'The club is on life support… he's killing us', say angry Reading fans as owner SELLS training ground to EFL rivals | 1Z08BVB | 2024-03-16 02:08:01
The League One club, who have been relegated from the Championship final season, have lurched from one crisis to another underneath
ANGRY READING supporters have claimed that the club is "on life help" and that their proprietor is "killing" the club amid the newest controversy.
The League One club, who have been relegated from the Championship final season, have lurched from one crisis to another underneath Dai Yongge.
The Royals have been initially docked a point in August for breaching EFL laws, with an extra three suspended.
The next month they triggered their extra three-point deduction, after failing to deposit 125 per cent of their monthly wage invoice into an account by a date agreed to by the EFL.
They then acquired their third points deduction of the season last month after they have been docked an extra two factors to take the whole to six.
During 2023, the Royals have been late paying HMRC for over 100 days, with EFL rules prohibiting more than 80 and that has led to common protests from supporters demanding that Yongge sell the membership.
Nevertheless, this week reviews emerged that the controversial Chinese businessman had agreed to flog one thing else as an alternative – Studying's Bearwood Park training floor to League One rivals Wycombe Wanderers.
And that has further infuriated fed-up followers as Caroline Parker, a spokesperson for Sell Before We Dai spokesperson, stated in an open letter from the group: "The news that Studying FC proprietor Dai Yongge, his sister and fellow owner Dai Xiu Li, and CEO Dayong Pang, are selling our training floor exhibits that they never meant to promote the membership.
"They're intent on only one factor – killing Reading FC – a membership with a proud 152-year history. This membership is now firmly on life help.
"But when Yongge, Xiu Li and Pang are killing the membership, then Wycombe Wanderers proprietor Rob Couhig is an confederate. He won't have pulled the trigger, however he's helping the house owners to hide the body.
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"Promoting one among Reading's key belongings makes the club even much less engaging to a brand new owner – and virtually definitely scares off potential buyers who have been already having to deal with Yongge's unpredictability, all whereas leaving extra chaos for followers, players and employees to endure.
"But questions have to be asked.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "To Yongge, Xiu Li and Pang – with a £1 million shortfall staring the club in the face, are they planning on utilizing the funds to keep the membership alive, or to run off with them to an off-shore tax haven, leaving Reading FC in an even more perilous state of affairs?"
It added: "It's time for action. We're calling on all Reading followers to collect tomorrow night time (Friday) at 6pm outdoors Adams Park for a peaceful protest – and we'd invite all Wycombe followers who don't want their membership to turn into referred to as the brand new MK Dons to stand with us – because soccer has an ownership drawback.
"We know Reading followers are confused and fearful. So are we. But one thing is obvious: we won't surrender within the battle for the way forward for our membership."
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