Author: Russell Anson

It was a disappointing Easter Monday for the Tigers as a poor performance allowed Sheffield Utd to stroll to a 3-0 victory. City were very disappointing and some of the defending was woeful.

The last away game of the season sees City travel to Wales to face Swansea City. Realistically neither team has anything to play for so it’s anyone’s guess whether both will go for it or if it will be a drab end of season affair. Safe journey to all travelling

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

Sheffield United Crowd Trouble
After concerns expressed by our members and the wider Hull City fanbase, the Trust have contacted the Club regarding the crowd trouble at the Easter Monday game against Sheffield United.

A large number of Sheffield United fans had bought tickets in the Home areas, particularly in the North Stand and after David McGoldrick’s opener for the visitors on 10 minutes, their celibrations led to confrontation with the home fans.

We have asked the club/SMC to look at two main areas which concerned the fans..

• How were the Sheffield United fans able to buy tickets in the away end?
• Once these fans had been identified by home supporters, was the situation dealt with timely enough and adequately by the Stewards/Police?

We hope that the review by the Club/SMC will be made public as soon as possible & will address the fans concerns as stated above.

We understand the the FA have also opened an investigation into the events at the match.

Peter Skipper RIP
On Tuesday we heard the sad news thet ex City player Peter ‘Skip’ Skipper had passed away aged just 61.

Peter, a Hull-born central defender who made 338 appearances for City in two spells during the 1980’s – including two promotions, was a great favourite amongst players & fans. 

Phil Buckingham from the Hull Daily Mail has written an excellent tribute to him with quotes from many teammates and other ex-City players. You can read it here. 

The Trust Board extend our condolences to Peter’s family in these difficult times.

HCST ‘Kids for a Quid’
One of the proposals passed at the recent AGM was that junior members will now only pay £1 for Membership.

Previously junior (non-voting) members had paid an annual fee £2, now it will be a ‘one-off’ payment of £1 for junior membership until they reach their 16th birthday

 The aim of the proposal was to encourage more engagement with a supporter organisation connected to the club, to retain awareness and interest during a period when some families cannot afford to take children to home matches due to the club’s current pricing model that does not cater for concessionary age groups.

So, if you have children (or grandchildren) who aren’t junior members, or know of anyone who does, sign them up online here or alternatively download a paper application form here.

“The Decade” Book Launch
We can confirm that the launch of Richard Gardhams book will take place at Mr Chu’s, St Andrews Quay at 7:30 on Saturday 4th May.

The book, which concentrates on the unbelievable period of transformation at City from 2000 to 2010, contains contributions from ex-City staff and players, many of whom will be in attendance at the launch.

All profits from the sale of the book will go to support Dove House Hospice.

A Question and Answer session will be hosted by the venerable Brendan Smurthwaite.

The event is ‘walk-in’ but please contact Mr Chu’s directly if you wish to book a table for the buffet  – but don’t hang about as this is likely to fill up fast.

*** Stop Press *** 

The book is now available to buy on Amazon here.

HCST Last Man Standing Competition
Only one faller after the Easter Monday fixtures…

Still 9 in contention after Stoke’s draw against Norwich ruined someones extended weekend!,

With only 2 rounds remaining we may need to consider the playoff games…!

Remember, Championship teams only, and you can’t pick a team you have
already selected.

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still available and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games.

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

Hull City Ladies
No game for the Tigresses last weekend as the scheduled game against Nottingham Forest Ladies was postponed.

The game has bee re-arranged for Sunday 5th May

As usual it’s a 2pm kick off time at the Hull University Sports Ground on Inglemire Lane.

More details are available on their website. 

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
In this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-depth look at two HCST partners – Dutton Moore & IT Forward.

Our first partner of the week is Dutton Moore.

Email: enquiries@duttonmoore.co.uk Tel 01482 326617

10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST INVOICE FOR ALL NEW CLIENTS ON PRODUCTION OF A MEMBER CARD

Dutton Moore are one of the largest independent firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers in Yorkshire, we offer a complete range of support services to a wide spectrum of business, organisations and individuals.  With our Hull city centre practices and two regional branches in East Hull and Beverley, we can service our clients business, accountancy, will and probate needs across the region, from start up advice through to selling out we have the experience and ability to lead your business upwards.

Our second partner of the week is IT Forward.

Email: enquiries@itforward.co.uk Tel 01482 212615

10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST INVOICE FOR ALL NEW CLIENTS ON PRODUCTION OF A MEMBER CARD

ITForward help local businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire who need sound, strong computer packages and proper hands-on back-up service. ITForward offers a full range of payroll services and support including weekly or monthly payroll, together with year-end processing. ITForward also provides a full range of IT consultancy services and support across the region.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.

The Supporters Trust expresses its concern at the large number of opposition supporters in the home stands today & the impact on fans safety. We trust that the club will hold a thorough investigation into ticket sales & the security procedures following today’s events.

We are aware that many fans have expressed their concerns directly to the club via social media. We look forward to a swift response.

City’s faintest of faint play off hopes disappeared this weekend with a courageous defeat against West Brom. The Tigers led 2-1 in the second half thanks to two Todd Kane strikes but couldn’t hold on to take any points from the game.

Monday brings the visit of Sheffield Utd who are battling with Leeds Utd for the second automatic promotion spot. City now have nothing to play for however there may be a personal motivation for Nigel Adkins to deny his former employer a premier league promotion, although that would hand advantage to Leeds!

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

Hull City Members Event
On Tuesday this week (16th) the club held a Members Event in the Kingston Suite at the KCOM stadium

Players Jarrod Bowen, Jackson Irvine & Jordy de Wijs and  manager  Nigel Adkins attended & the event was hosted by the excellent Rob Palmer.

The Trust would like to congratulate the club on a very well organised event and were glad to see the large number of children in attendance.

You can read more about the event on the City website here.

Local Blogger up for National Award
HCST extends our contratulations to The Tigress editor Sam Shepherd who has been nominated for a national award.

Sam – known to many on Twitter as @FerribyShep –  has been nominated in the category of “Best Women’s Football Content Creator” by the Football Blogging Awards for his work on the Hull City Ladies fans website. The presentation ceremony takes place on May 9th at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester

To see why Sam has been nominated, have a look at his work on The Tigress website here.

Details of how to vote can be found here  here on the Football Blogging Awards website – remember you can vote online and via Twitter & Instagram. Voting closes at midnight on 21st April.

HCST ‘Kids for a Quid’
One of the proposals passed at the recent AGM was that junior members will now only pay £1 for Membership.

