[Football] Whitehawk still want to change their name

[Bozza]

Whitehawk are determined to press ahead with attempts to change the club’s name to Brighton City.

And chairman John Summers hopes the exposure from their excellent FA Cup run will help gain support for their plans.

Club officials believe the name Whitehawk is holding them back, partly due to a common albeit maybe unfair conception about the east Brighton estate which they represent and more significantly because few people outside the area know where the place is.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/14031664.Hawks_determined_to_fight_for_name_change/

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Why not just call themselves Brighton Whitehawk ?

 

[Hampster Gull]

Its ok with me

 

[Justice]

Can't see the Albion agreeing to any of this, its like opening a supermarket and calling it Tesco Super Foods.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Brighton East End Rovers

BEER FC

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Can't see the Albion agreeing to any of this, its like opening a supermarket and calling it Tesco Super Foods.

Having read the article it appears the Albion have successfully lobbied the FA. What grounds have they used though? No one owns the name Brighton and other cities have teams with the same city eg Manchester.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Having read the article it appears the Albion have successfully lobbied the FA. What grounds have they used though? No one owns the name Brighton and other cities have teams with the same city eg Manchester.

That's what I was thinking. Whitehawk should be allowed to use 'Brighton' in their name just as much as we can.

 

[Mutts Nuts]

That's what I was thinking. Whitehawk should be allowed to use 'Brighton' in their name just as much as we can.

The board are worried that another small south coast team will beat us to the promised land

 

[Super Steve Earle]

It's simple. There is now a rule stating that no team can enter a FA sanctioned league with the same town name as an existing club. So that's the end of that. Whitehawk is a little club with big ambitions, but Albion have spent millions on branding and Uncle Tony won't let the Hawks benefit by hanging on our shirt tails. So you might say, 'End of!'.

 

[BensGrandad]

If you can have MK Dons why not Brighton Hawks?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

It's simple. There is now a rule stating that no team can enter a FA sanctioned league with the same town name as an existing club. So that's the end of that. Whitehawk is a little club with big ambitions, but Albion have spent millions on branding and Uncle Tony won't let the Hawks benefit by hanging on our shirt tails. So you might say, 'End of!'.

Really? So any existing clubs who are long established would have to change their names if they happened to have the same place name as a club in the league? Hardly seems fair. Scanning the non league table there are at least a couple in the northern league, Bradford Park Avenue and FC United of Manchester for example. Is they were promoted, I can't believe they would have to change their names.

 

[Notters]

It says Brighton and Hove City on their website.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Brighthawk?

 

[Seaber]

Really? So any existing clubs who are long established would have to change their names if they happened to have the same place name as a club in the league? Hardly seems fair. Scanning the non league table there are at least a couple in the northern league, Bradford Park Avenue and FC United of Manchester for example. Is they were promoted, I can't believe they would have to change their names.

Or, indeed, New Brighton.

 

[Neil]

Skipsupervisors Utd

 

[mikeyjh]

It's simple. There is now a rule stating that no team can enter a FA sanctioned league with the same town name as an existing club. So that's the end of that. Whitehawk is a little club with big ambitions, but Albion have spent millions on branding and Uncle Tony won't let the Hawks benefit by hanging on our shirt tails. So you might say, 'End of!'.

Is that actually a rule though? In the FA rules, it just mentions that a club cannot change it's name without permission from the committee, it doesn't mention the guidelines for that committee. Would seem quite draconian or even implausible that you cannot refer to the town you're based in. In fact, aren't they asking to name themselves after the town of Brighton rather than city of Brighton & Hove?

 

[BensGrandad]

Brighton Marina Athletic.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's simple. There is now a rule stating that no team can enter a FA sanctioned league with the same town name as an existing club. So that's the end of that. Whitehawk is a little club with big ambitions, but Albion have spent millions on branding and Uncle Tony won't let the Hawks benefit by hanging on our shirt tails. So you might say, 'End of!'.

What a stupid law. So no one can form a football team with Brighton in the title ever again? Doesn't make any sense. I find this hard to believe.

 

[ExmouthExile]

Or, indeed, New Brighton.

Isn't that in Merseyside?

edit: sorry, just woken up

 

[Justice]

I once played for East Preston Seagulls is that club still going?