That's bullshit. There's too much of this "Ooh he's too clever for everyone" nonsense. Seems like desperation that people want to believe he's so smart. Anyone who's met him can see it isn't some clever act he puts on or anything. He really does just say what he thinks and it often shows him up to be either stupid, or a prick. Don't want to single you out twice but that's bollocks too. One of the things I find most disappointing in all of this is that the club seem to agree with the view you've posted and can't accept it's just a genuine desire to keep our proper name. Wanting not to change pointless stuff doesn't mean people can't keep up with the times or they want us to be back in League 2. Ambition is fine but changing name and whatever else is nothing to do with success and we all know it. Assem wants us in Europe within 3 years. So is he saying he'll sack Bruce if that doesn't happen? Didn't we all mock Duffen for that kind of ****? I've mentioned before that Thompson is someone I know personally but I find his comments to the effect of what you've just said disgusting. Most clubs constantly praise their fans even if they're **** because they know they need them onside. Here they're insulting us in the media and the way they did that was through lying pure and simple. The old guard bit is bullshit too, I'm half your age and I'm firmly with the campaigners as you know. This point makes sense but surely that should make you want to protest against it not just sit back and give up. That's a **** stance. And this post sounds like you support Allam more than Hull City. Apologies for the bit multi-quote post but I have to say your stance on this is disappointing and your reasoning even more so.
I think it all gets somewhat confused, but it would, as that is the strategy of AA. Yes he rambles, he shifts position,he gives the impression of being ill-informed, but do you really believe that nonsense? He is shrewd, he is devious and he is disrespectful of any other view. The only reason he offered the meeting was because he had to. I wish folk would stop bringing the business name into these conversations, as it is a distraction from the real issues - the team name and the blatant dishonesty and disrespect he has for the club's support base - because, whether or not you support the name-change, you should be concerned at the arrogance he displays. I do wonder at the gullibility of folk who consider it an achievement to hear him make a commitment not to change the name of the team until he has done 2 - 3 years of research; he is well into the name-change, as we all know. He looks you in the eye and he misleads you, just as he makes his employees lie to you. For months I have read nothing other than no one knows what the FA and/or PL accept as consultation or acceptable grounds for a name-change, yet I am now reading that April will make it clear; what foolish nonsense is this? Do any of you really believe that AA and his expensive cronies will not be sat on the facts of this? The only way a name-change will be avoided is for an intervention to be made by HCC and we all know what that must include. Don't hold your breath, by the way.
Assem Allam. Would he have invested his millions without getting some control. Will he invest more if he gets his way? I bet he will.
Which is fine and very noble of you, but I think you'll be in a very small minority. In any event, the consequences of ousting him would be either Administration or a new owner who may be a lot worse (think Ken Bates for example).
I find the notion that AA can find someone to invest quite strange. Why would they? What reason would they find to invest that AA can't? Let me be clear; the central plank of the campaigns argument is that they cannot see one shred of evidence that a name-change will raise significant investment or commercial gain, either in Europe or further afield. Has that changed since the meeting? If not, then why would someone either replace the investment of AA, or add to it? The next significant step in revenue building is European football and that is also a significant punt away. The sustainable approach is ownership of the stadium and its development opportunities, which brings us back to the circular argument and inescapable stumbling block; Hull CITY Council.
It could be neither but I don't think he turned over the local Post Office so you can discount that one.
He's not putting any more money in either way, he's reached his limit(though he has allowed for a striker in January).
What utter bollocks. The most important thing to Assem is the legacy he leaves at the club, he's not going to screw it over and once he realises that the name change will piss off the majority of fans, while actually not generating any extra income, he'll reconsider. With love, A self important person.
If the club went then he'd get the County Road site, the Cottingham training ground and that would be pretty much it. The prize money for this season would be used to settle any football debts before it even appeared in the club's bank account, and future payments would be forfeited as you are only entitled to receive them if you fulfill your future fixtures. If we take the prize/tv money to be £45M and no debts to be repaid, it would still mean that the £85M that will have been put in by the end of the season meant he'd paid £40M for County Road and Cottingham which is more than a little bit pricey. It's something he said in the interview with Peter Levy back in August, after this year he hasn't got any more money to put in so the club will have to fend for itself. I commented at the time that I didn't understand why people weren't making more of that comment.
