MOSELEY on Saturday represents the end of an era for many players at Worcester.

It is the final game of the season for the Sixways boys and some will be moving on in the next couple of weeks.

It is a slightly strange time to be at the club because some players have been involved in contract talks, some have not and many are wondering just where they will end up next season.

It sums professional sport because the club is obviously looking to strengthen but at the same time trim bits of the playing budget back. Therefore the management have to look carefully at what they can afford while the players are weighing up their options. The days of being a clubman for life are certainly in the distant past.

If there was certainty in rugby then clubs could plan further ahead and look maybe two years down the line at bringing in younger players or at least identifying the talented ones within the academy for future first team action.

But there is very little stability within our game and with only one year left of guaranteed promotion remaining, the club has to work against the clock all the time. It is an unenviable position for the coaches who know if they fail, they will be out of jobs.

The same, though, goes for the players. Many have enjoyed an extremely consistent season in a new environment but may well still be looking for another club. It is the price of professional sport but you really wouldn't want it any other way because the worst thing you can do is con yourself into a comfort zone.

Players today are well paid but I think what most want are challenges and the chance to test yourself against the best. That's why everyone wants to be in the Premiership. Obviously there are huge financial incentives but for the players, it really is the place to be.

You only have to look at Moseley to realise what can happen to clubs when they fall from grace. We go there at the weekend delighted that they seem to have settled their short-term future and are staying at Bournbrook for another season so we hear. Their proposed move down to Oxford has been aborted which you have to think is good news for Midlands rugby and especially Moseley supporters.

The game will be a feisty affair I'm sure and I think the players are all up for what will be a great local derby. We played them at the university earlier this season in the cup and came away with an impressive win.

I didn't play in the match and, after my abdominal injury suffered at Rugby, I'm desperate to lead the team out for the final time this season. I've been able to train again this week but I think it's still 50-50 whether I'll be able to play.

Although we are almost at the end of the season it's important to go out with a bang rather than a whimper. It is a local derby and for the supporters it is always an important game. What we must make sure is that we maintain the same levels of performance that we have been in recent weeks. Bournbrook offers one of the best surfaces in the division and I think our backs will be licking their lips at the prospect of playing there. Duncan Roke had a great game last time and I'm sure he'll be eyeing a few more tries to boost his tally. At the same time you have leading try scorer Chris Garrard and Ben Hinshelwood eager for tries so it should be some game.

We must return to Sixways for the final time with victory and then celebrate with the supporters afterwards. It has been a long season and it will be a good time to reflect with them and a beer!