Quick sale alternative: Allam : So, Doctor Evil what are your plans for the club ? Dr Evil: Well from one doctor to another I think you'll appreciate my plans. I'll wire up every seat to an electrical circuit so every fan can be delivered an electric shock at the first sign of dissent against the owners. I'm changing the name and dropping Hull and City and we'll just be The Tigers. Season tickets will start at £1000 per season - the disabled will pay twice that amount cos they get to take a free carer ! Muahaaaa. I'll replace the towers at the West Stand Reception with 2 statues - one of you and of me. So it's just a small matter of money now. Allam : Oh, don't worry about such trifles ! It's yours for nothing ! Will you talk to the fans ? Dr Evil: I don't expect then to talk. I expect them to DIE ! Both together: MUAWHAAAAAAAAA MUAWHAAAAAAAAAAA !
HDM did not even get the exclusive on this. They copied it out of the Yorkshire Post. They call us 'Hull' because the reporters don't know any better. They are also carrying a story about a film in the offing about Big Lil Bolica which will be directed by Mark Herman. Not once do they mention that Mark Herman is a local bloke and a supporter of Hull City. He cut his teeth in the film industry when he directed 'See You At Wembley Frankie Walsh' which was about a Hull City supporter. Also Herman always manages to name a few of the characters in his films after ex Hull City players, as Alan Plater used to do in his plays. They don't mention it because no-one working on the Mail has any history with the club and therefore little interest. It is just another days work to them. The same applies to RH perhaps to a lesser degree.
This article is the one from the Yorkshire Post, the Allams rarely talk to the HDM and the article about the new film, clearly states that it's being made by Mark Herman... http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Big-...heroines-big/story-28694413-detail/story.html
SOZ, HAD TO USE THE GOOGLE ALLAMFISH TRANSLATOR TO DECODE THIS ONE: “We haven’t put this money in over the past few years to clean everything up to then sell to anyone. We do want to leave a legacy, that is a very important factor. = WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK “There have been firm offers for the club. And those interested parties constantly tell us that we are the best run club they have looked at. These are people who have looked at other clubs but then shied away because of issues and underlying problems. =BY BEST RUN, I MEAN MOST FRUGALLY, NOT 'RUN IN AN ADMIRABLE, EXEMPLARY WAY' “We have had a lot of interest in our club because we have built up that reputation over several years. But, again, we would only let it go to safe hands. =WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK “We want the best for the club, whether we do sell or don’t sell. That is our main focus, what is best for the club. It always has been. = BY 'CLUB', I MEAN MY FATHER AND I'S BUSINESS INTERESTS, RATHER THAN THE CLUB IN THE SENSE OF 'ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS', MANY OF WHOM WE DISLIKE “Also, we ask ourselves, ‘Why are they wanting to get into football?’ We look at the detail of any plans because we want the club in safe hands.” = WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN PAY US IT ALL Asked where the club was at with regards a possible sale, Allam said: “There are ongoing discussions with several parties. I don’t have to go over old ground, but everyone knows the family’s position on the name change and not getting it etcetera, etcetera. = THE CLUB HAS BEEN ON SALE SINCE THE OLD FELLER'S DUMMY WAS SPAT OUT A WHILE BACK, BUT NO TAKERS AS YET “But we do want the best for the club, regardless of anything that has happened. That is the difference in us being local. We do live here, I was born and raised here. I was born in a house at the end of a road from the stadium. = TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME YOU'RE PLAYING. I'M ONE OF YOU REALLY...... “It is why we can’t just walk away from something. There are several interested parties and we will wait and see what happens.” = ROLL UP ! ROLL UP! FOOTBALL CLUB FOR SALE!
Read my post again. I did not say the HDM failed to mention that this film would be directed by Mark Herman. I said the HDM do not know anything about Herman's background with Hull and Hull City in particular because if they did they would have surely mentioned it in a local newspaper? That was my point. I know the Allams rarely talk to the HDM, everyone knows, so should the question be why don't the Hull Daily Mail talk to the owners of Hull City?
I know why. It's a **** paper. On a **** website. With **** journos. I don't know anyone who enjoys visiting the HDM site. Its referred to as the Fail for good reason. In summary, it's ****.
Spot on, though if he was a Dull FCfan, you can guarantee they'd have been mentioned at least 50 times.
