And, now, it's in the court of Hull City Tigers owner Assem Allam as to what will happen next...
Ben Smith at the BBC, through his Twitter, says 63.5% of FA Council members voted to block changing the name to Hull Tigers. Not as unanimous as I had expected
But Assem Allam, who took charge of the club in in December 2010, has threatened to sell if he is not allowed to change the 110-year-old name. Here's an interview that is all puppy dogs and roses from a few weeks ago about the Allam's time with the club...
((HT: Hull City their own selves))
Contrary to what he says in this clip...
There was a vote earlier this week involving Hull City cardholders where the name change was narrowly approved, but look at the numbers...
2,565: Yes to Hull Tigers with the Allam Family continuing to lead the club
792: I am not too concerned and will continue to support the club either way
9,159: Number of season card holders who did not vote
2,517: No to Hull Tigers
More than almost two times the numbers of card holders DID NOT EVEN VOTE in the process than actual votes were recorded...
That should tell you something about the process...
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
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...
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...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
OSG Prem: Pardew Fined, Suspended For Head Butt
Which, probably, means that he's done at Newcastle after the season since he's been banned for the next seven matches and there's only nine left in the 2013-2014 season...
Here's what started it all...
((HT: BPL on NBC))
So, the larger question is: Does Pardew survive all this even with a top-ten finish in the table...???
Prolly not...
Here's the FA's statement:
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will serve a seven-match suspension with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after he admitted an FA misconduct charge.
An Independent Regulatory Commission today [Tuesday 11 March 2014] ruled the first three-matches imposed are a stadium ban with the remaining four a touchline ban.
Pardew was also fined £60,000 and warned as to his future conduct.
He was involved in an incident with a Hull City player in the 72nd minute of the fixture on 1 March 2014.
The ban is only a three match ban from the stadium proper and the last four are a situation where he can sit in the director's box if he chooses...
No word on if Pardew will challenge or who will be running the show...
Here's what started it all...
((HT: BPL on NBC))
So, the larger question is: Does Pardew survive all this even with a top-ten finish in the table...???
Prolly not...
Here's the FA's statement:
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will serve a seven-match suspension with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after he admitted an FA misconduct charge.
An Independent Regulatory Commission today [Tuesday 11 March 2014] ruled the first three-matches imposed are a stadium ban with the remaining four a touchline ban.
Pardew was also fined £60,000 and warned as to his future conduct.
He was involved in an incident with a Hull City player in the 72nd minute of the fixture on 1 March 2014.
The ban is only a three match ban from the stadium proper and the last four are a situation where he can sit in the director's box if he chooses...
No word on if Pardew will challenge or who will be running the show...
Monday, March 3, 2014
OSG Prem: It Is The Beginning, Pardew Charged By The FA
((HT: Sky Sports))
Here's the statement from the FA:
"Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has been charged in relation to an incident in his side's game against Hull City on 1 March 2014.
"It is alleged that in the 72nd minute of the fixture, Pardew was involved in an incident with a Hull City player that amounted to improper conduct.
"Due to the serious violent and/or aggressive nature of the reported behaviour this case has been designated as non-standard.
"Pardew has until 6pm on Thursday 6 March 2014 to respond to the charge."
Newcastle fined Pardew 100,000 pounds and there won't be any kind of criminal proceedings since neither David Meyler nor Hull City pressed charges on the head butt...
More analysis of the incident on SkySports even calls for Pardew to be banned from touch lines and training grounds
Here's the statement from the FA:
"Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has been charged in relation to an incident in his side's game against Hull City on 1 March 2014.
"It is alleged that in the 72nd minute of the fixture, Pardew was involved in an incident with a Hull City player that amounted to improper conduct.
"Due to the serious violent and/or aggressive nature of the reported behaviour this case has been designated as non-standard.
"Pardew has until 6pm on Thursday 6 March 2014 to respond to the charge."
Newcastle fined Pardew 100,000 pounds and there won't be any kind of criminal proceedings since neither David Meyler nor Hull City pressed charges on the head butt...
More analysis of the incident on SkySports even calls for Pardew to be banned from touch lines and training grounds
Saturday, March 1, 2014
OSG Prem: Pardew Challenges Hull City Player
((HT: NBCSN/BPL))
So, Newcastle should expect a phone call over this...
Rebecca, Kyle, and Robbie discuss...
It's not the first time that Pardew has run afoul of the FA in times like this...
And the reactions are priceless- take Jeff Stelling and Paul Merson at SkySports
Here's Pardew apologizing rather quickly...
((HT: BBCSport))
So, Newcastle should expect a phone call over this...
Rebecca, Kyle, and Robbie discuss...
It's not the first time that Pardew has run afoul of the FA in times like this...
And the reactions are priceless- take Jeff Stelling and Paul Merson at SkySports
Here's Pardew apologizing rather quickly...
((HT: BBCSport))
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
OSG Prem: Hull City's Bruce Probably Is Getting Fined Again...
((HT: BPL))
Hull City manager Steve Bruce thinks he got jobbed in his 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace...
