OFFICIALS at the Football Association have confirmed they will consult with Hull City fans before deciding whether or not to accept a request to change the club's name.
Although an application for the club to be known as Hull Tigers from next season has been received, they have not put a timescale on the decision-making process.
A spokesman for the FA said: "The FA can confirm that it has received a request from Hull City to change its playing name to Hull Tigers from season 2014/15.
"Requests to change a playing name of a club are considered under FA Rule A3 (l) and require the prior written permission of the FA Council.
"As part of the evaluation of the request a consultation process will be undertaken with various stakeholders including supporter groups.
"At present The FA is not able to provide a timescale for the completion of the consultation process and does not expect to make any further comment until the assessment of the request has been completed."Mobile users may prefer to fill in this basic version of the following poll.
