Down the road on the Humber, Hull owner Assem Allam has reiterated his intention to walk away from the club if his proposed name-change is unsuccessful - which looked highly likely on Monday after the Football Association's membership committee made a "unanimous recommendation" to its council to reject the request.
The governing body spoke out at the end of a day which had seen numerous reports suggest Allam's idea to rebrand the club as Hull Tigers was set to be quashed.
In a statement, the FA said that, at a meeting last Wednesday, its membership committee had made the recommendation to the council after "consultation with stakeholders within and outside of the game".
The statement added that a full vote would be taken as planned on April 9 and that Hull were able to respond with a new submission, having been sent the written reasons.
Allam later told the Guardian that he would walk away from Hull if his plan failed, but moved to deny he would liquidate the club.
While also admitting he would now ask Hull's season ticket holders to vote on the issue, he said: "We will announce a ballot this week, and we will challenge the decision.
"If the FA does not allow our plan, we will walk away, put it on the market to sell the club. We would not put it into liquidation; there is a lot of money at stake. I will get my money when I sell."