but WHY is this on our forum ?

Nothing to do with Hull FC,

Don't read it then - this is the 5th time you've posted on it.

It's still all about the stadium, Trev, the agenda's never changed, just the methodology. This is just the Allams' version of the knight leaping one square forward and two to the side to provoke the motionless rook.

sounds as though you enjoy a game of chess.

I still haven't yet worked out the subtleties of the vote....



Is it a way of improving the chances of getting 1. plus 3. greater than 2. ??

I vote "Don't Know".

If pearson took us to our most successful period ever I wouldn't care what he called the club. Storm in a teacup. Changing names had a massive negative impact on the likes of wigan RL, leeds RL and bradford northern

Hull sharks was a massive master stroke as well

The state of the club at the time had zilch to do with the name change though and I don't remember any particular negativity from the fan base. The fact it is poorly perceived now looking back is more to do with lloyd than the club name

Yes, on Tuesday the Mail printed a story suggesting there was a thaw in relations between the council and the Allams as the council were going to sponsor the squash tournament. For anyone still in doubt as to Assem Allam's feeling towards HCC, the Mail were forced to retract yeasterday:



The Tigers nonsense is simply down to Allam's hatred of the council and a precursor to Hull City becoming "Allam's Tigers", imo. We may have trouble if there is a shift in power to the LibDems as, looking at the history of childishness and one-upmanship displayed by each political party towards each other, then you can be sure the LibDems will be on the side of the good doctor just because.

The LimpDerms, like their supporters, will support anything that isn't Conservative or Labour, because they can. They are as much use as a one legged man in a bottom kicking contest.

https://mobile.twitter.com/mikewhitesport Quote Hull City vice-chairman Ehab Allam confirms they will take legal action against the @FA if the proposed name change is rejected. # 8:13am - 26 Mar 14'" Quote Hull City's Ehab Allam announces £5-6m investment in new academy at Bishop Burton College plus new pitches at Cottingham. # 9:28am - 26 Mar 14'"

https://mobile.twitter.com/mikewhitesport Quote Hull City vice-chairman Ehab Allam confirms they will take legal action against the @FA if the proposed name change is rejected. # 8:13am - 26 Mar 14'" Quote Hull City's Ehab Allam announces £5-6m investment in new academy at Bishop Burton College plus new pitches at Cottingham. # 9:28am - 26 Mar 14'"

I'm sure the FA are quaking in their boots.

The Allams will walk soon. There's only so much foot stamping you can do.

They showed their true colours last week for me when they were quoted as saying:



They aren't trying to do this for the good of the club, they're doing it for the good of their bank account.

A true philanthropist.

Mr Allam junior is now [url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Ehab-Allam-claims-Hull-City-change-eventually/story-20854704-detail/story.htmltalking himself into a corner[/url in the HDM. Worth a read.

eg
"Everton Chang", anyone?

He might as well quote Nike's £650m sponsorship of Manchester United over the next 10 years.

Hang on. I'm sure they recently said they had sponsorship lined up that was dependent on the name change?

You're not mistaken in that recollection.

Perhaps new sponsor got bored and fecked off, or perhaps it was more bullting. Who can tell.

I'd go for the last option.Is it true George W Bush is organizing the poll

Doc Junior does not really know what to say. Clearly not been primed very well by Papa Doc.

£10M a year is also not really going to make a great deal of difference. You need hundreds of millions simply to stand still in the Premiership.

City need £25mil or they will not be allowed in Europe.

I'm told Tiger Airways are lined up, but doubt that much cash will be involved.

In other news Etihad paid £500mill to rename eastlands......

Melton based apparently - going to have naming rights on the new stadium as well.

Just heard city youth are to use bishop Burton college as training headquarters.....he can't let us have out can he Mr Allam! He will sling his cash about & we will be moved on.

Pearson takes our training base to YPI, Allam gazumps him when he decides to buy, according to rumour. Pearson takes our training base to Bishop Burton and announces our long term future and investment there, Allam announces... etc.

I did hear rumours a year or so back after Pearson left City that Allam was undermining Pearson's business deals but I don't know how true this is. What we do know is that Pearson had his access to the Chairman's hospitality suite on matchdays revoked, our request to practice kicking on the pitch refused and the whole picturegate embarrassment. All this stinks of, at worst, a vendetta, and at best malicious pettiness.

I hope there's nothing sinister in Allam's proposed move to Bishop Burton. Money talks, but not always concludes, as YPI eventually found out to their cost. As did Ionians. Trust Bishop Burton values what it already has and is a shrewd observer.

Anyway, wasn't Pearson hinting at a further training development site somewhere recently?

Yeh Chamberlain Road we have just bought some land there!

For what it worth the whole name change is for me simply now nothing more than blackmail he is scaring a lot of older fans into voting yes with all the threats he is putting out there. First he was going to double the admissions if he didn't get his way then he is threatening to walk within 24 hours now they will put it up for sale. Some City fans are scared stiff and why do I mention it or why am I concerned Well for me and a lot of others the Bishop Burton thing is just a symptom of the general disease and we will be next in his firing line, he's after us or Adam as you say he is already making it really difficult for us at the Stadium. Perhaps some of us are paranoid but I bet I'm proved not to be in the longer term.