I went to a meeting of the fan groups (at that point CTWD, the OSC and the HCSS) that was essentially an attempt to get them all to come up with a joint response to oppose the name change. In the meeting - which was before the Fulham 6-0 game - an attendee claimed to have spoken to Assem, and said he had a message for us that was essentially if we didn't shut up he'd stop funding the club and make sure that everyone knew we were to blame. The manner in which it was done was, I felt, particularity sh***y and that was the straw the broke the camel's back for me regarding the Allams.
I'd been a bit dubious on the Allams at that point, and had voiced that on Amber Nectar - much to the chagrin of other posters at the time. I had heard things about staff at the KC and the way in which they were being treated, I hated the manner in which Barmby was sacked, I didn't like how Johnny Whiteley – a man who has done a lot for City over the years – was humiliated regarding the memorabilia concerning him, and I didn't like the threats to move the club out of the city (during the 10-year anniversary of the KC too). Those issues (and one or two others) combined with the early name change stuff and the response to those opposing it very much did for me.