Luton Town give fans right to veto any future club image change Luton Town have become the first English club to give supporters the legal right to veto any future change to the club's image. The Hatters' supporters' group Trust in Luton will be given the final say over amendments to the club's name, nickname, kit colours, crest or mascot. Hull City fans are currently fighting a proposed name change by their owner. And Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan changed the Welsh side's kit from blue to red in 2012. Luton themselves faced being re-named London Luton under former owner John Gurney 11 years ago. The move by Luton 2020, the consortium that owns the Hatters, would prevent such changes occurring at Kenilworth Road without the permission of Trust in Luton, the group who hold shares in the club on behalf of fans. "There is one caveat. The Trust must get stronger," said Luton managing director Gary Sweet. "Because we can't have so few members voting on these things. "We're also going to establish a share scheme for the club via the Trust. So the Trust can buy more shares in the club at some point in the future." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26575873
Excellent that. Presumably she was on talking about something completely separate? Love it. Hope they asked her about it.
Looks like Rob Palmer from Sky Sports is going to be doing an interview with Assam & Ehab Allam. It's on tomorrow. "Impressively candid interview with @hullcityteam owners Allams on skeletons in cupboards, local hero Barmby, NPearson & the current issues" "The interview w/ Ehab & Dr Allam will be shown on @Soccersaturday approx 12:15-30. You should appreciate their integrity if not one policy!" Can't say i'm happy they're giving them air time.
Good lad Rob Palmer, bloody good goalie always surprised he didnt have a top career in football. Used to play in the same team as him.
Probably, but If i distracted him its obviously his fault for not having the mental fortitude to push on.
More rubbish about the Tiger Brand. Tiger nickname, Black & Amber, Tiger on the badge, Tyger Tyger, Tiger rag, how many more links to Tigers do these businesses need? If we have to change our name for them to sponsor us, they don't care about the club. City have done all this this season, what's the next possible step? That's the main guff the Allam supporters come out with. As if he clicks his fingers and everything will be rosy. Hurry up with the decision because i'm sick to death of all this. And I expect there'll be more outbursts before the end of the season.
You'll be a great journalist. Misquoting then missing out context must be a fun lecture. He said less than 10%, then explained how CTWD membership isn't actually all Hull City fans. He, rightly so, is basing his views on the opposition on CTWD. You know, the campaign against the name, that costs a mere 2 quid, that way less than 10% of our fans have joined.
If he seriously believed that bollocks he came out with, he'd have put this argument to bed with a fans vote, but he's refused and he's done so because he knows full well he'd lose it. Until he's prepared to ask the fans what they think, he has no credibility. I'm not sure why you keep mentioning the 'mere' £2 membership, we've sold more £5 scarves than £2 memberships.
If there was a ballot of season pass holders, same question as HCOSC asked, what would you expect the outcome to be?
That is a good (heavily edited) interview for the Allam family (the 'family' angle was emphasised a number of times), the only issue I could take was with their argument over the name-change and I was looking for positives, as I want this unfortunate argument resolved. Their claim over the scope of fan objection and the '1600' is not precise, but it is an arguable point. I think that a response interview with CTWD is justified and they must consider that response very carefully. The Allam family have made their position very clear and, at the same time, left themselves lots of wiggle room and that is very clever and very practical of them. My position on the name-change is unaltered, but my dislike of their earlier manipulation and lies is tinged with a touch of respect for their new approach. It is one thing for CTWD to play the numbers game of membership and/or scarf sales to bolster their argument, but, as Ehab implied, those numbers also demonstrate a big measure of apathy from the fan-base. The FA decision is unlikely to be a trigger for their departure, as the wiggle room they created prevents that. I hope this is them on the road back from perdition; they have thrown out a hand of reconciliation to Nicky Barmby, a good thing and they have poked a stick in the eye of Nigel Pearson and then pushed his head under the water (expect a response!), an amusing thing. Interesting times, back to football.