Previously junior (non-voting) members had paid an annual fee £2, now it will be a ‘one-off’ payment of £1 for junior membership until they reach their 16th birthday

 The aim of the proposal was to encourage more engagement with a supporter organisation connected to the club, to retain awareness and interest during a period when some families cannot afford to take children to home matches due to the club’s current pricing model that does not cater for concessionary age groups.

So, if you have children (or grandchildren) who aren’t junior members, or know of anyone who does, sign them up online here or alternatively download a paper application form here.

“The Decade” Book Launch
We can confirm that the launch of Richard Gardhams book will take place at Mr Chu’s, St Andrews Quay at 7:30 on Saturday 4th May.

The book, which concentrates on the unbelievable period of transformation at City from 2000 to 2010, contains contributions from ex-City staff and players, many of whom will be in attendance at the launch.

A Question and Answer session will be hosted by the venerable Brendan Smurthwaite.

Please contact Mr Chu’s directly to book your seats – but don’t hang about as this is likely to fill up fast.

*** Stop Press *** 

The book is now available to buy on Amazon here.

HCST Last Man Standing Competition
The tipsters are falling by the wayside after the two latest rounds of fixtures…

Only 10 of the 41 are now still in contention , with only 3 rounds remaining we could have a winner in very short order!

Remember, Championship teams only, and you can’t pick a team you have
already selected.

Adam Coatham, the inaugural winner of LMS and has been sent a copy of ‘It is what It is’, the autobiography of Carlton Palmer courtesy of the publishers,  Vertical Editions.

Adam also receives a 3 year Trust Membership.

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still available and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games.

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

Hull City Ladies
The Tigresses also suffered a loss away at Middlesbrough last weekend enduring a disappointing 0-3 defeat..

This Sunday, the Ladies play their final league game of the season in what is effectively a play-off for 9th place at home to Nottingham Forest who are just 1 place and 1 point below City in the table.

As usual it’s a 2pm kick off time at the Hull University Sports Ground on Inglemire Lane.

The weekend forecast looks good to get yourself down there with your membership card and enjoy a 25% discount on the admission price. (Kids go free……..it’s got to be better than a traffic jam on the way to Bridlington!!)

More details are available on their website. 

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
IIn this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-focus look at two HCST partners – Hull & East Yorkshire Mind & Rob McFadyen Advanced Driving Instructor.

Our first partner of the week is Hull and East Yorkshire Mind .

Hull and East Yorkshire Mind is a local mental health charity, working so that everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect.

The impact of mental illness can be devastating. Not only for those directly affected but also their families, friends, colleagues and loved ones.

Hull and East Yorkshire Mind helps people improve their mental health. They work with individuals to support them in a way that works for them- building confidence and social networks, helping people establish a safe place to live and call home, helping people to find hope and to recover.

They also work to prevent mental ill health through education and prevention work, and we campaign to challenge the stigma and discrimination that sometimes occurs with mental health problems.

Mind have linked with the English Football League to promote awareness about mental health, and HCST have partnered with the Hull and East Yorkshire branch to tie in with that.

More information about Hull and East Yorkshire Mind can be found on their website They are also active on Facebook & Twitter.

Our second partner of the week is Rob McFadyen Advanced Driving Instructor.

Tel 07773 877451  Facebook

FIRST FIVE LESSONS FOR £65, THEN 10% OFF STANDARD LESSON RATES

Rob is an Independent Driving Instructor based in Hull. He prides himself on offering well structured, tailored lessons to suit the needs of the pupil, in a patient, friendly & punctual manner.  As a lifelong City fan, Rob is proud to be a member & partner.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.

This City team is certainly making a good go of keeping in the play off race. Two games and two wins, both from behind, keeps the Tigers in the hunt for an unlikely top six finish. It is totally unexpected and may end this weekend but it has been a joy to see the team galvanised under Nigel Adkins who deserves huge credit.

The Tigers travel to out of sorts Middlesbrough this Saturday with the home team only one point above City in the league. A win could narrow the gap further however any other outcome would most certainly mean the challenge is over. City are more than capable of beating a Boro team which has been very poor on their own ground this season, amassing just 27 points from 20 matches.

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

5th Anniversary of #NoToHullTigers
Wednesday this week (9th) marked the fifth anniversary of the Football Association rejecting the (first) attempt to change our name to Hull Tigers….

The attempt to change City’s name led to the formation of our predecessors City Till We Die who campaigned vigourously to prevent the change and produced a very professional sumission to the FA which we feel contributed greatly to the rejection decision.

You can read the CTWD submission document here.

Local Blogger up for National Award
HCST extends our contratulations to The Tigress editor Sam Shepherd who has been nominated for a national award.

Sam – known to many on Twitter as @FerribyShep –  has been nominated in the category of “Best Women’s Football Content Creator” by the Football Blogging Awards for his work on the Hull City Ladies fans website. The presentation ceremony takes place on May 9th at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester

To see why Sam has been nominated, have a look at his work on The Tigress website here.

Details of how to vote can be found here  here on the Football Blogging Awards website – remember you can vote online and via Twitter & Instagram. Voting closes at midnight on 21st April.

HCST ‘Kids for a Quid’
One of the proposals passed at the recent AGM was that junior members will now only pay £1 for Membership.

Previously junior (non-voting) members had paid an annual fee £2, now it will be a ‘one-off’ payment of £1 for junior membership until they reach their 16th birthday

 The aim of the proposal was to encourage more engagement with a supporter organisation connected to the club, to retain awareness and interest during a period when some families cannot afford to take children to home matches due to the club’s current pricing model that does not cater for concessionary age groups.

So, if you have children (or grandchildren) who aren’t junior members, or know of anyone who does, sign them up online here or alternatively download a paper application form here.

“The Decade” Book Launch
We can confirm that the launch of Richard Gardhams book will take place at Mr Chu’s, St Andrews Quay at 7:30 on Saturday 4th May.

The book, which concentrates on the unbelievable period of transformation at City from 2000 to 2010, contains contributions from ex-City staff and players, many of whom will be in attendance at the launch.

A Question and Answer session will be hosted by the venerable Brendan Smurthwaite.

Please contact Mr Chu’s directly to book your seats – but don’t hang about as this is likely to fill up fast.

HCST Last Man Standing Competition
We have a winner in the first round on the HCST Last Man Standing
competition…

It came down to a final head to head between Alan Hemingway and Adam
Coatham.

This week, Alan selected Bristol City, but was thwarted by an inury time
equaliser for Wigan.

But fittingly, Adam chose Hull City, to become the new defending champion.

The next competition is alread underway, based on the midweek matches.

