"Please be patient" - Reading FC CEO issues message to supporters following Port Vale protest | OneFootball

Reading CEO Dayong Pang has urged supporters to show greater patience amid further turmoil behind the scenes at the League One side.

The Royals’ clash against Port Vale was abandoned last weekend during the first half due to fans showcasing their displeasure with the current ownership by taking to the pitch to protest Dai Yongge.

The game was not restarted, with the situation coming to a head last weekend.

Reading have already been deducted four points by the EFL this season due to breaches of their financial rules, having been docked six last year as well.

The financial issues at the Berkshire outfit could threaten their existence, with their status as a League One side very much in danger.

Pang: “Please be patient”

Speaking on Talksport, Pang issued a message to supporters following last weekend’s abandoned game against Port Vale.

The club’s chief executive believes that Dai is willing to sell the club, but that time is needed to complete any potential deal.

“The reaction [to the protest] is that it’s done nothing good for the club or the selling process,” said Pang, via RDG Today.

“Be more patient. It takes time. Please be patient.

“We are talking to all different types of buyers. Mr Dai is 100% willing to sell the club.

“He’s trying to put the club in safe hands. We can’t sell the club to just any people.

“It’s complicated. All I can say is to be more patient.”

Reading and Port Vale were still scoreless when fans invaded the pitch, which led to the abandonment of their game.

It is not yet known what punishment, if any, the club will face for the protest, or when the game will be rescheduled.

The EFL released a statement on Monday in which they warned further sanctions on Yongge were being explored.

Reading are currently 21st in the League One table, albeit they now have a game in hand on their relegation rivals.

The gap to safety is three points, with Ruben Selles’ side unbeaten in their last six league fixtures.

Reading will be keen to avoid back-to-back relegations, having suffered the drop from the Championship last season.

The Berkshire side haven’t been as low as the fourth division since 1984.

Next up for Selles’ team is a trip to face Wigan Athletic on 20 January.

Reading fans have shown plenty of patience

Reading supporters have been angry with Dai Yongge’s ownership of the club for quite some time.

However, it is only now that the situation has reached a point where they felt the need to take drastic action in the form of an on-pitch protest.

They have shown a lot of patience during this tumultuous period, so asking for fans to continue waiting is quite tone-deaf.

The sooner a sale is agreed the better, as the future of the club is under increasing pressure the longer this goes on.