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Bangkok Post – Desperate times for Royals as club fights to survive

As a life-long Reading fan it was very sad to witness the scenes at my home town club last Saturday. The League One match between Reading and visiting Port Vale was abandoned after 16 minutes when an estimated 1,000 fans ran onto the pitch to protest against Royals’ owner Dai Yongge, a Chinese businessman.

The 16th minute was symbolic as it reflected the 16 points that the Royals have been deducted owing to financial mismanagement by the owner since he took over in 2017.

The English Football League accept the situation is untenable and have told Dai “to either…

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