Just out of curiosity, is anyone aware that this rebrand began long before Allam? I noticed the words 'Hull City Tigers' on some stuff pre-dating Allam by a few years. I don't think we should finger point any more than we do over the stand move. I don't think this is Allams idea, I think our chairmen have been planning this for years but Allam was the one to finally push it through.
Though we decided against producing our own replica shirt, we are looking at other products along the lines of the 'irrelevant' tees.
So are you suggesting that if you bought your city shirt in London and had 99 stuck in the back and your name added onto it at the front this would be an issue? Of course not, UNLESS that is, you messed with the trademark/brand.
I think if you let that be more widely known, there'd be some great ideas thrown up from an open discussion, and people would feel involved if they got recognition for their ideas coming to life.
Absolutely. Rather than doing everything at once, we're doing these things in stages. Stage one is the rebranding of some of the official items, stage two will be to follow this up with other products and we'll give people the option to contribute with ideas for these.
With regard to just coming up with ideas for tee-shirts etc, I see no reason for it not being open to anyone.
I do think you are on dodgy ground it will be intresting to see wether to club have the same opinion.
Wonder how easy it would be to replace badge on new kit by taking the proper badge of an old kit and stitching that one on?.I`ll not be buying any new kits whilst fake off the market looking badge replaced officially anyway.
As OLM has said the trust is creating an oportunity for the club to sell official merchandise to those who would not have bought previously. When the shirt costs over 40 quid retail and the net price will be peanuts in comparison, it would come across as petty, vindictive and childish if the club were to object to the modification to the shirt.
I've no idea on the legalities, but my gut feeling is it can't be illegal anyway, but if the club chose to make an issue out of this, it'd be one of the best things that could happen as far as any protest goes. The publicity it would generate would far out weigh anything stitching the team name on the team shirt could achieve on its own.
Yep so the club will ignore it as will most fans. True fans wear ben Sherman or Fred perry But if it makes people happy
I suspect it's a gesture more than anything else. I think on that score, it's already been successful, as it's kept the issue live and focused and generated a discussion.
Agreed only on the Internet mind. The trusts pretty much irrelevant now anyway, it's got nowhere to go.
The Trust still has plenty to do, not least the drive to change the FA rules on club heritage, so no other club has to go through the nonsense we've just been through. Our presence will also not just be on the internet, it will be clearly visible in the ground and various other places shortly.
I can't think how to word this without it sounding like a criticism, possibly because to a degree it is, but I like to think a positive. It often comes across that the committee alone make the decisions and decide what's best for the rest, which in my view would be the tail wagging the dog. (No pun intended) I think these things could be better received if the perception was one of the committee being facilitators of fans/members views. That way generates a feeling of ownership and belonging and reduces the chances of people sitting back and leaving it to others.