Late goals may have saved a few but that late Reading goal also accounted for 16 of the 41 entries, including the last winner, Adam Coatham. How the mighty 
have fallen..

Remember, Championship teams only, and you can’t pick a team you have
already selected.

Easter Egg Appeal
Local Homeless charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding are appealing for your help.

They are looking to collect 350 Easter eggs and present them to the school children at Clifton Primary School before Easter. 

If they manage to exceed this amount, any remaining eggs will be donated to rough sleepers by their outreach team.

Details of how you can help can be found here.

More details of the charities work can be found here on their website.

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still available and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games.

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

Hull City Ladies
After a blank Sunday, the Tigresses once again match the men’s team this weekend with an away trip to Middlesbrough.

This will be the girls final away league game of the season and it could prove to be a tricky match with Boro sitting in 3rd place in the table.

There’s no pressure on City though as they look to consolidate their mid table position and look to end the season on a high.

More details are available on their website. 

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
In this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-focus look at two HCST partners – Essence Holistics & introducing a NEW Partner The H Shop.

Our first partner of the week is Essence Holistics.

Situated at La Luna Wellbeing, 241 Chanterlands Avenue, Hull HU5 4DH.

Contact Corrine on 07809 214453 for an appointment (appointments necessary).

10% OFF ALL TREATMENTS FOR HCST MEMBERS

Essence Holistics offers a wide range of relaxing therapies at competitive prices. Visit our lovely therapy room and relax with Aromatherapy, Swedish Massage, Indian Head Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Reflexology and Luxury Holistic Facials. At Essence Holistics we only use high quality products and never use pre-blended oils. Check out our Facebook page for monthly deals. We are registered with the Guild of Holistic Therapists. We look forward to seeing you.

Our second partner of the week is The H Shop.

Follow us on Facebook.

The ‘H’ Shop is located on the corner of Hawthorn Avenue and Anlaby Road and has a wide range of unique and customisable gifts, homemade candles, incense sticks, oil burners and much more.

Hull City Supporters Trust members are entitled to a 15% discount off retail prices on production of your membership card.

So when it comes to that special gift for a family member of friend, call in to see Dave and his staff to find something to suit all tastes.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.

City thankfully ended their poor away form with a steady 2-0 victory against bottom side Ipswich Town last Saturday. Kamil Grosicki bagged a brace and the winning margin could have been greater although Ipswich did have a few moments to worry the Tigers’ back line.

Up next is a very winnable home double header with Reading (Saturday) and Wigan (Wednesday) visiting the KCOM. Two wins and City will most likely move within touching distance of the play offs before a more tough run of fixtures against sides at the right end of the table. Sadly, there’s also the potential for another record low crowd being registered during the upcoming matches with neither game expected to attract much of an away following or the imagination of the Hull public.

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

FSF Statement on Hull City
The Football Supporters Federation have issued a statement regarding the recent Hull City Supporters Committee meeting minutes…

You can read the statement here.

Local Blogger up for National Award
HCST extends our contratulations to The Tigress editor Sam Shepherd who has been nominated for a national award.

Sam – known to many on Twitter as @FerribyShep –  has been nominated in the category of “Best Women’s Football Content Creator” by the Football Blogging Awards for his work on the Hull City Ladies fans website. The presentation ceremony takes place on May 9th at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester

To see why Sam has been nominated, have a look at his work on The Tigress website here.

Details of how to vote can be found here  here on the Football Blogging Awards website – remember you can vote online and via Twitter & Instagram. Voting closes at midnight on 21st April.

HCST ‘Kids for a Quid’
One of the proposals passed at the recent AGM was that junior members will now only pay £1 for Membership.

Previously junior (non-voting) members had paid an annual fee £2, now it will be a ‘one-off’ payment of £1 for junior membership until they reach their 16th birthday

 The aim of the proposal was to encourage more engagement with a supporter organisation connected to the club, to retain awareness and interest during a period when some families cannot afford to take children to home matches due to the club’s current pricing model that does not cater for concessionary age groups.

So, if you have children (or grandchildren) who aren’t junior members, or know of anyone who does, sign them up online here or alternatively download a paper application form here.

“The Decade” Book Launch
We can confirm that the launch of Richard Gardhams book will take place at Mr Chu’s, St Andrews Quay at 7:30 on Saturday 4th May.

The book, which concentrates on the unbelievable period of transformation at City from 2000 to 2010, contains contributions from ex-City staff and players, many of whom withh be in attendance at the launch.

A Question and Answer session will be hosted by the venerable Brendan Smurthwaite.

Please contact Mr Chu’s directly to book your seats – but don’t hang about as this is likely to fill up fast.

Easter Egg Appeal
Local Homeless charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding are appealing for your help.

They are looking to collect 350 Easter eggs and present them to the school children at Clifton Primary School before Easter. 

If they manage to exceed this amount, any remaining eggs will be donated to rough sleepers by their outreach team.

Details of how you can help can be found here.

More details of the charities work can be found here on their website.

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still available and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

HCST Last Man Standing Competition
Week 11 and still the last 2 are standing…

Adam and Alan were both successful with their choices of Crystal Palace & Man City respectively.

** STOP PRESS** – We can reveal that this weeks picks are Bristol City  and (drum roll ) HULL CITY! (but we are not going to tell you who has chosen whom)

Remember for there to be a winner, there has to be a Last Man Standing.

If both fail at the last hurdle, everyone is back in.

We may need to include non Saturday fixtures (eg Easter, final Sunday
etc) and may well make the rules slightly harder (Championship games only).

Watch out for an email when we get to that stage. Be good for you all to
take part again.

If you didn’t sign up this time – don’t worry, we will be running another competition after this one finishes!. 

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games.

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

Hull City Ladies
Last Sunday the Tigresses went down to a disappointing 4-2 away defeat to Sheffield Ladies.

This result means they cannot finish higher than their current 9th position in their first season in the FA WPL Premier Division.

There’s no fixture for our Ladies this weekend as the teams around them play their game in hand.

More details are available on their website. 

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast<犀利士 /a>  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
In this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-focus look at two NEW HCST partners – Zip Dry Cleaners & Hull City Ladies.

Our first partner of the week is Zip Dry Cleaners.

486 Anlaby Road, Hull – opposite Malt Shovel pub.  Facebook

We are Zip Dry Cleaners, we clean things.

We are new to the High Street but have been doing dry cleaning and laundry in the City for over 30 years.

We use innovative and UK first technology to clean and make clothes look and feel their best. Our approach is much more environmentally friendly than traditional dry cleaners and it also cleans better.

