How once mighty Bath stand on the brink of another European exit in a season of doom and gloom

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lose to defending champions Leinster – in many ways the embodiment of the club Bath believed it would become - at the Recreation Ground on Saturday and Todd Blackadder’s men can all but wave goodbye to another European campaign before it has really begun. open image in gallery Joe Cokanasiga has been a shining light in a dark season so far This week Bath unveiled their latest plans for the long-overdue redevelopment of the Recreation Ground. So it is perhaps no surprise Bath’s multimillionaire owner Craig is twitchy and one of several Premiership club owners agitating for a ring-fenced domestic league. open image in gallery Bath released promising plans to redevelop the Recreation Ground this week If they fail to qualify for Europe’s top competition next season, which at this point appears a genuine possibility, while the spectre of domestic relegation looms, all long-term bets will be off.