have new investors in the next few days but was wary of getting his hopes up amid financial turmoil as the Premiership side still face possible administration.
In times of crisis, gallows humour can provide some light relief and at Worcester Warriors of late there has been a sizeable dose of what is often prescribed as the best medicine. “If you don’t laugh, you will cry,” says back-rower Matt Kvesic, who admits players having to live on beans on toast is a running joke at the financially stricken club.
Thirteen clubs will kick off the new Premiership campaign next week but it did not feel like it at the season launch at Twickenham on Thursday. The dire financial situation at Worcester continues to dominate the agenda and even the greatest showman would struggle to claim everything is sweet and dandy in the domestic game.
Worcester have pulled out of their scheduled pre-season game against Glasgow on Friday amid mounting concern over the club’s financial position on the eve of the new Premiership season.