Well, he's right but his point is also irrelevant. The fact is that is our name and has been for over 100 years. A lot of history and culture is wrapped up in that name with our fathers and our fathers fathers. THAT is the point.
I may have skipped a page, or 29, but if AA is getting confused thinking hes already changed the name when the FA confirm he hasn't, shouldn't we just all shut up since he thinks its done when its not? Just a thought.
Indeed, and by common he meant there were many clubs using the name City, not that it was "vulgar". He was, I think, trying to differentiate between groups of fans chanting come on City, who could be Coventry, Manchester, Leicester etc. He may not have made his point very well (how well do you express yourself in Arabic?), but I don't think he was being insulting. To many people on here are damning him for things he hasn't said. We should all (including AA) take a step back and calm down and try and compromise.
so i wondered about the www.hullcitytigers.com address on the twitter header. it redirects to the ows. registered on the 5th. here is some info: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=hullcitytigers.com here's the relevant stuff Registrant Name: The Hull City AFC Ltd. Tigers Registrant Organization: The Hull City AFC Tigers Ltd. Registrant Street: The KC Stadium Registrant Street: The Circle, Walton Street Registrant Street: Anlaby Road Registrant City: Hull Registrant State/Province: East Yorkshire Registrant Postal Code: HU3 6HU Registrant Country: GB Registrant Phone: +44.8708370003 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax Ext: Registrant Email: [email protected] this one is weird: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=hulltigers.com domain created 2001-03-29???????????????????????????
Hullcitytigers.com registered 2001. Just standard company procedure to take any domain names similar to there's. they all probably redirect to the ows.
He was far more damning at the meeting, he said City was a rubbish name and that while being called Hull City we'd been a rubbish team for 107 years. That was his only reference to our last PL jaunt, he kept talking about his reign in an odd way, as if we really didn't exist before he arrived.
Companies very often take all domain names someone might associate with them, sometimes even including different typo possibilities. I'd suggest that's what it is.
If he really wanted world domination he shouldn't use ANY words, just a logo. McDonald's, Apple, Nike.... as soon as you see their logo you know who they are. It would make it more interesting when the scores are being read out on the radio.
I'm sure I read on Twitter today that someone has Registered Hull Tigers Fc with the Hull and East Riding County FA....
