Hull City Tigers - Roar, roar, roar.

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Hull City Tigers - Roar, roar, roar.

Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:42 am

Hull owner Assem Allam has confirmed the club will be formally renamed Hull City Tigers from the start of the new season.

The move, which runs the risk of stoking resentment among fans, will do away with the Association Football Club (AFC) moniker which has been part of the Yorkshire club's name since their formation in 1904.

Revealing the move in the Hull Daily Mail, Egyptian-born businessman Allam said: "Hull City is irrelevant.
"My dislike for the word 'City' is because it is common.
"City is also associated with Leicester, Bristol, Manchester and many other clubs.
"I don't like being like everyone else. I want the club to be special.

"It is about identity. City is a lousy identity. Hull City Association Football Club is so long."
Any references to AFC on club branding are to be phased out, although AFC will remain on the shirt crest during their first season back in the Barclays Premier League, before being removed from the 2014/15 campaign.
According to the Mail's report, Allam wants to market the club as Hull City Tigers locally and Hull Tigers to national and international audiences.

"In the commercial world, the shorter the name, the better. The more it can spread quickly," said Allam, who took over the Tigers in 2010 following their relegation from the top flight and whose investment is credited with saving the club from a significant financial crisis.

"I have always used short names in business. It gives you power in the science in marketing. The shorter, the more powerful the message," he said.
"In Tigers, we have a really strong brand."
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Post by mrkint » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:47 am

any excuse to post this

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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:51 am

He should have just cut to the chase and called them Tigers. Forget the AFC, aye, but also forget the Hull City too.

I will be starting a petition to rename Bolton Wanderers FC as Leopards.
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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:56 am

mrkint wrote:any excuse to post this
You're just not keeping up with the times...
you do it like this >

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Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:58 am

God, I do love a youtube comments section to make me feel smug about my own existence.
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Post by mcflykyle182 » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:04 pm

It's like that advert from a few years ago when they called pompey Portsmouth Pirates. Dear me.
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Post by PC1978 » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:10 pm

Bolton Town Elephants anyone?

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Post by plymouth wanderer » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:50 pm

Sounds to Yanky to me 8)
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Post by Harry Genshaw » Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:08 pm

Speaking of Tigers I went to a house today where the old dear had picture of Tigers all over her walls. In conversation it came up she didn't have a passport and I said i was surprised as I assumed with all the Tiger stuff she had, she'd have been keen on foreign travel to see them.

"No but I've always wanted to go to Africa"
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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:13 pm

Harry Genshaw wrote:Speaking of Tigers I went to a house today where the old dear had picture of Tigers all over her walls. In conversation it came up she didn't have a passport and I said i was surprised as I assumed with all the Tiger stuff she had, she'd have been keen on foreign travel to see them.

"No but I've always wanted to go to Africa"
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Post by bwfcdan94 » Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:15 pm

Lost Leopard Spot wrote:
mrkint wrote:any excuse to post this
You're just not keeping up with the times...
you do it like this >

I still have not worked out how to do that, it just doesn't work for me.
The above post is complete bollox/garbage/nonsense, please point this out to me at any and every occasion possible.

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Post by Athers » Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:20 pm

Jesus, so of the three promoted clubs we've got Hull changing their name, Cardiff playing in red and Palace playing at the 12Bet.com Stadium.

Premier League summed up I suppose.
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Post by boltonboris » Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:58 pm

Another sad day for football.
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Post by Burnden Paddock » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:07 pm

Surprised that Sky haven't insisted that all teams adopt this type of name as part of the latest deal. Bolton Trotters! :shock:

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:17 pm

Athers wrote: Palace playing at the 12Bet.com Stadium.
Seriously? From a commercial viewpoint why would a modern brand align itself with something as frankly jaded and old as Selhurst? Sure, it'll get many a media mention but by way of brand positioning I can't believe that an international business would touch it with a barge pole. :?
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Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:40 pm

All publicity is good publicity!
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:48 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:All publicity is good publicity!
There's publicity and there's brand positioning.
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Post by Harry Genshaw » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:07 pm

SSN interviewing Hull's fans outside the ground. The resigned and weary acceptance of most of them was a good indicator of how far football's morals & traditions have slipped
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Post by Mar » Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:14 pm

Harry Genshaw wrote:SSN interviewing Hull's fans outside the ground. The resigned and weary acceptance of most of them was a good indicator of how far football's morals & traditions have slipped
Let's all go back and use the leather footballs.

Football might as well keep changing that's the only reason it will remain interesting. Hull City Tigers sounds better than Hull City AFC. The only time it really would bother me in terms of change would be if they decided to do another Wimbledon and change location like Milton Keynes.

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Post by Harry Genshaw » Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:51 pm

Mar wrote:
Harry Genshaw wrote:SSN interviewing Hull's fans outside the ground. The resigned and weary acceptance of most of them was a good indicator of how far football's morals & traditions have slipped
The only time it really would bother me in terms of change would be if they decided to do another Wimbledon and change location like Milton Keynes.
Lets all go back and use leather footballs :wink:
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