NO TO HULL TIGERS CAMPAIGNERS TO MEET HULL CITY’S OWNER Members of a community group campaigning to protect Hull City AFC’s historic identity will be meeting the owner of the club to discuss his plan to change its name to “HullTigers”. The CityTillWe Die group have been invited to send representatives to the meeting with Hull City chairman Dr Assem Allam, set to take place on Friday 1st November. Representatives of various Hull City supporter groups – the majority of whom are actively backing the No To Hull Tigers campaign – have also been invited to attend. City Till We Die campaigners will be urging Dr Allam to reconsider his decision to change Hull City’s 109-year-old name, explaining that it is an important part of the local community, and that a rebrand to “Hull Tigers”is not necessary to market the club more successfully. They will also be calling on the owner to engage in proper consultation with supporters. City Till We Die is a community group formed by the coming together of a broad range ofHull City supporter groups, united by their opposition to the name change. Since its f irst meeting on the 24th September,the City Till We Die group has: • Given out over 20,000 leaflets. • Distributed 6,000 free No To Hull Tigers badges, sending them to 15 different countries. • Increased the number of signatories on a petition opposed to the name change to 4,473. • Organised the singing of “City till I die” at 19.04 minutes into matches, in recognition of the fact that the name Hull City AFC dates back to when the club was founded in 1904. • Forged relationships with other supporter groups, with fans of West Ham, Aston Villa, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur endorsing the campaign and applauding the 19.04 chant. • Received support from Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham and Hull North MP Diana Johnson. • Produced and sold hundreds of “City Till We Die” scarves via an online shop. • Built a thriving social media following (1,533 Facebook likes, 1,453 Twitter followers). If youwould like to speak to a representative for the CityTillWeDie group, or require any more information on the NoToHullTigers campaign, please email [email protected].
I could see it on mine, but it obviously wasn't visible to everyone else, so I've just posted the text.
Now on BBC Sport FOOTBALL Hull fans group City Till We Die will meet owner Assem Allam on Friday to debate his proposal to rename the club Hull Tigers. Allam revealed in the summer he wanted to rebrand the club and ditch the current Hull City AFC moniker, which has stood for 109 years. He angered fans when he claimed that it was a "lousy identity" and that the 'City' suffix was "common". A statement from the group read: "City Till We Die campaigners will be urging Dr Allam to reconsider his decision to change Hull City's 109-year-old name, explaining that it is an important part of the local community, and that a rebrand to "Hull Tigers" is not necessary to market the club more successfully."
Do we not need more signatures as going to AA with 4,473 is not a majority is it! and will look favorable for AA argument, Will see if i can get more frineds to add to this but feel we need more local support. But on a whole well done to the people putting there time and effort into keeping or identity
This is getting confusing now. We've been told for ages that Dr A wants to change the name to "Hull Tigers" yet Sky is reporting it as changing it to "Hull City Tigers". The CTWD is, I thought, campaigning for us to remain as "Hull City AFC" but now want "Hull City" on all of the cups we're going to win.
If he goes ahead with the name change the confusion will last for years, not exactly a good thing when he is trying to sell our brand.
It's already confusing, even before a name change. Maybe a shorter version, of say Hull City Tigers would make it easier for everyone?
