Derek Richardson reveals Wasps dream

Does he ever fail? It was a question whispered by one of the Wasps backroom
staff this week as Derek Richardson’s groundbreaking plan to raise £35
million by selling retail bonds on the London stock exchange exceeded all
expectations.

The offer, the first made by any sports club, was
oversubscribed.



For many outside the club, though, the more pertinent question would be: What
is he trying to succeed in?

Richardson, an Irish businessman with no previous ties to the club, stepped in
to rescue Wasps from the brink of extinction in late 2012.

Then, last year,
he bought the Ricoh