Supporters Direct Statement - Hull City AFC Name Change

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    Interesting principles they want adopted.

    As an organisation, Supporters Direct believes that football clubs are
    something different, something special.

    You don't get your ashes scattered in Tesco, or have it tattooed on your
    arm. The relationship between fans and their clubs transcends normal
    loyalties.

    So, like most of you, we’ve been angry at what is happening at Hull City
    AFC.

    The cases of Coventry City, Cardiff City and as far back as Wimbledon in
    2002, to name but a few, have offered stark enough warnings of what happens
    when you leave the stewardship of important social, cultural and historical
    institutions (for that is what football clubs are) in the hands of a
    wealthy elite with short-term interests and a short-term outlook.

    The very identity of football clubs, and their fans and communities, is
    simply too important to be entrusted to temporary owners, who are generally
    more interested in what they can take out of a club rather than what they
    can put back in, and whose decision-making does not take account of the
    wider interests of those who count their loyalty in tens of years and
    generations.

    The most frustrating aspect is that these issues can be so easily avoided
    by the adoption of some simple principles, and there is no reason why they
    can't be acted upon right now.

    *- Firstly certain matters regarding the intrinsic identity of a club
    (colours, name, badge home ground) should only be changed with the
    agreement of a club's supporters (through a simple and open democratic
    process);*
    *- Secondly that this requirement be included within FA rules so that it is
    mandatory for all clubs.*

    This simple change would have a significant effect. It was exactly this
    type of reform that was contemplated by the CMS Select Committee as part of
    its Inquiry into Football Governance in 2011 and 2012.

    The recommendations from that Inquiry are still gathering dust and the
    deadline of a year that the Select Committee set the football authorities
    for meaningful action is nearly up. So whilst they fiddle, the very soul of
    some of our country's most important sporting and community assets continue
    to go up in smoke.

    For more about SD, please head to our website
    http://www.supporters-direct.<wbr>org/homepage/what-we-do/faqs
     

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