OSG Prem: FA Tells Hull City They Can't Name Change

And it will be interesting to see where Hull City owner Assem Allam and his family go from here...

The owners of the Premier League club wanted to re-brand since there are six squads that have the word "City" in their name, and they have threatened a pullout if they didn't get their way...

From the FA their own selves:

The FA can confirm its Membership Committee met on Wednesday [12 March] and has made a unanimous recommendation to The FA Council to reject Hull City’s request to change their playing name to Hull Tigers from next season.

The recommendation, which came after consultation with stakeholders within and outside of the game, will be discussed and voted upon at a full FA Council meeting on 9 April 2014.

Hull City are able to make a further submission to The FA Council in view of the written reasons, which they have received, before the 9 April meeting.

A final decision will be made at that meeting.

Here's how set Allam was in his idea...


He wanted the team just to be known as the "Hull Tigers" because he thought the additional "city" word as "Common and lousy"- which has not gone over well with the supporter's group- City Til We Die...

Once the April meeting is over, the next act is the family's...