On two occasions, Bruce thought Hull should have been awarded two PK's and brings up an interesting point about holding referees accountable in the media...
Don't think it'll happen, but it's an interesting point...
Allan McGregor's nutty at the end by Hull City gave them a red and a trim to 10 men...
Interesting to see what happens to the keeper there as well...
Hull City manager Steve Bruce thinks he got jobbed in his 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace...
On two occasions, Bruce thought Hull should have been awarded two PK's and brings up an interesting point about holding referees accountable in the media...
Don't think it'll happen, but it's an interesting point...
Allan McGregor's nutty at the end by Hull City gave them a red and a trim to 10 men...
Interesting to see what happens to the keeper there as well...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
OSG Prem: Allam Says He's Out In "24 Hours" If Name Change Fails...
((HT: Sky Sports))
Hull City FC owner Assem Allam says that, if the FA doesn't allow for the name change that he is trumpeting something fierce, that he will be more than happy to leave the club "within 24 hours" if he doesn't get his way.
Allam has maintained that changing from Hull City FC Tigers to just Hull Tigers- a long-sought after marketing ploy for Allam that he thinks will increase his marketing potential- is going to be the make or break for him...
Which is silly, but big businessmen are silly with their toys...
The Tigers have been witnessing protests within their stadium by Hull City AFC supporters this season to remind Allam that he would be peeing all over a hundred years of tradition by pulling this stunt...
In an interview today with Sky Sports, where Hull City announced two signings during the transfer window, Allam was still defiant:
"No-one on earth is allowed to question my business decisions - I won't allow it," he told Sky Sports News. "And I'll give you my CV to give you comfort and show you what I have achieved.
"I'm here to save the club and manage the club for the benefit of the community - it will never, ever be the other way around - take it from me.
"But the community can say "go away" and I will go within 24 hours."
When asked what would happen if the FA said he could not change the club's name, Allam said: "The same thing. It's a free country. There are no two ways about it - I have never said something and then gone back on it."
Here's an interview from a month ago Allam gave the BBC about his idea...
Hull City FC owner Assem Allam says that, if the FA doesn't allow for the name change that he is trumpeting something fierce, that he will be more than happy to leave the club "within 24 hours" if he doesn't get his way.
Allam has maintained that changing from Hull City FC Tigers to just Hull Tigers- a long-sought after marketing ploy for Allam that he thinks will increase his marketing potential- is going to be the make or break for him...
Which is silly, but big businessmen are silly with their toys...
The Tigers have been witnessing protests within their stadium by Hull City AFC supporters this season to remind Allam that he would be peeing all over a hundred years of tradition by pulling this stunt...
In an interview today with Sky Sports, where Hull City announced two signings during the transfer window, Allam was still defiant:
"No-one on earth is allowed to question my business decisions - I won't allow it," he told Sky Sports News. "And I'll give you my CV to give you comfort and show you what I have achieved.
"I'm here to save the club and manage the club for the benefit of the community - it will never, ever be the other way around - take it from me.
"But the community can say "go away" and I will go within 24 hours."
When asked what would happen if the FA said he could not change the club's name, Allam said: "The same thing. It's a free country. There are no two ways about it - I have never said something and then gone back on it."
Here's an interview from a month ago Allam gave the BBC about his idea...
Saturday, December 28, 2013
OSG Prem: How To Celebrate A Goal...??? How About A Haircut...???
((HT: BPL on NBC))
Hull City even gave their manager, Steve Bruce, reason to say "Wow!" on the sidelines with their shocking 6-0 win over Fulham at the KC Stadium this afternoon...
But Tom Huddlestone scored his first goal in three years...
So, his afro took a bit of a side chop as a celebration...
Evidence Below...
It was also his 27th birthday...
So, not a bad way to work it all out on the day...
Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen wondered if there was some other factor:
”I’m shocked. I don’t know if there was something in the tea. I did not see that coming and the players did not see that coming.”
Well, there's that...
Hull City even gave their manager, Steve Bruce, reason to say "Wow!" on the sidelines with their shocking 6-0 win over Fulham at the KC Stadium this afternoon...
But Tom Huddlestone scored his first goal in three years...
So, his afro took a bit of a side chop as a celebration...
Evidence Below...
It was also his 27th birthday...
So, not a bad way to work it all out on the day...
Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen wondered if there was some other factor:
”I’m shocked. I don’t know if there was something in the tea. I did not see that coming and the players did not see that coming.”
Well, there's that...
Monday, December 2, 2013
OSG Prem: How Not To Win Friends And Influence People At Hull City
((HT: NBCSN))
Hull City owner Assem Allam bought the team in 2010 and is now deciding whether or not he wants to re-brand the club to be only the "Hull Tigers."
That hasn't gone over well with the fans as they openly protest at home games now...
Like last week...
The rallying cry has been "City til we die..." and Allam is now telling the fans who feel that way to, well, go ahead...
Allam told the Independent newspaper's Richard Rae that he wouldn't put another pound into the club if he felt the fans weren't with him and his policies...
"They can die as soon as they want, as long as they leave the club for the majority who just want to watch good football."
