So this week a second premiership rugby team is heading towards administration. Wasps, former winners of the top European cup are about to follow Worcester that way.

That's akin to Southampton and Arsenal imploding, in football terms.

When will professional sports wake up and smell the coffee? Overspending on wages - albeit top rugby players are "only" on 400-500k a year.

Will premier league football look at this, and our recent plight, and wonder how revenues are going to be impacted in the looming economic difficulties. Will TV deals of the future continue to pay for it all to carry on? In reality it's Joe public that pays via "high street" sales driven by adverts which underpin the TV contracts.

Sustainability is one of the words that defines business today. Will professional sports wake up in time?