FA reject Hull City name change for a second time

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The Football Association have rejected a second proposal to allow Hull City to change their name to Hull Tigers, which may lead to the Championship club being put for sale.

Hull owner Aseem Allam has repeatedly threatened to walk away from the club he prevented from going into administration back in 2010 if his name change idea was rejected.

The FA Council had already turned down an application last year, but Hull successfully appealed against that verdict, which led to a second hearing.

Interestingly, the Telegraph has seen documents which show the majority of Premier and Football League owners and chairman supported Hull’s argument.

The FA canvassed opinion from a cross-section of clubs as part of an investigation into Hull’s bid, but even though more than three quarters of those who were asked whether Hull should be allowed to change their name said they should, the FA appears to have ignored their advice.

 

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