So sad to think what might have been had Grieves taken over. Instead we’re heading for league one.
I think we need a different tactic. Maybe Someone needs to approach it like this...
Dear Mr Allam,
We have been together for 10 years now, and I think you’ll agree, our relationship has had its highs and lows.
Your ‘gift to the City of Hull’ was welcomed with gratitude, hope and optimism for a brighter and more successful future. You were loved and appreciated. The fans felt those feelings were reciprocated too.
As your stewardship progressed, there were some decisions that were made, no doubt with the good of the club, the long term success and marketability of the brand at the forefront of your mind. In many other industries, these changes may well have brought about greater success and revenue. Football, however, is a very different business.
I know you admitted you were never really ‘football men’ and you can be forgiven for failing to realize the relationship the fans have with their club. A club that many fans have held close to their hearts for years, decades, and in many cases, across generations.
A football club is less like a business, and more akin to a small country. The leader of such, should always be in mind that the changes he or she makes should be democratic and for the good of the country as a whole, while baring in mind the sense of patriotism, pride, and passion that your citizens possess.
We don’t want the name of our country changed, nor our flag replaced.
For Parents, children, and grandparents, the Saturday afternoon ritual means so much. It’s a time to connect. To be able to forget the stresses of the past week, to put on hold, however briefly, the rigors of life in a working class town, to focus on something beautiful. To cheer on the team. To sing. To chant. To be happy together in victory or defeat.
Sadly that has feeling is diminished. We have fallen out of love, and we feel that you have too.
Like any relationship, the key to success is communication. Without good, effective communication, one party cannot convey their feelings and wishes, and ultimately neither party can be happy.
Without good communication, it’s impossible to truly understand the goals that each party has for the long term.
It is essential to know that both parties are happy in the relationship. If not, then it’s time to leave. To move on with a clearer understanding of what it is you truly want, and to hopefully have grown and learned more about yourself as a result.
With that said, we as fans would like to know what it is you desire. What are your goals yourself and your desires for the future of our football club?
There have been some assertions that you have been close to a deal for the club on a number of occasions, and you have mentioned that you are open to a sale. Is this still your feeling? Do you still desire a sale or has something changed?
it would help everyone if were able to tell us your thoughts, hopes and desire for the future of Hull City AFC.
If you are still genuinely hopeful of a sale, it may even help to expedite this process.
I would invite you to lay out the key factors that would lead to a sale of the club, and our ultimate separation of ways between the fans and the custodians of this historic and important club.
What would it take?
We might even be able to help.
I know it can be hard when a relationship ends. Things can be hostile and emotional. Let’s try to take a step back and see how we can both be happy again.
I know deep down you want that for the fans of this football club, and the citizens of the city you call home.
With thanks and best wishes for your future.
