Reading protest group confirm discussions over future 'possible action' underway
Reading protest group Sell Before We Dai have confirmed discussions are underway for more action as the Dai Yongge Reign remains ongoing in Berkshire.
Choosing not to, or unable to, regularly fund the club, the Royals have dropped from the brink of the Premier League to flirting with League Two in the past eight years.
During this fall from grace, the club have consistently picked up points deductions, fines and transfer embargoes for failing to fulfil it's responsibilities.
Now ensued in a bitter legal dispute with prospective buyer Rob Couhig, the takeover rumbles on as the club confirms no party is in exclusive negotiations to sell.
Some positives from yesterday and today (you’ve gotta take them when you can):
- Fee for Sam Smith will make a big difference to short term funding ✅
- Fee for Bindon and a loan back ✅
- Loan striker with experience despite our #EFL ban ✅
Sadly outweighed by the…— Sell Before We Dai (@SellBeforeWeDai) February 4, 2025
This comes as Sam Smith and Tyler Bindon were sold in the January transfer window, albeit with the 20-year-old Bindon returning on loan until the summer.
While off-field work has continued, with MPs lobbied and banners driven around London, the supporters have not taken action on a matchday since January 2024 when a match against Port Vale was abandoned following a pitch invasion.
12 months on, the supporters are getting understandably restless.
"The Dais have already left two clubs to die so understandable that fans are concerned. We’re discussing next steps as a group including a possible action," said Sell before We Dai.
A march on the EFL Headquarters in Preston has been floated, as has disruption outside properties owned by Dai Yongge or CEO Dayong Pang.