Clubs warned of even more trouble ahead
GARY NEVILLE warns there could be further protests because football fans of the so-called big six “don’t trust the owners, they don’t like them and they think they should leave.”
Neville and Jamie Carragher were live on Sky Sports when they were interrupted by the announcement that yesterday’s game at Old Trafford was being postponed – and they pulled no punches.
“It’s a warning to the owners of the football club that they’re not going to accept what they’ve done in the past couple of weeks,” said Neville.
“That’s the first thing, the second thing is we don’t quite know what’s happened outside the ground.We know some fans came in and they were reasonably peaceful, but if there has been a disturbance then that’s not acceptable.
“But the reality is that the game has been called off today and the fans have spoken.The fans spoke a couple of weeks ago about the Super League proposal and there was a U-turn by the six owners in this country.
“It’s not going to go away because they don’t trust the owners of these clubs, they don’t like them, they think they should leave. Beyond today, it should be about reform and regulation and making sure they can’t do it again. That is the most important thing. It will be a waste of time otherwise.”
Carragher criticised those fans who came into the stadium but emphasised that those were the minority.
“We can only speak about what we’ve seen in here,” he said. “Do you want to see supporters storming stadiums left, right and centre and getting games called off? No, we don’t.
“I’m not someone that will sit here and criticise Man United fans just because I’m Liverpool. Two weeks ago supporters all over came together for the first time.
“I actually think it’s a good thing in terms of protesting and not being happy about what’s going on at the club.There will always be one or two people who take it too far and that’s not just a protest, that’s a night out with your mates – there’s always someone who does something stupid.”