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A 2-2 draw against Cardiff City which was played on the last day of the season of the Football League granted Hull City the chance to make their return to the Premier League and now they are playing the best teams in England, having won 4 matches out of 12 they are sitting in the 13^th spot with 14 points.

Despite their fairly respectable place in the Premier League, fans of the club are unhappy with the latest decision from the owner Assem Allam as he already spoke of his desire to rebrand the club and change the name.

‘’Hull City Association Football Club’’ has been the name of the club for 109 years but according to Assem the name was just too long and he also disliked the word ‘’City’’ as it is too common and boring “Hull Tigers” is the name that the club will be changed to as of January of next year.

The 74 years old owner of the club said that branding the name of club shorter will be easier to be recognized and just not have the same style and format that most other clubs have. Assem also said that the club suffered from a £28m loss and changing the name will help the club not only to be renowned around the world but also financially despite the claims from fans saying that instead of changing the name they should focus on upgrading and developing their stadium further.

“Manchester United are selling shirts in the far east,” Allam says, “selling commercial activities all over the world. We need the club to be known globally, and shortening the name will make the club known globally.”