Part 2... Hull City’s Allams enjoying being armchair viewers please log in to view this image MUCH of Ehab Allam’s working week may be spent focusing on Hull City matters. But the club’s vice-chairman, in common with the rest of the family, has not set foot inside either the KC Stadium or an away ground on a match-day this season following the owners’ decision to stay away in the wake of last summer’s unsuccessful attempt to rebrand as ‘Hull Tigers’. Instead, the Allams gather at home to watch the live feed of every game that all chairmen in the Championship receive as part of the TV deal. The family have grown to love it that way. “It is more enjoyable watching from home,” said Allam. “The family all meet up together and watch the games. As a family, we enjoy the freedom of not being under scrutiny. We can be ourselves and react like a normal fan in the stands, which we couldn’t do before. If we want to shout at the referee, we can. “There is no-one watching you, we are not in the public eye. Previously, a home match-day was just another working day for us. Between my father and two sisters, we would each host one of the four tables for visiting directors and guests. Much of the talk would be about business and then, once the game started, the cameras focused on you. It becomes hard work. “Usually, I would be sitting next to the opposition’s owner or chief executive during the match – particularly away from home. It isn’t the done thing to jump up and celebrate if your team scores so I would have to sit there, remaining very calm and measured. Now, I can do whatever I want. I can jump out of my seat, swear at the referee... that freedom means I am enjoying watching our games a lot more.” Not being at City games in person makes no difference to the Allams in terms of keeping an eye on all aspects of the club. This includes everything from the Academy through to the KC infrastructure and making sure the club’s training ground at Cottingham is fit for purpose. “You always have to keep improving,” added Allam. “Not just in terms of the squad. At the stadium, we have probably spent £4m over the past 18 months, on things like new IT and lighting systems. Then, another £2.5m-3m at the training ground on stadium, quality pitches and grid areas. “Our new goalkeeper, Dusan Kuciak, came back from Cottingham when his transfer was going through and said the pitches reminded him of a golf course. That made me smile.” http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/spor...eing-armchair-viewers-1-7724688#ixzz3zl0JdVer
Part 3... Stakes are high as Hull City take a risk on signings please log in to view this image RISK management. Something that Ehab Allam has had to do plenty of times since Hull City’s relegation from the Premier League. Just last week, for instance, the Tigers’ finances had to be juggled – with the help of a money-spinning FA Cup draw away at Arsenal – to allow Steve Bruce to make a couple of signings during the final hours of the transfer window. Money remains, as Allam admits, “a little tight” at the KC Stadium but that can not be used as an excuse to side-step the big calls. It was the same last summer, when major decisions had to be taken over not only Bruce’s future as manager but also just what size of squad the club was capable of supporting at a time when tens of millions of pounds had been wiped off the balance sheet. “Relegation can be difficult on many levels,” said vice-chairman Allam when speaking exclusively to The Yorkshire Post in his office at the KC Stadium. “We had spent big in the Premier League on transfers, just over £40m (in 2014-15). You don’t pay for all those in the one year, you pay across two to three years. “So, this season we have still been paying for those transfers. I did most of our deals over two years and not three. My thinking is that if you can’t afford a deal over two seasons then you can’t afford it, full stop. “What that has meant is us having to find £20m this season, money that becomes an extra burden in the Championship. But we have come through that and I would say things are looking pretty good, all round.” City’s league position backs up the sense that the club is in decent shape. If Bruce’s men can retain their current standing in the top two come May, promotion and a windfall that will include £120m in TV income alone next season will be heading the Tigers’ way. It is an illustration of just how high the stakes are for Hull and their rivals – and why the Yorkshire club brought in Nick Powell on loan from Manchester United and Legia Warsaw goalkeeper Dusan Kuciak for £250,000 despite starting the window believing funds would dictate no new arrivals. “Once again, it was a case of risk management for us,” said Allam, who along with dad Assem has run the East Riding club since December, 2010. “At first, we were only really looking at the goalkeeper situation. But the draw away at Arsenal helped matters, as the funds we will get from the game and it being on television meant that additional income could be invested. “The away draw is, basically, paying for the two new signings. Although we are complying with Financial Fair Play, things are a little tight and that extra income helped us take a calculated risk.” Only time will tell if reinvesting City’s share of the gate receipts from the Emirates Stadium – plus the £247,500 broadcast fee from BT Sport – will prove the difference in what seems certain to be a promotion race that goes the distance. But the decisions to both stick by Bruce last summer and retain the likes of top scorer Abel Hernandez have already been justified. “We have always said from our first season of ownership that the key to success is stability,” said Allam. “Steve is a good manager and we had faith in him. Plus, we already had the instability of a relegation, did we want to add to that by changing manager and backroom staff? No.” This desire for stability has also led to Allam shelving his plans, revealed when last sitting down with this newspaper in early November, to bring in a new managing director to ease his own workload. “I have stayed hands-on,” added the Tigers vice-chairman. “Ideally, I should be focusing more on (the family business) Allam Marine. But I don’t want to introduce someone new and extra parameters at the club because we do have good working relationships here. “Another big character being introduced to the organisation can upset something that is really positive at the moment. I don’t think it is the right time.” Whether that changes in the future remains to be seen. Ditto the Allams’ attempts to sell the club. Talks remain ongoing with several interested parties but that has not been allowed to deflect from the day-to-day running of the club. The new extended contracts recently signed by David Meyler and Allan McGregor back this up, while the club is also hopeful of tieing up another key player in the near future. “A lot of work has gone into contract negotiations,” added Allam. “Obviously, those outside the club just see the end product. But these talks began in early November and are continuing. “Carrying the strength of squad we did into this season was a calculated decision. That is why we found the funding and it is the same with the contracts. Discussions can be time-consuming (City have another four key players whose deals expire in the summer) but we believe progress is being made.” http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/spor...ke-a-risk-on-signings-1-7724687#ixzz3zl2HFcgE
Good for you Ehab, many other people also now prefer watching from home or in the pub, not under the watchful eye of over-zealous badly-trained stewards determined to rigidly enforce stupid rules. There's hope for you yet.
The 'risky signings' story sounds like pure newspaper hyperbole to get views. We got someone on loan and a backup keeper which we've needed for a while. Middlesborough have done risky signings recently not us.
