' Hull name change rejected '
Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:08 pm
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Hull name change rejected, hopefully this means we will never see Cardiff Dragons happen!!
http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/ ... ame-change
Hull name change rejected, hopefully this means we will never see Cardiff Dragons happen!!
http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/ ... ame-change
Re: Hull name change rejected
Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:10 pm
Good to see the FA are stepping in for Hull, but where were they for us ffs! 
Re: Hull name change rejected
Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:15 pm
So Hulls owner will have packed up and gone by tomorrow if he is a man of his word, lets see how this one pans out but well done to the FA
Re: Hull name change rejected
Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:51 pm
the FA need to have hard and fast rules that cover the branding of its clubs.
anyone then buying into any club knows where they stand, and traditions are maintained.
anyone then buying into any club knows where they stand, and traditions are maintained.
Re: ' Hull name change rejected '
Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:21 pm
never thought the fa would let them do it any way ,can you imagine Liverpool or untied changing their name to suit a sponsor etc
Re: ' Hull name change rejected '
Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:28 pm
I'm really glad this didn't get approved, I really don't like to think of us as the Cardiff Dragons...
Re: ' Hull name change rejected '
Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:36 pm
Great for Hull, their fans protested, the FA listened, and no name change, everybody happy 
Re: ' Hull name change rejected '
Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:14 am
Hull City owner Assem Allam has reiterated his intention to walk away from the Premier League club if his proposed name change is unsuccessful.
Allam is attempting to rebrand the club as Hull Tigers in order to increase their commercial appeal to potential sponsors, but the Football Association is set to block his proposal.
In a statement, the governing body said that, at a meeting last Wednesday, its membership committee had made the recommendation to reject the request to the FA council after "consultation with stakeholders within and outside of the game".
The statement added that a full vote would be taken as planned on April 9 and that Hull were able to respond with a new submission, having been sent the written reasons.
Allam later insisted once again that he would walk away from Hull if his plan failed, but moved to deny he would liquidate the club.
While also admitting he would now ask Hull's season ticket holders to vote on the issue, he said: "We will announce a ballot this week, and we will challenge the decision.
"If the FA does not allow our plan, we will walk away, put it on the market to sell the club. We would not put it into liquidation; there is a lot of money at stake. I will get my money when I sell."
Allam's quest has been met with a furious response from supporters and led them into a war of words with the owner.
But the Football Supporters' Federation has praised their campaign, called City Till We Die, and believes the right decision has been made.
FSF chief executive Kevin Miles said: "This is undoubtedly the right decision and credit should go both to the FA and to Hull City fans, who led a tremendous campaign.
"The fans' groups and fanzines who came together under the City Till We Die banner have protected their club's heritage and 110-year-old name with great dignity.
"The FA's decision should also serve as a warning to other owners - such fundamental changes to a club's identity should not be made without the support of the fans."
Allam's son Ehab restated the case for a change as recently as last week, pointing out his family had invested £74m in the club.
"We have nothing left to give and this is the reason why the club has to become financially self-sustainable," he wrote in a letter to the Hull Daily Mail.
"Currently there are six teams in the Premier League with 'City' in their name and, with the exception of Manchester City, all of those clubs are in a similar league position to us, and playing to similar sized crowds.
"We need something that makes us stand out from the pool of teams we find ourselves in when it comes to attracting potential international sponsors, who are simply hoping to use the Premier League, and its global audience, to advertise."
Allam is attempting to rebrand the club as Hull Tigers in order to increase their commercial appeal to potential sponsors, but the Football Association is set to block his proposal.
In a statement, the governing body said that, at a meeting last Wednesday, its membership committee had made the recommendation to reject the request to the FA council after "consultation with stakeholders within and outside of the game".
The statement added that a full vote would be taken as planned on April 9 and that Hull were able to respond with a new submission, having been sent the written reasons.
Allam later insisted once again that he would walk away from Hull if his plan failed, but moved to deny he would liquidate the club.
While also admitting he would now ask Hull's season ticket holders to vote on the issue, he said: "We will announce a ballot this week, and we will challenge the decision.
"If the FA does not allow our plan, we will walk away, put it on the market to sell the club. We would not put it into liquidation; there is a lot of money at stake. I will get my money when I sell."
Allam's quest has been met with a furious response from supporters and led them into a war of words with the owner.
But the Football Supporters' Federation has praised their campaign, called City Till We Die, and believes the right decision has been made.
FSF chief executive Kevin Miles said: "This is undoubtedly the right decision and credit should go both to the FA and to Hull City fans, who led a tremendous campaign.
"The fans' groups and fanzines who came together under the City Till We Die banner have protected their club's heritage and 110-year-old name with great dignity.
"The FA's decision should also serve as a warning to other owners - such fundamental changes to a club's identity should not be made without the support of the fans."
Allam's son Ehab restated the case for a change as recently as last week, pointing out his family had invested £74m in the club.
"We have nothing left to give and this is the reason why the club has to become financially self-sustainable," he wrote in a letter to the Hull Daily Mail.
"Currently there are six teams in the Premier League with 'City' in their name and, with the exception of Manchester City, all of those clubs are in a similar league position to us, and playing to similar sized crowds.
"We need something that makes us stand out from the pool of teams we find ourselves in when it comes to attracting potential international sponsors, who are simply hoping to use the Premier League, and its global audience, to advertise."
Re: Hull name change rejected
Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:18 am
Tonteg Bluebird wrote:Good to see the FA are stepping in for Hull, but where were they for us ffs!
Spot on, the F.A could have stopped Tan,s Rebrand right at the start !!!