HULL CITY FC UP FOR SALE

Latest news emanating from England suggest that the owner of Hull City, Assem Allam has put the Premier League club up for sale.

Speaking to journalists last week Thursday, 11 September, 2014, Allam said he had put Hull on the market in April, following the Football Association’s decision to reject his bid to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers.

“Lately there have been a lot of rumours and that is not a good thing, so I decided it was better to have a face-to-face conference and clear the air,” Allam was quoted by the BBC.

“We stated earlier this year that the club would be for sale should our attempt to globally promote Hull Tigers as a brand name and as a playing name be blocked.

“As a consequence of the FA decision on 9 April, I announced on 10 April, within 22 hours, that Hull City is for sale,” the businessman said.

Allam also informed that he had launched an appeal against the FA’s refusal to sanction his preferred name-change.

“We have begun the appeal against the FA’s decision via the Court of Arbitration for Sport,” he said.

Hull City is presently placed 9th on the EPL table after three rounds of matches.