Worcester are gone!!

Do you think a good percentage of fans will continue to support the team in NBL

It would be great for the club and NBL if so

Shame it appears to be NBL3 though?


Hard to say but probably more that we think, to some degree its about the game night experience and the buzz created around the club. Obviously the level of competition is nowhere near the BBL level but i really do thionk we have to be pragmatic, the organisation clealrly needs to take a financial breath and reset the compass, i think many fans will understand and be be supportive of that.

I was gutted when I saw this news. Even though my time at Wolves wasn’t perfect, it helped put the club on the map and I’m still glad I was able to play a small part in that process of becoming a competitive, legitimate BBL set up. I was initially given 20k budget for the entire player’s salaries. I convinced the directors to increase that lots, but no where near 140k. We’d win every trophy if I had that budget today. Hands down.

Don’t over think it though. Just support the club. The club needs the Wolf Pack now more than ever! I learned first hand that Mick Donovan won’t let anything get in the way of the club he built for all of you and for the betterment of the sport in Worcester and the UK. He probably still hasn’t taken a penny for himself? I highly doubt it. He simply loves to graft and scrap and loves the Wolves. Even though he was horribly wrong in that particular scenario when I left in 2010, he thought he was protecting the club. Mick is extremely reflective in his thought processes and this EBL step back definitely isn’t a decision he took lightly.

He definitely has a plan, and I’m sure it’s a plan that will put the club in a better position to compete and win more consistently in the BBL in the future. I personally think he’s too smart and prudent and ultimately protective of the Wolves to possibly jeopardize the club’s future with even the remote possibility of another tough year if Covid causes more totalitarian government orders.

That being said, the only big mistake Mick has ever made in his Directing of the Wolves is not letting me carry on playing and coaching. We were on the brink of turning the corner and winning big. As soon as I became better at the nuances of doing both and Mick also grew as a BBL Director, we would have been with the Eagles year in year out. But, upper management’s impatience is common in sport. That being said, Fab wasn’t an overnight success at Eagles. He needed a number of years to sort out his relentless competitive nature and step back a bit as a player. Something I would have definitely done as I became more comfortable. That being said, I had the option to only coach my 3rd year and I regret I didn’t take that opportunity as I think the BBL and any pro league is 90% about the players on the court- or more! For example, Nick Nurse was the BEST COACH on the planet with Kawhi at the Raptors….but now? He’s just another NBA basketball coach now that he lost his top dog! A rich one, but it’s not rocket science folks! It’s a simple game. If you can see what a good player looks like and you get him to your club, you’ll eventually get more of the right players as the club grows and you’ll win and win and win.

Shoot, it coulda been worse for Wolves fans. Mick coulda got Dennis Rodman to play in a handful of games, put some money in his pocket, then just folded the club and went home to Ireland? ☘️ Brighton Bears style.


Nurse was a hustler though. Still is. I respect that relentless hustle and imagination and creativity, just like I respect Mick Donovans decision with going to the EBL and regrouping to protect his club for all of us Wolves that are proud to have been a part of the Packs past, present and future! Go Wolves!



Brilliantly put. It's what I have been trying to say but yoiu have said it better than I ever could.  Im right with you, this is not the end it is just a necessary transition that allows the club to protect it's future financial stability so that it can return to compete at the top level. I agree with you on Mick Donovan, I have got to know him well and I have agreat deal of respect for him and he is often very misunderstood. Not only is he is heavily emotionally invested in the Wolves organisation but he is a pragmatist and is someone who understands the need for commercial sustainability which in the end, is the only way you can guarantee long term survival and high level performance.

I echo you sentiment, Go WOLVES!! We need to stick together and keep supporting our club through thick and thin. We will be back for sure.

And then there's this........ I was initially given 20k budget for the entire player’s salaries. I convinced the directors to increase that lots, but no where near 140k. We’d win every trophy if I had that budget today. Hands down.

When I first read 140K, I thought, not bad pay for BBL, then I say that was for a WHOLE TEAM!!! And even that was too much. Is it really possible to have a team with only 20K in player salaries? And this is top flight. Winter is coming.

Bbl to div 3 what’s the footie equivalent?
Prem to northern premier league?
Can’t see Wolves playing out of the centre unless it’s a freebie.
Is Newby still employed there?

Saying all of that with the league down to 10 clubs I’m sure anyone can come back. Beggars you know!