Reading this thread, there's little wonder things are confused as the Council, the Chairman and the FA are all accused of some form of incompetence.
A brief update from this weeks HCST newsletter... The FA and the name-change arbitration Last week we reported that we had written to the FA about the arbitration process, reminding them that back in September their own statement had promised that as soon as a decision had been reached it would be published. This week we received a short response saying that a decision in the arbitration is expected to be published “in the near future". We have pressed the FA for a more detailed response.
Keep pressing and let's get this thing sorted once and for all. Ha bloody ha. It would be fun to see it rejected just to see what the silly old twat tries next
The FA have responded again, but only to tell us that their confidentiality rules prevent them from giving out any specific information on the arbitration panel decision and that includes the date it will be published. Once again, they've reiterated that it will be 'in the near future'.
Its looking more and more like he won the appeal. You've all been chanting The Tigers for years anyway and only stopped because of this argument. At least we can bring that chant back next season
If he has won we can take the FA to court for an injunction stopping the name change and then a full hearing to establish the right of football fans to be consulted by the FA. Its never over until the final fat lady sings. The fact that Assem Allam asked the FA to postpone the announcement indicates he's lost. at least for me. If he lost it wouldn't surprise me if he puts in another application next season though, this could go on for years and years.
He said there wouldn't be another application but as we know the man is nothing more than pond scum and you can't trust a word that comes from the despicable old bastards mouth.
If he's won it means the application gets reconsidered so applying for an injunction to stop anything would be slightly premature. You'd also be challenging the FAs own existing rules. I wonder how much legal proceedings would cost too.
Typical well thought out CTWD response. Bet the FA will take you seriously with efforts like that. A couple of keyboard warriors and a load of chav rats jumping on your bandwagon vs the FA's lawyers, where can I get tickets to watch?
CTWD no longer exists and the opinion expressed was entirely my own. Come ****-stirring on here and you'll have to be prepared to take some **** back. Clown shoe.
If he's won then the grounds will be that the FA shouldn't have consulted fans over the application. The arbitration panel is not a court of law and the ruling would only be their interpretation of the law. Supporters are not covered by the restriction football imposes on its clubs regarding taking legal action so we could go to court to test the ruling. We would ask for an injunction stopping the name change going ahead until a court has ruled on whether the consultation with the OSC and CTWD was allowed under English law. The money for the legal action would come from supporters up and down the country as it would be to establish whether the FA should consult football supporters in making a decision on a change of name, or anything else in the rule book. I'd expect moral and financial support from the FSF, Supporters Direct, members of parliament and the legal profession as well as football supporters. 10,000 people putting £20 in gives us £200,000. 100,000 people putting in £20 gives us £2 million. Bucket collections at every single ground would easily raise the money needed.
Getting a bit ahead of ourselves here, the panel's decision will be published shortly, we can worry about what happens next once it's been confirmed.
It would be at the High Court in London. The same lawyers would have advised the FA during the application process and presented the FA's reply to Assem Allam. If they've failed once they can fail again. I don't think they failed the first time so its academic.
