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Name change fight comes to the Wall Street Journal

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by OedipusTex, Dec 20, 2013.

  1. OedipusTex

    OedipusTex Well-Known Member

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  2. Mr Hatem

    Mr Hatem Well-Known Member

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    Quite a well written article for a USA publication!
     
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  3. HHH

    HHH Well-Known Member

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    It seems the controversy of the name change, due to fans refusal to lie down and take it, has generated far more worldwide attention for our club than a seamless and unchallenged name change ever could have.

    Nice one. That's job done. We got ourselves a global identify as the club that values it's traditions.

    That's much more powerful than just another tigers brand. Something to work with perhaps.
     
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  4. greene

    greene Well-Known Member

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    Not just any USA publication. The WSJ is the equivalent of the Financial Times in the USA and is a global business newspaper. Great publicity for the campaign!
     
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  5. Party Hull!

    Party Hull! Well-Known Member

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    How **** would it be to support a franchise in America?

    What would you have to be proud of?
     
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  6. BOJACKHCAFCMAN

    BOJACKHCAFCMAN Well-Known Member

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    Great to see this, we aren't a ****ing US franchise we are Hull City AFC, if Allam had anything about him he would realise he had got all the publicity he needs already instead of sailing his canoe over a waterfall
     
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  7. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    So the whole world now know, we don't want to change our name. Over to you, Football association of England.
     
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  8. Barchullona

    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    That was a classic moment on Saturday. At the meeting in Tiger's Lair Burnsy said he wanted to talk to somebody as he needed to get away to get to the ground only to be told he would have to wait as the person was talking to the Wall Street Journal. Surprised Burnsy has never mentioned it!
     
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  9. joannahatfield

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    Priceless!! well done!!
     
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  10. Happy Tiger

    Happy Tiger Well-Known Member

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    So rather than engaging with local media, would rather engage with overseas media?

    Makes sense.
     
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  11. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    :grin: .
     
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  12. LeicesterWizard

    LeicesterWizard Well-Known Member

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    And you guys said that the name change wouldn't generate income <ok>
     
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  13. Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC

    Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC Well-Known Member

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    No, Happy - there's a world out there and it's watching this farcical Tan/Allam 'duel' (= who is the worst owner?) and I believe neither is coming out of it, at all well. Maybe the fact of the world watching might just inspire the FA blazers to act, to save the traditional values of the great game, before they're all irrevocably lost.

    (Or is that what you'd prefer?)
     
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  14. Happy Tiger

    Happy Tiger Well-Known Member

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    So we now care what the rest of the world thinks Stan? You think the FA will base traditional English football values on the thoughts and opinions of foreigners, and specifically Americans? Interesting.
     
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  15. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Is it holding its breath Stan? Obi keeps coming out with this "the world is watching" bollocks. No one gives a ****.

    The traditional values etc were sold down the river years ago by the FA and the premier league.

    We have probably the only owner in the premier league who actually is a local amd who wants to help the area.
     
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  16. Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC

    Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC Well-Known Member

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    OK - but it was an eloquent burst of squit, I thought.....:emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  17. Obadiah

    Obadiah Well-Known Member

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    How about a link then Chazz?

    I say we will make history not the world is watching. Too different things entirely.
     
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  18. Erik

    Erik Well-Known Member

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    <laugh> Oh aye, he was only born about three or four thousand miles outside of Hull
     
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