Things We Think We Think #180

1. Having spent the last year threatening to sell the club, Assem Allam, in conversation with David Burns, has said that several parties are interested in buying it. Mr Allam though, isn’t quite sure that the prospective owners would be “good homes”. Quite what would render them less suitable than a man who dissembles, insults and seeks to vandalise a football club’s identity just to get one over the Council is not clear, though it would be fascinating to find out.

2. We don’t actively want “ALLAM OUT” – barring a further deteroriation in his conduct, the present status quo is unhappy but about tolerable. But a sale of the club to new and presumably more respectful owners doesn’t strike us as a bad thing.

3. In the aftermath of a hectic week, we didn’t have the opportunity to ruminate upon the fact that some at Hull City AFC actively desire music after a goal. It’s difficult thing of anything more hatefully plastic, redolent of the Readings and Wigans of this world, and even less appealingly, rugby league clubs. This dismaying relevation came at the most recent fans’ working group meeting, and while its host James Mooney understandably declined to name the culprits, it wouldn’t surprise us terribly to hear of the hand of Ehab here. His tin ear is every bit as, err, tinny as his father’s, after all.

4. Can you imagine the utterly crawling embarrassment that would come from Steve Jordan spewing Tom Hark or Chelsea Dagger at the very height of your glee at City scoring? It’d deaden the celebrations, give away fans the opportunity to gloat at us for being small-time, and would make you dislike your own club’s actions. It’s cheap, nasty, unoriginal and thoroughly unwanted. Please, City, don’t do it.

5. Swansea on Saturday. That’s a tough one, but it isn’t a game we can comfortably return pointless from. Swansea have never been in danger this season, although their present standing of eighth isn’t that can be realistically improved upon. Whether that presents City with an opportunity or not is unclear, as they’ve been admirably consistent all season. But we need do more than wait for Burnley at home for our next win.

6. Concerns over the “missing £200,000″ continue to grow. The club cannot have spent anything approaching half of this sum yet, with a few tarted up facilities for away fans at the Circle and slightly discounted travel for Arsenal last year unlikely to account for much. With away games running out and tickets for the next three away matches already sent out, it’s hard to see how the money will be spent now. Let us hope that the Premier League, who give this money out to be spent on fans, severely and public rebuke City if they fail to meet this obligation.

7. City were fined £30,000 for their players’ sulky conduct at Leicester recently. The FA actively trying to stamp out an unedifying trait of modern footballers is a good thing. Surrounding the referee and bawling like kids denied sweets in a supermaket over a decision you don’t like is plain awful, even if the official makes an incorrect call.

8. Alex Bruce did win the ball cleanly, after all.

9. Congratulations to North Ferriby United. Like many City fans, we’ve spent pleasant afternoons at Church Road at one time or another, and yesterday must have been glorious for their supporters.

10. RIP Jimmy McGill, Hull City AFC 1971-1975.

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