Relatively successful season, money being spent, name change in flux; here and now what is your feeling for the future? Owner, manager, players, everything; how do you see our club?
Players, managers, Europe, all looking good. I'm sceptical about this seat move, in the minority on that one I know but I really think the atmosphere is going to suffer. As for the future my biggest hope is to get back to a situation where the club want us there and value us, rather than resenting us. I'd much rather be bothered about signings etc but I'm finding myself not even that excited about who we sign or whatever, just waiting for the next big "**** you" from the club. It won't stop now til Allam goes, and I think the point when he leaves is going to be the worst bit for all parties. I hear he's in a wheelchair at the moment after hurting his hip or something. Maybe it'll help him to realise all this fans v club bollocks isn't that important.
W7. Good manager, good new players(even if we're paying a bit over the odds for them), everything on the pitch is looking good, it's just the ongoing name change nonsense that's screwing things up.
I see the club as in a completely new way. It is no longer Hull City, its divided into the team Hull City and the club Hull City. On field Steve Bruce and the players have and always will have my support. The Club is different, now I see the club as just the conduit to watch the team play. It is a bit like going to a theatre to watch a band play no loyalty to the club infrastructure just a venue. In the past I saw the KC as the home of Hull City, now it is just where they play. Steve Bruce is empire building and I admire the way he is doing it. To me, he feels a part of us, the supporters and players, immune from the politics of the club. I know it will not last. He will trip up at some point and he will pay a heavy price, but that is hopefully well in the future. Players that we are bringing in will have to fit with who we have. The one thing that I am really surprised about is just how many in the squad are either British or Irish. The Allams have a view that actually the city of Hull has no bearing on the success financially of the club and whilst the team are doing well they have a point, but if the team fail and starts to plummet down into the Championship or worse they will regret this. A club under pressure on the pitch needs loyalty from its customer base and I see this as being lost.
Everything is brilliant in my world , looking forward to moving behind the goal...watching the best Hull City team iv seen since my first game in 1965. Thinking we will maybe finish 14th this coming season. As for AA I like him for lots of reasons , most have nothing to do with football. I do wish he would accept the fa said no and drop the name change stuff. Either way he is NOT going to stop me going to watch HULL CITY . People say its OUR club ....Don't let anyone drive you away from YOUR CLUB.
I feel just like Mel (Omega Man), I support the team and Steve Bruce and the playing staff, but feel divorced from the club it's self.
I am a supporter of my local team. The name has never been a big issue for me, as long as they are in Hull and it has Hull in the club name I don't really have a problem with it. I wasn't disappointed when the change was rejected, I am not pro name change as such, It just doesn't bother me enough to get worked up about. Don't let this view make you think i don't care about the club, It is a big part of my life and would miss it if it was taken away. I have supported the team from the bottom tier in my teens and would do so again if it came to it. I know the name change is massive for some of you and i'm not writing this to tell you that you are wrong. If that is how you feel then fair enough. Although from my point of view, (without the name change hatred) our owner is doing a lot of things right. The SMC is improving the ground with pitch repairs, floodlights, a second big screen, led advertising boards. Our academy is being upgraded and we have appointed a man with a proven track record to improve it. The squad is improving with every transfer window to the point were it is the best its ever been. We have a quality, likable manager who the players respect. I like the fact our squad is being made up of mainly British/Irish players keeping the team spirit high. Even the foreign players we sign seem to have a terrific work ethic (elmo/jelly). Yes our debt is massive, but at least it is too the owner and not the bank. It is in his best interest for the club to succeed, it is his only chance of getting his investment back. I am enjoying the clubs current success and am looking forward to hopefully see that continue next season. I don't feel lied too or undervalued. To be honest i don't care if the owner cares for me or not. All I know is that after our excellent display in the FA Cup final I felt the proudest I had ever been supporting my local team. I want more days like that. Europe here we come!
These two posts describe in a far better way than i have been able to, almost exactly how i feel about the game at moment. Iv'e got to ask though, what's the point in going ?
Is there a point in going? Won't many believe they can watch on Sky or on the pub streams? Does it not feed a sense of apathy towards the core values? The team is being improved beyond financial expectations, why, when we were told it was impossible? How much pressure is SB going to be under in all competitions? Do you care about the debt, or is it just another one of the '**** happens' factors?
