“THE door has always been open” at Worcester Warriors for nomadic Worcester City to move to Sixways, according to the rugby club’s chairman.

But Warriors’ Bill Bolsover claims the cash-strapped football club “do not want” to make the switch which would end their four-year spell away from Worcester.

A possible temporary ground-share appeared to be back on the cards in February when City chairman Anthony Hampson confirmed he had held talks with the Aviva Premiership outfit.

Worcester have been in exile since 2013 and will begin a second season playing 16 miles away at Bromsgrove Sporting’s Victoria Ground after three years at Kidderminster Harriers’ Aggborough home.

Hopes of a 4,400-capacity stadium at Perdiswell Park remain up in the air with the club’s supporters’ trust considering an appeal after Worcester City Council’s planning committee turned down their application despite a recommendation to approve from their own officers.

Bolsover believed there was a “good opportunity” for City to either agree a deal to play at Warriors’ 11,499-capacity home or use one of the club’s neighbouring pitches.

But Bolsover said he felt the Blue and Whites’ bosses were resistant to coming to an agreement with Warriors.

“We have been very open and said talk to us,” Bolsover said.

“If you want to talk to us we are happy to talk to you.

“But I think there is now a feeling they will eventually find their own pitch and have their own home.

“It is very difficult to amalgamate the two.

“We would be quite happy to have them and the door has always been open.

“But they have decided they don’t really want to do it so it hasn’t been us.”

The Worcester News obtained a leaked document which revealed an alternative proposal to create a stadium on council-owned land off Parsonage Way in Warndon Villages.

With money dwindling City are battling to stay afloat and Bolsover believes the club’s financial plight is stopping them from relocating to Sixways.

“I think it is partly money for them that they haven’t come here as we can’t give them the place,” Bolsover said.

“I think it would be a good opportunity for them even if they were to set up on another pitch. There are facilities for them here.

“But they have decided the opportunities they will have now they have changed leagues will be different.”

City, who were relegated from Vanarama National League North last season, are preparing for life in the Midland League Premier Division this season after plummeting three levels.

“Football is the number one sport for people in the country and it is a pity for Worcester that we haven’t got a strong football team here,” Bolsover added.

“That’s why we must do more to give them rugby.

“When you think there are about 100,000 people in Worcester alone and we only want 12,000 here on a Saturday I think we have got a lot of work to do to perform on the pitch to give people what they want in Worcestershire.”

City chief Hampson had not responded with a comment at the time of going to press.