Great job DMD and everyone else involved. Flag looks great, just a shame it was partly obscured by fans.
Thought it looked fab. Once the game started I kinda lost interest in looking at it. It is doing its job just brill imo.
Well to answer my own question, judging by the abuse ive received from some keyboard warriors with such a command of the English language they have to resort to expletives to replace debate, I think Im pretty close !! It must have been traumatic for you today when the crowd at the back of the North Stand stood up and you realised you hadn't invested your pocket money very well after all
If you had read through the thread you would realise that it hasn't been quite as simple as you assume, and you might even have avoided being called a dumb ****.
Great job DMD and everyone involved. I know you can's please all of the people all of the time but Jesus Christ their are some moaning ****s on here! It seems you've gone to an amazing amount of trouble well done.
Billy Boston the great Wigan Rugby League legend being on a banner at the KC?! Put your spectacles on next time and you will see Billy Batten.
Bb. This is bit off topic and I have no idea who Billy Batten is or was. However, Billy Boston is neither great nor a legend in my estimation. As a kid I lived on Bachelor St. and across the back alley from us (on Kingsbench St.) lived Hull FC's scrum half, Tommy Finn. He was a lovely man and I used to sit on the fence at the end of the day to say hi to him when he came home from work as a plasterer (his real job) and on his bicycle. Consequently, I became a Hull FC supporter and I used to walk to Airlie St., pay my 3d (threpence in £SD days) to watch the team. I vaguely remember some of his team mates, the Drake brothers and Johnnie Whitely from that time but above all, I remember Mr Finn. Back to Billy Boston ... as an FC supporter and as a seven or eight year old, I used to hang around after the games to collect autographs as the players left the building. I recall, politely asking Mr. Boston for his autograph and being told, unoquically, to "**** off." I can only think that Hull beat Wigan that day and he was upset. However, here we are 50+ years on and rather than being a legend he'll always be a **** in my estimation. On the other hand Mr Finn is a legend. Having scored a try in the cup final at Wembley, subsequently and for years,he occupied the bottom right lens of the camera in BBC's opening clip of Grandstand - he's in black and white hoops and number 7 (look it up on You Tube under Grandstand). These days and since I was about ten, City is and has been my true sporting love. However, I will always be supportive of anything or anyone from or connected to Hull. Chris Chilton, Waggy, Houghon, Butler and the rest will always be special but Tommy Finn will always have an extra special place in my heart
Not a pleasant memory of Billy Boston who is in the UK Rugby League Hall of Fame( as is Billy Batten). I too have met him and didn't have that kind of experience. I have also met Tommy Finn and the other Hull players you mentioned as my dad was a friend of Roy Francis who coached the club at that time during a golden era in the mid to late 50's. I was at the Wembley cup final when Tommy Finn scored his try when Hull were hammered by Wigan. Billy Boston scored 2 tries that day too.
Could it not go above the control room? At least fans won't be stood in front of it, with hindsight it wasn't the best of places to have it, but off the top of my head I can't think of a better position to place it.
The problem is we need to put it higher up in a permanent position! But then we have the issue of FC they won't want city banners all over when they rent it for their match? So they'll all have to be put up and taken down after every match? I assume.
Yes, that's pretty much spot on. If anyone does have any suggestions, I'm sure the club will consider them. The suggestion for above the control room looks feasible dependant on access. I agree, it's unfortunate it clips. There seems to a fair bit of amber at the top, so perhaps rolling that to raise it is an option? One other option could be to get another banner designed specifically for an available space, such as where the Bruce one is and/or in the space to the west of it and use the Bruce one for passing around before kick off?
Slightly higher just covering the control room windows would be perfect They don't need to look out to know its City fans fault anyway
Batten, Boston ? The sentiment is the same, and the world record fee was £600, not £800 as I thought, I checked yesterday. Why isn't Ian Ashbee up there? Or Raich Carter, Neil Franklin ( who also cost a world record fee between Britain and South America) when City brought him back from South America? Stuart Pearson? Andy Davidson? Stuart Elliott? Nicky Barmby? and so on.......anything but the childish 'we cannot be coloured in or we had six floodlights' FFS.
