As I said I don't think there will be a ballot. The Premier League rules require Hull City to consult with their stakeholders, of which the supporters are one. It is reasonable for the FA to consider what consultation has taken place and whether it is adequate as we are a Premier League team who is expected to abide by the Premier League's rules.
Deciding on a constituency for a name change ballot is more complicated than deciding whether CTWD should restrict its membership to season ticket holders. If Assem Allam held a ballot of season ticket holders would it be reasonable to object because some of our Southern Supporters are not season ticket holders. On balance I don't see how we could argue against such a ballot in these circumstances.
If I remember correctly the press release didn't say we demanded a ballot but that we'd agreed at the meeting there would be one. I may be mistaken but that's my recollection.
Would a court consider it unreasonable if they told Hull City that they should hold a ballot to show support for the name change amongst its fans otherwise the application may be rejected? My personal view is that such a call with modern technology would be seen as reasonable. I doubt the FA will do this though, they just balance the lack of a ballot against the submissions received.
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull...allot-season/story-20098583-detail/story.html
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull...allot-season/story-20098583-detail/story.html
I may be getting on your tits with this but where is ballot mentioned
19/11/2013
"The City Till We Die campaign group (CTWD) writes to you today to request that you work with us to consult a broad range of Hull City fans on your name change proposals.
Our proposal is that we will work with you and your public relations team to develop a simple consultation paper for distribution to supporters. The paper will be split into three sections: your justification for the name change (which we hope you will write personally to give it importance and authenticity); CTWD’s justification for why we think keeping the name Hull City is important; and a section for supporters to answer a simple two-choice question about the club’s playing name.
The CTWD group can produce artwork and copies of the agreed consultation paper. And if it is agreeable to you, we can collate and analyse the responses. All we ask in return is for you to use existing communication channels with the Club’s season ticket holders to distribute the form, either in hard copy or electronically. By using existing channels, there should be no Data Protection issues.
The Premier League and Football Association suggest that consultation with fans is needed before a club considers changing its playing name. This consultation hasn’t happened yet at Hull City and you committed to consultation when we met you recently. We now wish to work with you to make this consultation happen as soon as possible."