as usual .. you are blind .. direct quote not the FA .. he means the fans, supporters, community .. NOT the FA .. ffs
he didnt mention the FA decision , he said if the fans want rid he will walk .. typical media/CTWD spin ... its a non story as CTWD support allam in general .. are you really that blind ? ...
I'm not as blind as you appear to be deaf, I presume CTWD edited the video to make it appear he'd walk if the FA reject his proposal. Weirdo
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Asse...ay-Hull-City/story-20440265-detail/story.html Seriously mate, try a little harder.
It's on the interview that's more than likely on youtube. The reporter asked him if he would walk away if the FA decision wet against him, and he said YES. "Allam added he would also go away within 24 hours if the name change is rejected by the FA, whose council has absolute discretion to decide. "Still the same thing. It's a free country. No two ways about it. Have I ever said something and went back on it? No," he said.
Have you ever written anything on here which is factually correct? Everything I’ve read written by you is either erroneous or simply a lie. How are your relatives doing post Anfield by the way?
obviously everyone else see "community" as "FA" .. wow I really need to get these glasses checked or by some CTWD tinted glasses like some others on here ... all the links posted say "community" .. none say "FA" in his quotes ...
what happens if this Tiger sponsor dont get the coverage they hope to get with City languishing in the bottom half of the prem and with google wossits people only reading the negative feeling of the wider UK football community in strong disagreement with the very idea ?? What then ? does Allam change the name to Hull XXXX in a hope to attract the Aussie market ?
LATEST: Allam drops quit threat and listens to the fans This could well be the timely boost the fans had been hoping for. As Hull City prepare for their critical Premier League run in, it appears club owners Assem and Ehab Allam are softening their hard line approach to quit the club, should an ill-judged name change be rejected by the FA, following an application the club submitted in December - an application that was met with an overwhelming majority of fans against the name change proposal spearheaded by the CTWD campaign. please log in to view this image "Do you know what? I think the fans were right..." Allam claimed in January - 'No one on earth is allowed to question my business decisions. I won't allow it. I'm here to save the club and manage the club for the benefit of the community. It will never, never be the other way round - that the community manage it for me. But if the community say go away, I promise to go away with 24 hours.” and then when pushed if the FA decide to reject the application - 'Still the same thing. It's a free country. No two ways about it. Have I ever said something and went back on it? No.' But now, it appears there has been U-turn on that threat. In an interview in the local Hull Daily Mail newspaper, Allam has set out plans to recover the alleged £20m income deficit the club is facing if the FA reject the club's name change application. The CTWD campaign group have kept their offer on the table to help the chairman look at revenue streams to benefit the club if the application is dropped - and the Allam family themselves have studied some of the CTWD ideas presented to the FA during their stakeholder submission. Ehab Allam admitted he has looked in part how the fans could help - 'In their campaign literature which was presented to the FA, campaigners from City Till We Die say they would like us to explore alternative revenue streams.' The CTWD campaign group have been feverishly working on strengthening the existing supporters trust and lay foundations for an improved and more robust working relationship with the current owners - with the first stage work near to completion - if the Allams are willing to take up their offer. CTWD have been diligent throughout to stress the campaign is not against the Allams owning the club and are willing to work on plans that will fulfil their vision of reduced ticket prices when in the Premier League of £10 and £5 (stated back in 2010) and providing a platform that would see the supporters take a stakehold in the club. Pleasingly, it does appear Assem and Ehab Allam are now looking at options presented by CTWD beyond the FA's decision date - expected in April - that could avert a proposed 50% price increase on season tickets, plus the threat to walk away from the club if the decision goes against them. Ehab again confessed hiking the ticket prices up is likely to be folly, but accepted he couldn't rule the option out despite the fact it would only attract an extra £3.7m, assuming every pass holder chose to renew their ticket - still leaving City £16.3m shy of the alleged £20m a season shortfall the Allam's have previously claimed blights the club - 'It may be an avenue we are forced to explore and adopt. However, whilst it may provide a short-term revenue lift, we do not believe that constantly raising prices is a viable long-term option.' Meanwhile, CTWD have promised to uphold the request from the Football Association to respect their on going consultation process, so will not be offering any comments in person regarding the club's latest comments published in the local paper - until the decision is made by the FA. However, in a brief statement on the CTWD website, the campaign group offered the following message: 'City Till We Die has received a number of media requests regarding the views of Dr Assem Allam and Ehab Allam, as reported in today’s Hull Daily Mail. We are pleased that the Allam family are planning for their ongoing stewardship of Hull City AFC in the event that the FA rejects their name change application. We remain open to helping find viable solutions to make the club self-sufficient. The decision on the name change proposal is now in the hands of the FA. We assume that the Club will have made details clear to the FA of any thus far undisclosed link between potential sponsorship deals and a change of playing name in their submission. CTWD has faith in the FA’s ongoing consultation and has undertaken not to comment on the investigation. We respect the FA process and await their decision. City Till We Die encourages all fans to support our team loudly and positively on Saturday and on Monday. As throughout this campaign, we do not believe that protests against our owner have any place during the match. CTWD will not be commenting further on the above statement.'
The Red Bull takeover[edit] Due to UEFA regulations, Red Bull Salzburg use this logo and the name "FC Salzburg" when playing European matches. The Red Bull company bought the club on 6 April 2005 and rebranded it. After the takeover, Red Bull changed the club's name, management, and staff, declaring "this is a new club with no history." Red Bull initially claimed on the club website that the club was founded in 2005, but was ordered to remove this claim by the Austrian F.A. The new authority removed all trace of violet from the club logo and the team now play in the colours of red and white, to the consternation of much of the club's traditional support.[19] A small pair of wings form the motif of the new club crest, displayed on the team jersey, in accordance with Red Bull's commercial slogan at the time: "It gives you wings." This complete re-branding of the team proved very similar to Red Bull's treatment of its two Formula One racing teams, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso. However, Red Bull would not completely follow this precedent when it acquired the MetroStars club in Major League Soccer in the United States; while it rebranded the team as the New York Red Bulls, it chose to recognise the MetroStars' history. Red Bull Salzburg, October 2005 The traditional supporters tried to resist the radical changes and formed their own movement in order to regain some of the tradition. Several fan-clubs throughout Europe voiced their support in what they saw as a fight against the growing commercialisation of football. However, after five months of protests and talks between the club owners and traditional fans, no compromise was reached. On 15 September 2005, the 'violet' supporters stated that the talks had irreversibly broken down and efforts to reach an agreement would be terminated. This gave rise to two separate fan groups: the 'Red-Whites', who support 'Red Bull Salzburg' and the 'Violet-Whites', who want to preserve the 72-year-old tradition and refuse to support the rebranded club. The Violet-Whites ultimately formed a new club, SV Austria Salzburg. I think this is what most people fear will happen to our club.
