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BIGWIGS at non-league club Whitehawk faced a backlash from supporters yesterday as they attempted to rebrand the club Brighton City FC for the 2016-17 season.
An application from the club has been sent to the Football Association which has forced fans to fight back with an online petition in a bid to block the move.
As of yesterday, over 400 people had signed the petition with the club expecting a similar backlash to the one Hull owner Assem Aslam received when he tried to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers.
From pirate statues to surplus Wembley seats, The Dripping Pan offers a reminder that the game’s soul survives beyond the Premier League glare, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
With climate change, commercial overload and endless fixtures, footballers are being pushed to breaking point. It’s time their unions became a more powerful, unified force, writes JAMES NALTON
STEVEN ANDREW welcomes a fine introduction to FC United of Manchester, the team set up in opposition to Manchester United