ian stirling is the vice chair of the manchester united supporters club. yesterday's protest was a long time coming due to the feeling of discontent and the uneasy truce that was in place between many fans and the current owners, the glazer family. he said violence was not the answer but he supported lawful protest. the super league plans laid bare the motivations of the owners, notjust at manchester united but all these so—called big six clubs. the outpouring across the whole of the football community, from players, previous owners, commentators, pundits and fans was unanimous. we have to take action from that. this laid bare how these owners�* views of how they wanted to take football in the future. it is being taken away from communities, further taken away from fans. it wasn't the way manchester united fans saw the future of their club. we've always had an uneasy relationship in terms of the ownership, with the manchester united supporters trust had their shares compulsory purchased by the club. that has always hurt as an it always hurt supporters. tha

perspective for the manchester united supporters' trust to hold and it's an interesting time to hearfrom ian stirlingsterday is about the strength of feeling _ yesterday is about the strength of feeling from supporters, i don't think_ feeling from supporters, i don't think anyone can be left in any doubt — think anyone can be left in any doubt about that and it is a fight for the _ doubt about that and it is a fight for the whole of football. you have seen _ for the whole of football. you have seen what's been going on at the 0ther— seen what's been going on at the other clubs as well, particularly from _ other clubs as well, particularly from the — other clubs as well, particularly from the big six. do i think manchester united supporters will meeidy— manchester united supporters will meekly go away with their tails between — meekly go away with their tails between their legs and not try to pursue _ between their legs and not try to pursue this? i don't, but our push as a _ pursue this? i don't, but our push as a supporters' trust is going for as a supporters' trust is going for a change — as a supp

well here's ian stirling from the supporters trust. yesterday was about the strength of feeling fromanchester feeling from supporters and this isn'tjust manchester united fans. this is a fight for the whole of football. you have seen what has been good at other clubs as well, particularly from the big six. do i think manchester united supporters willjust meekly go away with their tails between their legs and not pursue this? i don't. but i will push as a supporter trust and going for changing regulations. now, it's the last day of the world snooker championship in sheffield. three—time champion mark selby against shaun murphy in the final. and there's a full house inside the crucible to watch the drama unfold. crowds have increased throughout the tournament with 980 in for the final. the first capacity crowd at a sporting event in the uk, for more than a year. after an eight—month season of silence and of social distancing, we are about to hear the crucible roar like never before. wild cheering it is great to hear the noise of a crowd like that again. and these are the live scenes fr

well, here�*s ian stirling from the manchester united supporters trust. we support lawful protest. and that is what will deliver the change and that is what we will continue to work on. so one question now is when can the match be re—arranged for. well, this is united and liverpool�*s combined schedules until the end of the season — and, as you can see, it�*s already pretty tightly packed. there�*s three games in three days next week, before another three the week after. both clubs play on the 19th of may, before the final day of the season on the 23rd when every team in the league plays at the same time. so, as you can see, there�*s not much room for it to fit in. staying with football. the premier league say they are enlisting the help of the government to protect the football pyramid and the integrity of the football community after the failure of the breakaway european super league. in a statement, they said they are determined to hold the clubs accountable for their decisions and actions. and added that, with the help of the fa, they will impose additional rules and regulation

joining me now from manchester is ian stirling, vice chair manchester united supporters' trust.orjoining us. two sets of protest here this afternoon, one inside and one outside the stadium. what is your reaction to what happened? it is reaction to what happened? it is totall reaction to what happened? it 3 totally understandable. it has been an eventful couple of weeks. the european super league plans laid bare the motivation of these owners. it there has been an uneasy truce with the united fans in the current ownership and today's outpouring is totally understandable when you see what happened in terms of motivation. we believe sports trust is a better way to work and having fans at the centre of that is essential. fans at the centre of that is essential-— fans at the centre of that is essential. , , ., , , ., , , essential. these protests happen fairly often. _ essential. these protests happen fairly often, are _ essential. these protests happen fairly often, are the _ essential. these protests happen fairly often, are the owners - essential. these protests happen| fairly oft

well before the letter was published, ian stirling from the manchester united supporters trust spokegovernment need to put this review into place and put their findings into legislation very, very quickly. that's what's going to deliver the real change and that's what were going _ real change and that's what were going to — real change and that's what were going to continue to work on. so one question now is when can the match be re—arranged for. so this is united and liverpool's combined schedules until the end of the season — and, as you can see, it's already pretty tightly packed. there's 3 games in 3 days next week, before another 3 the week after, all of those already scheduled in the premier league. both clubs play on the 19th of may, before the final day of the season on the 23rd, when every team in the league plays at the same time. so, as you can see, there's not much room for it to fit in. staying with football, tottenham's hopes of making next season's champions league are still alive after a 4—0 win over sheffield united. gareth bale was in outstanding form at the tottenh

ian stirling is the vice chair of the manchester united supporters trust.united. gareth bale was in outstanding form at the tottenham hotspur stadium. he scored a hat—trick, with son heung—min adding the fourth late on. the result puts spurs up to fifth and afterwards bale said the team are "playing football the tottenham way", some interpreting that as a bit of a dig at former managerjose mourinho. and there was a win for tottenham's north london rivals arsenal. goals from mohamed elneny and this one from pierre—emerick aubameyang setting the gunners up nicely for the second leg of their crucial europa league semifinal against villarreal on thursday. a match between the kolkata knight riders and royal challengers bangalore, in cricket's indian premier league, has been postponed after two players contracted coronavirus. kolkata, whose team includes england one—day captain eoin morgan, says the players, varun chakravarthy and sandeep warrier, were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. both men are now isolating from the re

ian stirling is the vice—chair of the manchester united supporters trust. hejoins us now.st. condemned by the police, i wonder how much sympathy these pictures will actually elicit. brute how much sympathy these pictures will actually elicit.— will actually elicit. we support -rotest will actually elicit. we support protest but — will actually elicit. we support protest but we _ will actually elicit. we support protest but we do _ will actually elicit. we support protest but we do not - will actually elicit. we support protest but we do not want i will actually elicit. we support i protest but we do not want anything to distract away from the government response and putting the review led by fans into governance and supporter ownership. that is what needs to continue and that is what will deliver change and that is what we will continue to work on. do you condemn those _ we will continue to work on. do you condemn those who _ we will continue to work on. do you condemn those who went _ we will continue to work on. do you condemn those who went inside i we will continue to