Our services include: dry cleaning, laundry, duvets, curtains, leathers and suede as well asironing services. We also work with local businesses doing serviced apartments, overalls, hairdressers and hotels. We also special in Wedding dresses, being the only professional dry cleaners to do them on site.

Based on 486 Anlaby Road, opposite Malt Shovel pub, many City fans will walk past us going to a game.

HCST members who flash their membership cards will receive 20% off!  That makes Dry cleaning your suit only £8!

HCST Business Partners who need laundry or dry-cleaning services will receive a special business rate of 10% OFF our normal competitive commercial rate. We also do a complimentary 1 st   service so you can try us before you decide to go with us.

Our website is under construction but please visit our Facebook page, like and share.

Our second partner of the week is Hull City Ladies.

Hull City Ladies offer a generous 20% off match admission for HCST members, as well as free admission for all children.

The ladies play their home games at the Hull University Sports Ground on Inglemire Lane, usually kicking off at 2pm.

Fixtures and more details are available on their website.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.

In June 2018 the FSF was invited by Hull City to discuss the club’s membership scheme, which replaced the traditional season ticket model.

In addition to this issue the subject of the club’s fractious relationship with our affiliate Hull City Supporters’ Trust (HCST) was also covered, as we attempted to help rebuild relations between the club and its fans.

While we received a friendly welcome from vice chairman Ehab Allam it was clear that the club was not willing to change its ticketing policy.

On Monday it was brought to our attention that the club’s Supporters’ Committee minutesreferenced this meeting and ascribed views to the FSF to which we do not subscribe. Despite requests to remove or alter these references the club has refused to do so.

In June’s meeting with the club we made clear that we would not endorse the club’s approach to concessions.

We believe a club’s ticketing policy should be set in consultation with its supporters and that should include a supporters’ trust where one exists. In addition we feel concessionary prices must be respected in order to make football as affordable and accessible as possible.

We will always be available to work with clubs and supporters to improve all aspects of matchdays for home and away fans and we remain open to further dialogue with Hull City.

http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/fsf-statement-hull-city-supporters-committee-minutes

It was a tale of two halves last Saturday as City unfathomably managed to throw away a 2-0 halftime lead against QPR. City will rue lost points in a game very similar to Rotherham at home a few weeks ago. Those extra four points would see city on the coattails of the top six, which unfortunately now look a very unlikely outcome.

No game this week due to the International break with England taking on the Czech Republic and Montenegro.

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

HCST Open Letter to the Club.
In response to a lack of dialogue from Hull City, The Trust have this week sent an open letter hilighting a number of issues which are of concern to fans…

The issues include Nigel Adkins contract situation, Ticket pricing for 2019/20 (including the return of meaningful concessions) and the Emergency Evacuation incident (see more below)

The full text of the letter can be read here on our website.

The open letter has gained national support, with Henry Winter (Chief Football Writer for The Times) re-tweeting our original tweet:

We hope that the issues are discussed at the forthcoming Supporters Committee meeting, which unfortunatly we have not been invited to attend…

(As we go to press we understand that the Club have started contract negotiations with Nigel – we congratulate them in responding so quickly to our letter…)

HCST ‘Kids for a Quid’
One of the proposals passed at the recent AGM was that junior members will now only pay £1 for Membership.

Previously junior (non-voting) members had paid an annual fee £2, now it will be a ‘one-off’ payment of £1 for junior membership until they reach their 16th birthday

 The aim of the proposal was to encourage more engagement with a supporter organisation connected to the club, to retain awareness and interest during a period when some families cannot afford to take children to home matches due to the club’s current pricing model that does not cater for concessionary age groups.

So, if you have children (or grandchildren) who aren’t junior members, or know of anyone who does, sign them up online here or alternatively download a paper application form here.

Evacuation False Alarm
The Trust have still had no feedback from the club regarding the Evacuation False Alarm during the Birmingham City game on Saturday 2nd March.

However, we reached out to Peter Curry, who is Structures, Safety & Emergency Planning Manager at Hull City Council to see if he could provide us with some information to share with fans.

His reply can be read on our website here – Thank you very much Peter for your prompt reply.

The Club or the SMC could have made this statement, but have chosen not to do so…

More details on our original statement can be read here on our website.

HCST attend National Fans Group Meeting.
On Tuesday (19th) HCST Chairman Geoff Bielby and Treasurer Pete Fleming travelled to London to represent the Trust at the EFL Fans’ Group meeting .

The meeting, organised by The Unified Football Supporters Organization (the working title for the combined FSF/SD organisation) is open to all Supporters Groups

The meeting takes place ahead of the TUFSO formal meeting with EFL executives and is one of the ways that fans can give their input ahead of those bi-annual meets.

Topics covered included Flexible Football Rail Tickets, Governance / Clubs in Crisis and (topically) Pitch Incursions.

One topic of particular interest to City fans is the area of Structured Dialogue with clubs.

Details of the meeting will appear in a future newsletter.

Easter Egg Appeal
Local Homeless charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding are appealing for your help.

They are looking to collect 350 Easter eggs and present them to the school children at Clifton Primary School before Easter. 

If they manage to exceed this amount, any remaining eggs will be donated to rough sleepers by their outreach team.

Details of how you can help can be found here.

More details of the charities work can be found here on their website.

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still available and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

HCST Last Man Standing Competition
Week 9 and they thought it was all over…

With about 10 mins to go last Saturday we had a winner.

One of the remaining contestants had the temerity to pick Hull City,
whilst the other two kept picking whoever was playing Huddersfield!

Ah well, Huddersfield snatched a defeat from the jaws of victory and
City, did, well a ‘typical City’.

So we are now down to two remaining.

Remember for there to be a winner, there has to be a Last Man Standing.

If both fail at the last hurdle, everyone is back in.

No fixtures this weekend, but depending how long the last two carry on
for, we hope to have another round in before the end of the season.

We may need to include non Saturday fixtures (eg Easter, final Sunday
etc) and may well make the rules slightly harder (Championship games only).

Watch out for an email when we get to that stage. Be good for you all to
take part again.

If you didn’t sign up this time – don’t worry, we will be running another competition after this one finishes!. 

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games.

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

Hull City Ladies
The Tigresses had to come from behind to beat rock bottom Bradford City Ladies 3-1 last weekend, condeming the West Yorkshire visitors to their 20th consecutive league defeat.

The girls are at home once again this Sunday, but this time they host runaway leaders Blackburn Rovers Ladies who are closing in on a Woman’s Super League 2 return having won 18 out of their 19 matches to date.

City have now gone 3 games unbeaten but will need to raise their game to make it a 4th.

