Hull City have formally reapplied to the Football Association to change their name to Hull Tigers.
Last year, the FA Council rejected Hull owner Assem Allam's attempt to rebrand the club, although an arbitration tribunal ruled that the decision should be "set aside" in March.
That was due to the involvement of Football Supporters' Federation chairman Malcolm Clarke on the sub-committee that made the initial decision.
The tribunal believed he based his decision only on what members of the City Till We Die supporters group, now part of the Hull City Supporters' Trust, wanted -- which is for the club's 111-year-old name to remain unchanged.
That meant that while the club will remain as Hull City AFC until the end of the current campaign, Allam could reapply to change the name again ahead of the new season.
Press Association Sport revealed on Thursday that an arbitration panel ruled Allam could make another application to change the name, before a club spokesman confirmed they have formally reapplied to the FA.
Hull manager Steve Bruce is hopeful the ongoing debate over the proposed name change for the club can be put to one side for the rest of the season, with no developments expected before September.
"For what he has done for the club, putting it on the map and putting in his hard-earned money, the owner is entitled to have an opinion," Bruce told a news conference.
"Hopefully there's a middle ground but at the moment I hope it can be put to one side and we make sure that Hull City/Hull Tigers are in the Premier League next season and we can have that debate in the summer."
Allam believes the Tigers name is more marketable worldwide and could help the club attract the greater investment he feels is necessary to compete at the top level and grow.
He has expressed his dislike for the City name and said last year he would "give away" the club if he lost arbitration and could not find a buyer.