Another club is "re-branded"

[Airfix]

Last time it was Cardiff City, who had their colours changed from blue to red.

This time it's Hull City AFC, now to be known as Hull City Tigers.  When will owners realise that tradition is a huge part of football?

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[RaySmith]

'Money doesn't talk, it swears'.

[Holders]

It's total nonsense - just like happened in Rugby and pyjama cricket.

[Southcoastffc]

"Hull will be renamed Hull City Tigers, according to club owner Assem Allam.
The "Association Football Club" part of the Yorkshire club's name, which has been in effect since their formation in 1904, will be scrapped.
Any references to AFC on club branding will be phased out, but will remain on the shirt crest during their first season back in the Premier League."  

Oh no, please no.  They will go on and on and on with that stupid, cringe-inducing "you've been mauled by the tigers" nonsense.

[The Equalizer]

Football is dead.

[brightster]

I wonder if St Andrews supporters were up in arms about rebranding back in 1898!

[VicHalomsLovechild]

   They were, you couldn't hear yourself thinking for all the tut tutting.

[Lighthouse]

It deeply saddens me but when will have Fulham Jags to sell our team in the states? I have no idea why Hull think this new branding will help them in any way. Football needs to be very careful. Genesis wrote a song about 'Selling England by the pound'. Let's be careful.

[The Equalizer]

I wonder if St Andrews supporters were up in arms about rebranding back in 1898!

I heard that Mr Braithwaite from no. 47 kicked up a bit of a fuss, but the parson soon had him calmed down again with the promise of a nice cup of tea. Mrs Simmonds from Vereker Road brought some lemon drizzle cake around to the meeting where they were discussing the rebranding and this went down a storm. Ole' Colin the Costermonger farted then fell asleep again.

Attendance was pretty limited in those days.

[Craven Mad]

As long as we don't get rebranded "The Fulham Jaguars", by our enthusiastic new owner, I couldn't care less what other teams are called..

[Ordar]

I have to admit, I'm not totally against the rebranding of clubs as much as others seem to be. Things need to updated, clubs update their badges all the time. Stadiums need to be improved, sponsorship deals need agreeing. Modern football is about finding ways to compete, and this is just another way. Are Hull really going to be that affected if they become Hull Tigers... no. In fact as Hull is a massive rugby town it will probably help to bring the fan bases closer together.

The changing of Cardiff's badge and kit created a massive uproar... for about a month. Then the team starting winning consistently and the moaning stopped. (for the most part). I can see the rugby/nfl/ice hockey style branding becoming more common place as its easier to market items and merchandising with those style names.

Hull Tigers
Arsenal Gunners
Fulham Jaguars
Manchester Red Devils
Chelsea Lions Chavs
Palace Eagles
Brentford Bees
Liverpool Victim Syndrome

[Rupert]

Liverpool Victim Syndrome

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[Holders]

As long as we don't get rebranded "The Fulham Jaguars", by our enthusiastic new owner, I couldn't care less what other teams are called..

I truly think it's the thin end of the wedge/slippery slope.

Do we really want football to go the way of the "franchises"? I sincerely hope not.

Most football clubs have nicknames and most don't use them - for good reason. To manufacture new ones is cringeworthy.

[ron]

It deeply saddens me but when will have Fulham Jags to sell our team in the states? I have no idea why Hull think this new branding will help them in any way. Football needs to be very careful. Genesis wrote a song about 'Selling England by the pound'. Let's be careful.

Agree. Our individuality is under threat when we start on shallow imitations of what happens overseas.

When you see, for instance, cricket teams called "Northants Steelbacks", then you can't help feeling that substance is being forfeit for the sake of "image".  

[alfie]

It deeply saddens me but when will have Fulham Jags to sell our team in the states? I have no idea why Hull think this new branding will help them in any way. Football needs to be very careful. Genesis wrote a song about 'Selling England by the pound'. Let's be careful.

Agree. Our individuality is under threat when we start on shallow imitations of what happens overseas.

When you see, for instance, cricket teams called "Northants Steelbacks", then you can't help feeling that substance is being forfeit for the sake of "image".  

Lack of substance has just got Northants through to T20 finals day

[Lighthouse]

It deeply saddens me but when will have Fulham Jags to sell our team in the states? I have no idea why Hull think this new branding will help them in any way. Football needs to be very careful. Genesis wrote a song about 'Selling England by the pound'. Let's be careful.

Agree. Our individuality is under threat when we start on shallow imitations of what happens overseas.

When you see, for instance, cricket teams called "Northants Steelbacks", then you can't help feeling that substance is being forfeit for the sake of "image".  

Lack of substance has just got Northants through to T20 finals day

And that says it all. I used to follow cricket both live and on tv and radio. I have no idea what T20 finals day is and I no longer care what Terminator film it comes from. It simply isn't cricket and the Test Matches are the only interest I have.

[ron]

It deeply saddens me but when will have Fulham Jags to sell our team in the states? I have no idea why Hull think this new branding will help them in any way. Football needs to be very careful. Genesis wrote a song about 'Selling England by the pound'. Let's be careful.

Agree. Our individuality is under threat when we start on shallow imitations of what happens overseas.

When you see, for instance, cricket teams called "Northants Steelbacks", then you can't help feeling that substance is being forfeit for the sake of "image".  

Lack of substance has just got Northants through to T20 finals day

I wonder if they should have a "Seventh Over Stretch" for the crowd, so that limited attention spans can be re-focused?

[Rhys Lightning 63]

Weren't Hull Cityy already nicknamed The Tigers anyway? All they're doing is adding the nickname onto the end of the official name. No different to us being called the Fulham Cottagers or The Arsenal Gunners. If they'd have gone completely out of the blue and called themselves the Hull City VIPERS or BEARS, then there might have been an issue.

This... not so much

[Two Ton Ted]

Hull City AFC were so called because Hull FC (rugby league) existed. A lot of northern football teams are AFC (Sunderland for example) to distinguish between the two codes.

Of course, Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers merged to form the dreadfully named Hull Sharks, named after the dogfish found in the humber Estuary*.




*This could be true, or it could be another BS rebrand from the sport ridden with them.

[Lighthouse]

Weren't Hull Cityy already nicknamed The Tigers anyway? All they're doing is adding the nickname onto the end of the official name. No different to us being called the Fulham Cottagers or The Arsenal Gunners. If they'd have gone completely out of the blue and called themselves the Hull City VIPERS or BEARS, then there might have been an issue.

This... not so much

But it is horrible. Fulham Cottagers 2 v Arsenal Gunners 4     We don't want this in football. Otherwise we might as well all do it. 'Lighthouse fat and always wrong' just doesn't fill me with glee.