Kick off this Sunday is once again 2pm at the Hull University Sports Ground on Inglemire Lane.

Good luck girls

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
In this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-focus look at two HCST partners – Frank Pullan Butchers & Wags and Whiskers.

Our first partner of the week is Frank Pullan Butchers

HCST Members enjoy 10% discount on any purchase over £10

Frank Pullan’s is a well established butchers in the heart of Cottingham. It opened its doors in 1895 and has been trading ever since, supplying the local community for over 123 years. It is a family run business overseen by five generations of the family. Just show your HCST membership card in the shop to claim your discount.

Our second partner of the week is Wags and Whiskers.

For more information, contact Steph on 07852 367 860 or e-mail steph@wagsandwhiskershull.com

HCST Members can get 10% off all services

They provide training and behaviour services for dogs and other animals as well as dog walking. Services can be provided anywhere in Hull and the surrounding area.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.

The Club & the SMC have failed to respond to our enquiry on the recent aborted stadium evacuation but it didn’t stop us getting an answer. Many thanks to Peter Curry for his insight, copy of email received below:

It is unfortunate that the SMC have not responded to your request for information about the false alarm incident at the recent fixture. I am also awaiting a written report but can give you the brief details following the de-brief.

Because of issues outside of the stadiums control the fire alarm was triggered in the Arena in West Park. This alarm is connected to the stadium alarm but should have been isolated from the control room when the Fire Panel Control was switched from normal day to day operation to match day mode. Because it was not isolated, the fire alarm went into immediate alarm rather than a silent alarm which allows a delay on match days for the fire response team to investigate. The alarm should only go into full evacuation if triggered by the safety officer or a failure to respond to the stage one alarm. Because it went into immediate full evacuation the message normally received by the stewards was bypassed, hence they did not know how to respond, because it is drilled into them during training that they should respond to one particular message (can’t tell you what it is) and they had not received the message. I can assure you that the incident was under full control within 30 seconds of the full evacuation message being transmitted. Having de-briefed the incident I am satisfied that this was outside of the control rooms control and measures have been put in place to avoid a repeat.

Peter Curry

Structures, Safety & Emergency Planning Manager

Hull City Council

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As we enter the final stages of the 2018/19 season, it is an absolute credit to Nigel Adkins and his backroom team, that despite the exodus of players last summer, and the minimal level of investment given to him by the Club owners, that he has managed to be able to guide the team to remain within touching distance of the play-off places.

It is extremely concerning therefore, to the players and most Hull City supporters that the future of Nigel and his support staff remains uncertain leaving himself, (and the fans), unsure as to whether their contracts are to be extended beyond the end of the current season.

National journalists and broadcasters have stated their surprise in recent weeks at the uncertainty over Nigel’s future with the Club, especially as the commendable job he has done with the team in such difficult circumstances, which can only have enhanced his reputation within the English game and alerted proactive owners of competitive clubs to his services.

Should a competitor club decide to make an approach for Nigel, it would be completely understandable that he would be tempted to leave Hull City and decide to ply his trade elsewhere and leave behind a backdrop of further uncertainty on and off the pitch.

The decline in matchday attendances at the K.Com stadium this seasons has been alarming but hardly surprising given the Club’s continued use of the unpopular and much maligned Membership Scheme, that despite offering at times competitive prices for adult supporters, does not offer concessionary prices which has priced out less abled, senior citizen and junior supporters, the latter of which has been a major concern for too long in relation to the future fan base of the Club. Regarding the Club’s stance on disabled ticketing, in light of the recent victory over York Barbicans disabled ticketing policy,  we ask the Club for an update on this important, current matter.

The uncertainty over contracts beyond this season, is not confined to just the management team, yet again, the futures of numerous first team players are not clear as the season draws to a close and contract extensions not discussed.

As a backdrop to the above, the prolonged uncertainty over the Club ownership situation continues to be a huge distraction to supporters, and undoubtedly the management team and players at the Club, which can only hamper medium to longer terms decisions that need to be made on an individual and collective level.

It has been widely reported that there have been numerous parties interested in purchasing the Club since the play-off final victory over Sheffield Wednesday almost 3 years ago, none of which have reached a successful conclusion. The recently reported asking price quoted by Assem Allam of £50m is well in excess of purchase prices for Championship clubs over the past 2 years, (all of whom owned their stadiums), and bafflingly £9m more than the figure quoted last October.

With any business transaction, there needs to be a willing buyer and a willing seller to conclude a deal. The inflated current asking price for a Club with minimal assets cannot be conducive to new owners making a successful purchase and is surely a matter that the Allam family need to review to a more realistic and achievable asking price.

Unfortunately, the relationship between the Club and the Hull City Supporters Trust board continues to remain fractured following a decision by the Club ‘senior management’ to no longer formally deal with the Trust whilst our current Chairman remains in his position. Supporters Trusts are independent, not for profit organisations that are designed to enable a voice for fans and the local community, with an ultimate aim of fan representation on the Club Board.

We have stated previously that we cannot allow the Club to dictate the structure and operation of the Trust Board, as this would remove our independence and impartiality in representing our members and the wider fan base.

Despite the Trust being the largest independent supporter organisation connected to Hull City, we were not invited to the Club’s only ‘Supporters Committee meeting’ so far this season. We are aware that there is a further meeting scheduled by the Club on March 27^th, and again it appears that we will not be invited to send a representative of the Board, (excluding the current Chairman as offered to the Club and endorsed as a fair and reasonable compromise offer by the English Football League, Football Supporters Federation and Supporters Direct), and therefore respectfully request through this open communication, that the Club address the following concerns:

1. The future of Nigel Adkins and his backroom staff is resolved as a matter of urgency well in advance of the end of the current season, which we hope will see a suitable contract extension offered by the Club.
2. The Club advises all supporters on the membership pricing for the 2019/20 season no later than the end of April 2019 to enable supporters to make an informed decision on whether they wish to commit to continue to make direct debit payments during the close season period and into the new season. (The Club stated in July 2018 that prices would remain at current levels until October 2018 and then reviewed although there is no evidence that this was ever conducted. We believe it is unfair and unjust for supporters to be expected to continue to make monthly payments without an immediate review)
3. That concessionary pricing models are reintroduced for junior, senior and disabled supporters for both the membership scheme and supporters wishing to purchase tickets via the Matchday Card.
4. There is an extended period for supporters wishing to obtain a Matchday Card at no cost. (The Club have refused to respond to our written concerns from August & September 2018, that 36-hour window of opportunity in July was unacceptably short and that this timescale was not promoted enough to enable supporters to sign up for the card)
5. The Club issue a full statement in response to the aborted stadium evacuation during the half time period at the recent Birmingham City fixture on March 2^nd, clearly stating what actions have been addressed with the Stadium Management Company and confirmation that all matchday staff have been re-trained and reminded of their individual roles and responsibilities during such a situation, which was not evident at the time of the incident above.

