Reading followers have issued a brutal cryptic message to the EFL after the beleaguered membership was hit with a contemporary factors deduction.
The Royals have been deducted an extra two factors, taking the full to 6 this season, over the membership’s failure to repay money owed. The League One outfit’s proprietor Dai Yongge has additionally been fined £100,000 “for non-compliance” and urged to “adequately fund” the membership or promote his shareholding.
The two-point deduction sees the Royals drop to nineteenth within the desk, three factors above the relegation zone. Fed-up supporters have launched a concerted marketing campaign to stress Dai into promoting up.
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Last month, round 1,000 Royals followers entered the pitch within the sixteenth minute of a match in opposition to Port Vale as a part of a protest in opposition to Dai’s possession. Supporters are additionally livid with the EFL over their dealing with of the saga.
The marketing campaign group, Sell Before We Dai, has blasted the league over the membership’s newest factors deduction. An announcement stated: “Given the continuing gross sales talks of Reading, the timing of immediately’s punishment is spectacular. Imposing a factors penalty which will increase our possibilities of relegation and subsequently decreases the prospect of our membership being bought is totally misguided.
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“The EFL claims to be on the side of the fans, instead – yet again – they disproportionately punish those who care most over those who care the least.”
The assertion added that the “league cares more about the rulebook” than golf equipment like Reading and repeated requires an impartial soccer regulator to be put in. The group added that protests would proceed, with a demo in London being deliberate.
After studying the assertion, eagle-eyed supporters noticed the cryptic message inside it, with the beginning of every line from paragraphs 4 to 6 spelling out “f*** the EFL”.
Social media customers liked the hidden message. One quipped: “They aren’t only good at Reading but writing too.” Another added: “That’s brilliant” whereas a 3rd declared: “Outstanding.”
Reading acknowledged the factors deduction and their proprietor’s superb in an announcement and stated: “The club can again confirm that Mr Dai is proactively trying to secure the sale of the club with negotiations continuing with various parties.”