"I'm a simple man. Do they want me to stay? If it's 'No thank you', fine, in 24 hours the club is for sale, I do not put in one more pound and hopefully things happen quickly."
Manager Steve Bruce is going to have a chat with his owner about his comments, according to the Independent's Rae:
"...However I’ve got to have a conversation with him because I don’t think he quite understands what it means to the supporters in the history and tradition.
“All he thinks about is going forward and that the brand would be better. That’s his opinion, but obviously there’s thousands who don’t share it, and I understand them because there’s no one more of a traditionalist than me. But we can’t let it fester because when things aren’t going so well it creates an atmosphere, which none of us want.”
So, what happens first time out after the new round of furor...
HCAFC beats Liverpool...
Knowing Allam, after the meeting, Bruce will be on the clock, too...
Hull City owner Assem Allam bought the team in 2010 and is now deciding whether or not he wants to re-brand the club to be only the "Hull Tigers."
That hasn't gone over well with the fans as they openly protest at home games now...
Like last week...
The rallying cry has been "City til we die..." and Allam is now telling the fans who feel that way to, well, go ahead...
Allam told the Independent newspaper's Richard Rae that he wouldn't put another pound into the club if he felt the fans weren't with him and his policies...
"They can die as soon as they want, as long as they leave the club for the majority who just want to watch good football."
"I'm a simple man. Do they want me to stay? If it's 'No thank you', fine, in 24 hours the club is for sale, I do not put in one more pound and hopefully things happen quickly."
Manager Steve Bruce is going to have a chat with his owner about his comments, according to the Independent's Rae:
"...However I’ve got to have a conversation with him because I don’t think he quite understands what it means to the supporters in the history and tradition.
“All he thinks about is going forward and that the brand would be better. That’s his opinion, but obviously there’s thousands who don’t share it, and I understand them because there’s no one more of a traditionalist than me. But we can’t let it fester because when things aren’t going so well it creates an atmosphere, which none of us want.”
So, what happens first time out after the new round of furor...
HCAFC beats Liverpool...
Knowing Allam, after the meeting, Bruce will be on the clock, too...
Saturday, September 21, 2013
OSG Prem: Hull City Proving They Belong...???
((HT: BPL/NBCSN))
Hull City made their first step to claiming that they might be a top flight club in the Premier League after all with a 3-2 offensive display over Newcastle.
Loic Remy, who came to Newscastle from QPR, made a statement of his own with goals to give the home team a 2-1 lead at the half, but the Tigers scored two in the second 45 with El Mohamedy and Aluko beating Tim Krul.
The Aluko goal was a cracker of a volley... See for yourself...
Here's the highlights...
Hull City made their first step to claiming that they might be a top flight club in the Premier League after all with a 3-2 offensive display over Newcastle.
Loic Remy, who came to Newscastle from QPR, made a statement of his own with goals to give the home team a 2-1 lead at the half, but the Tigers scored two in the second 45 with El Mohamedy and Aluko beating Tim Krul.
The Aluko goal was a cracker of a volley... See for yourself...
Here's the highlights...
Saturday, May 4, 2013
OSG Prem: Hull City Promoted, Dancing In The Dressing Room...
((HT: TheBeanyMan62))
This is the beauty of the Premier League and the Football League structure overseas...
You win and keep winning, you can improve your standing... you lose and don't prove your worth, you get demoted...
If you win enough and get promoted to the Premier League... it could improve your team's lifestyle by, around, $100-million.
Cardiff City had aleady punched their ticket last week. Hull City could go with a win or a draw and some help. As it turns out, it had to be the latter, which put the team on eggshells until a half-hour after their own game finished...
"The 10, 12 minutes was just ridiculous and having to wait. We've seen people in tunnels, people walking in corridors, people hiding in toilets, it was just really incredible," Hull manager Steve Bruce said afterwards.
"And for Leeds to score, it was just remarkable and just shows you how difficult a league this is.
"I don't think I've ever been supporting Leeds but wow - for Leeds United to do it for me is remarkable."
Oh, just so you know... those dancing skills were put forth by midfielder Ahmed Elmohamedy- on loan from Sunderland- who, probably, could have used him this season.
This is the beauty of the Premier League and the Football League structure overseas...
You win and keep winning, you can improve your standing... you lose and don't prove your worth, you get demoted...
If you win enough and get promoted to the Premier League... it could improve your team's lifestyle by, around, $100-million.
Cardiff City had aleady punched their ticket last week. Hull City could go with a win or a draw and some help. As it turns out, it had to be the latter, which put the team on eggshells until a half-hour after their own game finished...
"The 10, 12 minutes was just ridiculous and having to wait. We've seen people in tunnels, people walking in corridors, people hiding in toilets, it was just really incredible," Hull manager Steve Bruce said afterwards.
"And for Leeds to score, it was just remarkable and just shows you how difficult a league this is.
"I don't think I've ever been supporting Leeds but wow - for Leeds United to do it for me is remarkable."
Oh, just so you know... those dancing skills were put forth by midfielder Ahmed Elmohamedy- on loan from Sunderland- who, probably, could have used him this season.
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