As a Trust Board, we are elected to represent our members with their queries and concerns in relation to matters affecting them as Hull City supporters, and we will continue to do so despite the Club’s current stance of only offering of informal contact with our Secretary.

Finally, we remain open to engaging in meaningful dialogue with the current and any responsible Club owners, whilst remaining hopeful that a deal to enable more proactive and engaging ownership for the Club is agreed in the foreseeable future.

Hull City Supporters Trust

Further to our statement on 6th March following the automated evacuation alert that was broadcast over the stadium tannoy system at half time of the Birmingham home game, which stated the club were, “in consultation with SMC with regards to this. A response to supporters will be given in due course”. We, unfortunately, have to inform you that, at this time, no response has been forthcoming from the club.

The Trust expresses concerns for the clubs supporters especially the most vulnerable following the debacle and have not been reassured by the lack of response by Hull City. We call for a robust review by the City Council and the SMC urgently.

In our previous newsletter we mentioned that the last week was potentially season defining and two defeats has probably seen any faint hope of the play offs disappear.

City competed for an hour against Nottingham Forest before conceding three in quick succession which was followed by a tough game on Wednesday night against top of the league Norwich City. The Tigers showed some decent attacking play however their defending was nowhere near the level required and a 3-2 defeat in all fairness was generous on City.

QPR are the visitors to the KCOM this weekend, hopefully the good home form can continue and deliver another win before heading into the International break.

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

HCST ‘Kids for a Quid’
One of the proposals passed at the recent AGM was that junior members will now only pay £1 for Membership.

Previously junior (non-voting) members had paid an annual fee £2, now it will be a ‘one-off’ payment of £1 for junior membership until they reach their 16th birthday

 The aim of the proposal was to encourage more engagement with a supporter organisation connected to the club, to retain awareness and interest during a period when some families cannot afford to take children to home matches due to the club’s current pricing model that does not cater for concessionary age groups.

So, if you have children (or grandchildren) who aren’t junior members, or know of anyone who does, sign them up online here or alternatively download a paper application form here.

Evacuation False Alarm
The Trust have had no feedback from the club regarding the Evacuation False Alarm during the Birmingham City game on Saturday 2nd March.

In response to our original enquiry the club replied saying “We are in consultation with SMC with regards to this. A response to supporters will be given in due course”.

As it is now two weeks since the incident, and we have another home game on Saturday (16th) we would expect that the club treat the matter with some urgency.

We have today made further representation to the club and will keep you informed of the outcome.

More details on the statement can be read here on our website.

HCST scarves delivered to Middle Child
HCST Secretary Rich Mathers has delivered scarves for Middle Child Theatre’s forthcoming production “Us Against Whatever”.

The production is described as  “An electrifying cabaret about the places we keep in our hearts” features a section entitled “Windass at Wembely”.

The Trust have donated a number of scarves for use in the performance.

We urge all members to attend this performance from this award-winning local theatre group.

More details, including dates & prices, can be found here on the Middle Child website.

North Ferriby United wound up.
The Villagers have been liquidated due to unpaid debts at a hearing at Hull County Court this morning (Friday).

This brings to an end 85 years of football history, culminating in THAT day at Wembley.

All at HCST hope that something can be rescued from this terrible situation.

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still available and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

HCST Last Man Standing Competition
Week 8 and only 3 tipsters remaining…

Last week 9 fell by the wayside due to slip-ups by West Brom and (as usual) Spurs.

Two of the 3 remaining are from our ‘International representation’, currently residing in France and Holland respectively.

Those of you who are playing should have received an email, if not contact Ian via the address on the website.

If you didn’t sign up this time – don’t worry, we will be running another competition after this one finishes!. 

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games.

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

Hull City Ladies
After a blank weekend, the Tigresses came back from behind twice to earn a 3-3 draw at home to the famous Doncaster Belles, securing a point with a last minute equaliser.

This Sunday, the girls will be very confident going into another home game against bottom of the table Bradford City Ladies who have unfortunately lost all 19 of their league games so far this season……conceding 111 goals, (and scoring just 10), during their dreadful run..

Kick off for this potential goal fest is the usual 2pm at the Hull University Sports Ground on Inglemire Lane.

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
In this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-focus look at two HCST partners – Ska and Soul & Brookes Menswear.

Our first partner of the week is Ska and Soul.

Ska and Soul is a premium British men’s fashion brand, based in York and owned by a City fan. Ska and Soul is the official clothing licensee for Trojan Records (skawear) and Wigan Casino (soulwear). Just email contact@HullCityST.com with your name and membership number to receive your ‘discount code’ to be entered at the checkout for a 10% price reduction on all purchases.

Our second partner of the week is Brookes Menswear

51 King Edward Street, Hull, HU1 3RW, 01482 589886, open Mon-Sat 9am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 4pm, click our Facebook link

10% OFF IN-STORE PURCHASES

Brookes Menswear is small and independent mens’ fashion store located in the city centre that has been open for many years. We are known for stocking classic brands like Fred Perry, high street brands like Duck & Cover, Jack & Jones and now new brands Trojan, Dickens & Browne, Lindbergh and Shine Original. We have regular customers that come from all around – from Bridlington, Scarborough and from across the bridge – for our polite and cheeky customer service. Sizes start from XS-XXL.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.

Today is our first post from Gareth Walker, a HCST member who contacted us asking to write football related content. We are pleased to publish this and ask any other member / Hull City AFC supporter to contact us if they have similar content.

How do you solve a problem with fan Invasion?
It’s been 24 hours since the shocking and quite frankly disgraceful attack on footballer Jack Grealish in the Midlands derby between Birmingham & Aston Villa when a so called ‘fan’ ran onto the pitch and assaulted him from behind. This follows on from the scenes north of the border when a glass bottle was thrown at Celtic’s Scott Sinclair & a Hibernian ‘fan’ confronted Rangers footballer James Taverner. Home Office figures show that arrests for pitch incursions at games in England and Wales have risen over the last five seasons from 155 in 2012-13 to 204 in 2016-17 – the most recent season they account for. Stadium safety is paramount these days with what happened at Hillsborough and with supporters trusts planning and asking for safe standing to return to grounds across the country, some may feel this is a step backwards in the pursuit for these changes.
The incidents come amid a rise in allegations of fan violence and abuse, with Raheem Sterling allegedly the subject of racist taunts from a Chelsea fan this season, while a Tottenham supporter threw a banana at Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Points deductions & closed doors matches will only punish those who aren’t responsible, and fans might see their team get relegated due to an idiot encroaching onto the pitch. Some fans may argue that this could cause situations, where a supporter could pretend to be from another club and get their rivals punished, although an investigation by the police should be able to find out where a fan’s true allegiance lies. Looking at the statistics, for the third consecutive year, more Birmingham City fans were arrested last season (95) than any other club in England’s top five leagues.

