if your yardstick for success is "could have been embarrassing but wasn't" then I think you need to aim a tad higher with your aspirations if you want to achieve anything.
If you want anyone to stand up and notice then you should really be looking at something more then a simple chant, something that will not be forgotten 10 minutes later, If it was me i'd use Man U's tactic and bring in scarves. They stand out and are permanent. People will notice scarfs more then what they'd notice a song.....On the topic of the song I myself personally sung it at the top of my voice even though i'm not 100% against the name change as I respect and somewhat agree with the fans opinions.
I gave out some leaflets in the Premier Club yesterday, I expected a struggle as most of them generally do only home games, never sing and don't support the team with the passion of other parts of the ground, but it wasn't as bad as I thought, more were supportive than were indifferent. The thing that struck me, was that people clearly fell into two camps. Either they supported the campaign, or they didn't because of the amount of money Assem had put in, there wasn't a single person who thought the club woukd benefit financially from a name change and even those against the campaign would rather the name didn't change. I can understand the people who think Assem has invested so much that he should be able to do what he likes, I disagree with them, but it's at least a position that I can understand. It's those that just make snide remarks on here that I don't understand, face to face even those who disagree with the campaign respect what we're trying to achieve.
The "snipers" as you call them are the people whose position you now claim to understand but disagree with. As you say, face to face people are generally more respectful. Keyboard warriors on here (on both sides of the argument) make their insults personal, and therefore it's hardly surprising that people start to confuse the "issue" itself with dislike of the individuals who take the opposing view.
You claim you don't want us to be called Hull Tigers, yet keep taking a pop at those trying to prevent it happening. Why?
It was a joke but maybe a bit too subtle for you, you ****. You don't have an opposing view, you don't want the name change. "I am not for Hull City Tigers...very few people are. We are HULL CITY... We are THE TIGERS" remember? You do though, have no balls to speak out against what you believe. This makes you a weak man & a passionless supporter. You also belittle the excellent work others are doing on your behalf in the hope that you'll get your wish in that we remain Hull City AFC. This makes you a ****. Questioning the owners decisions is not bad & should not upset them, as you seem to think it will. They should welcome it, it will improve them both as people & owners along with the club in general. They will not take their money & run as their money is not there to take. They'd have to pay themselves what they are owed by the club, making it a pointless exercise. If they are that volatile that they'd just walk away then surely you should be questioning whether they are the right owners anyway? Get behind what you believe in, grow some balls, man up, stop being a wuss, ask questions of our owners, put an end to your constant & boring criticism of the wonderful efforts others are making to head off what is little more than a pointless & reactionary dig at Hull City Council by our owners & you may just stop coming over as a bit of a ****, you ****.
It's a shame you can't also criticise those on here, like that cretin from CI, who fire offensive, snide remarks at others who have reasoned points of view that are different to theirs.
The KEY POINT from my point of view is this: Mr Allam needs to be challenged on the name change in relation to the supposed potential extra income generated by a shorter snappier name. He's not interested in tradition or feelings. Forget that. But where is his evidence? Where are the figures? I get the impression he wishes to be a pioneer & Hull City AFC is to be the guinea pig. He might be wrong but it seems he's hell-bent on trying.
