Serious doubt has been cast over the future of Reading Women after a takeover bid fell apart at the final stages. Fears had been growing in recent weeks over the future of the set-up, which had been among the finest in the country, and a petition was set up in hopes of convincing potential buyers to save it. Funding from current owner Dai Yongge was not forthcoming to keep the team at the second tier, but a takeover bid had been accepted for solely the women's side
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An 11th-hour bid to take over Reading’s women’s team and fund them to stay in the Women’s Championship has fallen through