Could this be the club where the very fan culture itself must be brought into question by the EFL? Or is what is happening in football mirroring what is happening in society currently with the fatal stabbings & police cuts in the UK? Just when football is about to secure another multi-billion-pound TV deal, there is a bad combination of clubs getting richer but cutting costs and police forces cannot subsidise football. Some may argue that clubs should be forced to pay out for more in policing in stadiums to help stewards in dealing with the situations that arise, would this have a negative effect on clubs in League 2 who themselves struggle to finance the playing staff on the pitch? The only certain outcome that must come from this is the PFA and the football leagues bodies must come together and for the authorities heavily fine and life-time ban the individuals who decide to ruin the experience for everybody else.

Just when you think City have blown any chances of the play offs this season they put together back-to-back wins to keep that glimmer of hope. In fact, it was a very good performance last Saturday to defeat fellow play-off chasers Birmingham City 2-0.

The Tigers now head to the appropriately named City ground to face Nottingham Forest, a stadium where City have won their last five league fixtures. With Forest level on points with City it will be a real six pointer and the loser knowing their promotion chances are all but over.

Following the weekend the Tigers then visit title hopefuls Norwich City. Another very tough game in what will most likely be a season defining week. Let’s hope Nigel Adkins and the team pull off a couple of wins!

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

HCST Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday 2nd March at the William Gemmel Social Club.

We would like to thank all those who attended. 

The minutes of the meeting can be read here (along with all previous AGM Minutes).

The Annual Report presented at the meeting can be read here – please share amongst your non-member friends to show them the work which is done by the Trust – and prehaps persuade them to join?

HCST Board Meeting
Following the AGM the Trust held a Board meeting on Monday 4th March at the William Gemmel

Geoff Bielby was re-elected as Chairman and the Board welcomed newly elected Director Bobbi Hadgraft and newly elected co-opted Directors Dave Batte and Russell Anson.

The minutes of the meeting can be read here (along with all previous Board Meeting Minutes).

Evacuation False Alarm
The Trust have contacted the club on behalf of concerned fans regarding the Evacuation False Alarm during the Birmingham City game on Saturday 2nd March.

In response the club have replied saying “We are in consultation with SMC with regards to this. A response to supporters will be given in due course”.

We will monitor the situation and make further representation to the club if no response is forthcoming in a timely manner.

More details on the statement can be read here on our website.

HCST support local Theatre Group
The Trust are pleased to announce their support for Middle Child Theatre’s forthcoming production “Us Against Whatever”.

The production described as  “An electrifying cabaret about the places we keep in our hearts” features a section entitled “Windass at Wembely”.

The Trust have donated a number of scarves for use in the performance.

We urge all members to attend this performance from this award-winning local theatre group.

More details, including dates & prices, can be found here on the Middle Child website.

Managers Contract position hilighted on EFL on Quest
TV Pundit Dean Ashton has commented on Nigel Adkins contract situation at City.

Dean said: “It seems pretty obvious to pretty much everyone other than the owners themselves [that they should extend his contract]. Like he said himself, [they were] pretty much tipped for relegation and they’re pushing for the top six – it’s been an outstanding season for him and his team.”

We again urge the club to resolve this situation as soon as possible.

Online app takeover of Footbal Club falls through
The takeover of Hednesford Town by online app OWNA Football Club has fallen through.

A vote was due to take place tonight among OWNAFC’s 3,500-plus members – who have paid a one-off fee of £49 to have their say on new signings as well as hiring and firing staff from their mobile phones – to decide if the Keys Park side were a club they wished to continue to pursue. However, both OWNAFC and Hednesford have now confirmed the takeover is off.

The FSF have commented on the issue saying: “We firmly believe any prospective owner of a football club should meaningfully engage with the stakeholders at that club, chief among whom are the supporters, for any takeover to have legitimacy and ultimately to be sustainable and successful.”

The Trust fully agree with the position of the FSF on this matter.

The full FSF statement can be read here on their website

More details on OWNA FC can be found on their website.

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still avaiable and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

HCST Last Man Standing Competition
Week 7 and we still have 12 tipsters in the game…

Last week everyone guessed right – some may say it’s not guessing but down to a keen analytical brain for all matter football-related…

Those of you who are playing should have received an email, if not contact Ian via the address on the website.

If you didn’t sign up this time – don’t worry, we will be running another competition after this one finishes!. 

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games.

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

KCOM Move Impact Survey – Now Closed.
Football fan Tomas Cresswell would like to thank all fans who completed the survey.

The survey, which was to support his dissertation is about the commercialisation of professional football, was completed by far more fans than he anticipated, which gave him an excellent range of statistical data to back up his argument.

Hull City Ladies
After a difficult start to 2019, the Tigresses returned to winning ways last Sunday with an impressive 2-1 home win over 4th placed Huddersfield.

It was the best Ladies team performance for a number of weeks and hopefully the start of a strong final run in towards the end of the season.

Town were 4-1 victors in the reverse fixture earlier in the season so City will need to be on their game to get a positive result.

The girls are not in action this weekend but do host Doncaster Belles next Wednesday, (13th March), in a winnable looking game. Kick off is 7.45pm at the Hull University Sports Ground on Inglemire Lane.

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
In this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-depth look at two HCST partners –  Skin Deep Aesthetics & Hull Kingston Radio.

Our first partner of the week is Skin Deep Aesthetics.

10% OFF ALL TREATMENTS FOR HCST MEMBERS

Skin Deep Aesthetics is a privately owned small business based in Walkington near Beverley providing prescriptive bespoke wrinkle treatment and dermal fillers to enhance your natural beauty and help you to achieve younger, better looking skin without plastic surgery.

Our second Partner of the Week is Hull Kingston Radio.

10% DISCOUNT TO HCST MEMBERS

What will £26 per week do for boosting your business potential? Not a lot normally! But that’s where we come in to help.

It’s never been a better time to get on your business noticed by radio advertising with Hull Kingston Radio 107.4FM.

