Reading’s CEO Dayong Pang accuses followers of doing ‘nothing good’ after protests

Reading CEO Dayong Pang has criticised the membership’s followers for invading the pitch in protest towards their unpopular proprietor Dai Yongge final weekend.

The Royals are at the moment teetering on the brink on account of mismanagement from the very prime, with the EFL having ordered Yongge to both fund the membership adequately or make instant preparations to promote.

Reading followers made their voices heard by storming the pitch throughout the early phases of Saturday’s sport towards Port Vale, which was subsequently deserted because of the protest, resulting in a lot controversy concerning the incident and its protection on Sky Sports. In a uncommon interview on talkSPORT on Tuesday morning, Pang hit again at supporters by insisting that taking issues into their very own arms just isn’t serving to the continued sale course of.

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“The reaction has done nothing good for the club or the selling process,” stated Pang. “It’s ongoing. I urge fans to be patient, please everybody, the loyal fans, be patient. We are talking to all different kinds of buyers. Mr Dai is 100% willing to sell the club.

“We perceive [how important the club is to the fans]. He is making an attempt to place the membership into secure arms, we can’t simply promote the membership to anyone. It’s difficult. There’s nothing I can do extra. We are doing our job. Some followers assume they’re doing the best factor however all I can say is to ask our followers to be extra affected person. The promoting course of is ongoing.”

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Reading have been hit with a 16-point deduction underneath Yongge’s possession, seeing them in a struggle towards back-to-back relegations after falling from the Championship final season. The membership has additionally struggled to pay wages on time and has made a number of key employees redundant in current months.

A gaggle of Reading supporters, often known as ‘Sell Before We Dai’, have referred to as for pressing motion from the EFL to take away Yongge from his place. Group spokesperson Nick Houlton said: “We really need the EFL to take decisive action now, not just for us but for all football fans whose clubs are under threat due to negligent owners.”

He added: “The EFL has the power to approve owners. It is astonishing they are powerless to remove them. An independent regulator for football cannot come soon enough but there are things the EFL can do now to force Dai Yongge out of football for good.”

Houlton additional commented on the current pitch invasion by followers, saying: “Saturday’s pitch invasion by fans was borne out of sheer desperation and fear. We can see the owner is purposefully digging his heels in over the sale of the club and we urgently need help from those in power to act now.”