City Til We Die

HUST is pleased to support their Hull City counterparts in their protest against a change of name to the Hull Tigers.

HUST committee members were handing out leaflets and badges at last weekend’s game with Wrexham.

The campaign states:

NO TO HULL TIGERS

WHAT OUR CHAIRMAN SAYS
On 12 September 2013, in an interview with The Guardian, Hull City AFC owner Dr Assem Allam said, “By next year I will change the name to Hull Tigers.” He added, “I cannot afford to run the club by fans’ feeling.” In a Hull Daily Mail interview on 9 August 2013, he stated, “Hull City is irrelevant. My dislike to the word City is because it is common… City is a lousy identity.”
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Changing our name will break with 109 years of history and tradition. Hull City AFC is the thread which connects Boothferry Park, the KC Stadium and Wembley; that links Raich Carter, Chris Chilton and Ken Wagstaff to Ian Ashbee, Dean Windass and the team of today. It represents our community.
OUR AIMS
To unite all Hull City supporters opposed to the name change.
To let the football authorities, media and club’s management know about our opposition.
To call for proper consultation with supporters on any change to the club’s identity.
To vocally support the team.

More information on the campaign can be seen at https://www.citytillwedie.com/