Here at East Yorkshire’s biggest community radio station, we can slash a nice 10% off our normal rates on advertising & sponsorship packages for trust members. £26 per week will get you 8 adverts plays per day, 365 days a year, that’s 2912 advert plays in total, and at just 46p per advert play to Trust members it won’t burn a hole in your pocket! But that’s not all!  We will give you a FREE website link, FREE business interview, and connect with your business on our social media platforms.

Plus, we have show & feature sponsorship that starts from just £25 per week!, and that comes with 10% off as well.

All our adverts are produced by the multi-award winning local company Engine 7. It’s commercial radio standard advertising, at a community radio price!

For more information call Pete Mills on 01482 715105 Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, or email him here.

Terms & conditions apply.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.

We were contacted after Saturdays game versus Birmingham City by numerous members and supporters, including carers for disabled supporters in relation to an automated evacuation alert that was broadcast over the stadium tannoy system at half time.

We have contacted the club and they have responded stating that they, “are in consultation with SMC with regards to this. A response to supporters will be given in due course”.

We thank the club for their email and look forward to their response.

Two contrasting results over the last week for the Tigers has seen their slim play off hopes all-but evaporate.

Firstly a trip to London was going very well after Fraizer Campbell opened the scoring however that was as good as it got for City who conceded five without reply. An improved showing three days later under a sadly record low KCOM crowd saw the Tigers bounce back with a 2-1 defeat of Millwall.

City can go level on points with opponents Birmingham on Saturday if they are victorius with the Blues also aiming for a play off push.

Here’s your update from the trust this week…

HCST Annual General Meeting
We are pleased to conform that our Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 2nd March in the concert room at the William Gemmill Social Club.

The meeting will start at 12.30pm and all members are welcome.  (Please remember your membership cards to assist the signing in process for meeting attendees)

The agenda and pre-reading can be downloaded here.

HCST on Sportstalk
HCST Secretary Richard Mathers and Directors-elect Dave Batte and Bobbi Hadgraft were guests on BBC Radio Humbersides ‘SportsTalk’ programme on Thursday (28th).

The three answered tricky questions on many City-related topics from Presenter Mike White and from listeners.

If you missed the show you can listen to it here.

RIP Bobby Doyle
It is with sadness that we learned today of the death of former City player Bobby Doyle.

Bobby, a fans favourite, joined City in 1985 and made 53 appearances before being forced to retire in 1987.

HCST extend our condolences to his family at this sad time.

Former Blackpool ST Chairman on Board
Tim Fielding, a former Chairman of Blackpool Supporters Trust, has been appointed to the newly formed Board of Blackpool FC.

Tim, a solicitor &  who is now an Honorary  Vice-President of Blackpool Supporters Trust, will represent the fans in an observastional role to ensure full transparency.

We are sure that Tim will serve the fans well, and we look forward to the day when every club has fan representation on their Boards…..

EFL / MIND Badges
The EFL and MIND have launched a campaign entitled ‘On Your Side’ to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Part of this campaign includes the sale of ‘On Your Side’ badges in the colours of all the 72 EPL teams.

Hull City badges are still avaiable and can be bought from the MIND on-Line Shop here.

More details of the campaign can be found here.

HCST ‘Last Man Standing’ Competition
Week 6 and 12 tipsters are left standing..

Two people were victims of Harry Kane’s Spurs being unable ot overcome ‘Little Burnley’

Those of you who are playing should have received an email, if not contact Ian via the address on the website.

If you didn’t sign up this time – don’t worry, we will be running another competition after this one finishes!. 

FSF Away Fans Survey 2018/19
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are running their annual survey of the experience of fans who attend away games. 

The survey can be found here and should take only a few minutes to fill in.

We encourage all travelling fans to complete the survey to allow the FSF to measure  the experience of the away fan. Remember you can fill it in for each away gameswhich you attend..

KCOM Move Impact Survey.
Football an Tomas Cresswell is asking fans help in completing a survey for his dissertation.

His dissertation is about the commercialisation of professional football, and is asking fans how significant the move to the KCOM Stadium has been in the success the club has enjoyed over the past 20 years 

The survey can be completed here and will only take about 5 minutes.

Hull City Ladies
After a blank weekend last week, the Tigresses return to league action this Sunday with a home fixture against Huddersfield Town Ladies.

The run of tough fixtures continue for City as the Terriers are currently 4th in the table with games in hand on the teams above.

Town were 4-1 victors in the reverse fixture earlier in the season so City will need to be on their game to get a positive result.

Kick off is 2pm at the Hull University Sports Ground on Inglemire Lane. Don’t forget adult members get a 20% discount on production of your HCST card and kids can watch for free.

For more articles on The Ladies check out the excellent Fanatic Hull website.

Funds available for Local Youth Football teams.
Do You (or someone you know) run a Hull Boys Sunday Football team or an East Riding Girls Team?

The collapse of the Wembley sale might result in no extra funds going to grass roots football, but don’t worry – funding is available locally.

Several years ago, the then Tigers Co-Operative, now Hull City Supporters Trust, donated £6,000 to support local youth football teams.

For more details of the scheme follow the link here.

There are still funds available, of up to £100 per team. All you need to do is complete the application form available here.

Good Luck!

Amber Nectar
More wisdom from our friends at Amber Nectar. 

Please follow these links for the latest Podcast  and  Things We Think We Think.

Hull City Fans Forum on Hull Kingston Radio
More fan-focused chat from our friends at HKR.

You can listen to the latest programme here.

Tigers Down Under
The latest podcast from our antipodean friends. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud.

Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

HCST’s Partners of the Week 
In this week’s Partner of the Week section, we have an in-depth look at two HCST partners – Victoria Dock Animal Services & Fudges Den Luxury Holiday Cottage.

Our first partner of the week is  Victoria Dock Animal Services

Contact Steph on 07852 367860.

10% OFF ALL SERVICES FOR HCST MEMBERS

They provide training services for dogs and other animals. This includes one to one behaviour consultations as well as wider classes. Although based in Victoria Dock, services are provided anywhere in Hull and the surrounding area.

Our second Partner of the Week is Fudges Den Luxury Holiday Cottage in Filey

See the brochure for full details.

10% DISCOUNT FOR HCST MEMBERS

Email Suzy to make your booking.

Merchandise Offer
For this week’s offer, City / HCAFC scarves are £4. Buy yours from the storehere.

Stop the front page!
HCST are looking for new contributors to our website.

These can be articles about football in general, all things Hull City or match reports. So if you’re a sports journalist in the making or just fancy giving it a go as a hobby please let us know – you don’t need to be a professional – all articles will be welcome. There’s no requirement to produce words every week or month, just as and when you are able to. If you are interested please email us here.