Don't know if this has already been posted... http://www.espnfc.co.uk/club/hull-c...ll-rewarded-for-staying-the-course-with-bruce
If it has, I hadn't seen it. Good find, good article. Did you read that mauled? Your design is being described as 'stylish', and quite right too. Well done.
Thought it deserved it in full. Great article. At the back of the KC Stadium's North Stand, behind the most vocal of Hull City's following, there was a stylish banner that made its debut in last weekend's 2-1 win over QPR. Its simple message read "In Bruce We Trust." The new addition is the product of a recent Internet whip-round. One supporters' forum appealed for donations to make a flag in reverence to manager Steve Bruce, and quick as a flash, the necessary cash was raised. It marks a difference from the modern thirst for change. In a Premier League season that has seen four of the bottom eight clubs change their manager, not once has there been a vocal show of opposition or unrest from supporters. As the banner declares, Bruce still commands the universal faith of City fans. And with good reason, too. When Bruce succeeded Nick Barmby as manager in the summer of 2012, Hull had just finished eighth in the Championship, seven points adrift of the playoffs. Reaching the Premier League had always been the ambition, but Bruce was the man who made it possible in his first season. Survival and a romantic journey to the FA Cup final followed within another 12 months and only this season has progress slowed in the mud. Supporters have been disappointed in this season, occasionally upset, but the bond between them and the manager has rarely felt strained. The fortunes of the past three weeks have brought a timely sense of vindication for those who chipped in for the Bruce banner. A 1-1 draw at champions Manchester City restored a sense of pride lost in three consecutive defeats and set the platform to take full advantage in the home fixtures against Aston Villa and QPR. Without wishing to tempt fate, the last three fixtures have been a victory for continuity. While the wisdom of Aston Villa in appointing Tim Sherwood and that of QPR in installing Chris Ramsey remains to be seen at the foot of the table, Hull know what they've got in Bruce. And they like it. Along with levels of experience that trump most other managers down in the relegation mix, this is Bruce's squad built over two and a half years. Only once, following the 3-0 loss to Newcastle at the end of January, has there been a report that Bruce's position was under threat. Bolton boss Neil Lennon was said to be in the frame but, just three weeks later, that tale already appears absurd. A win at Stoke on Saturday and he is in a shoo-in to be named Manager of the Month for February. The turnaround will make Bruce content but not complacent. There are another 12 points or so needed before he can claim another first as City boss, securing a third consecutive season in the Premier League, and the ball needs to keep rolling through the next week. The visit of Sunderland next Tuesday offers another big chance to pull clear of the bottom three but first it is a trip to Stoke and a reunion with Bruce's former Manchester United teammate, Mark Hughes. Stoke are a club to be admired. Not only have they become part of the top-flight establishment since winning promotion alongside Hull in 2007-08, but they are now doing it with a bit of style under Hughes. City, who boast a similar fan base and potential, could do worse than follow their unassuming lead. The clubs drew 1-1 when meeting in August, a controversial equaliser denying Bruce's side a win, and there is reason to believe City can end the month unbeaten with another point at the Britannia Stadium. Leicester and Burnley have both won there this season and, more often than not, these two sides have been known to share the spoils in recent times. Six of the last 10 meetings have ended all square. Bruce, you suspect, would take another draw at the end of a hugely productive month. Having taken eight points from 14 games up to the end of January, the seven already bagged in February have given City a huge lift. If another four could be collected before breaking for the FA Cup quarterfinals next weekend, taking Hull up to 30 points, survival would be inching into sight with a trip to Leicester to come next. These are promising times for City all of a sudden and reason to justify the banner that will also be in attendance at the Britannia Stadium.
