Club statement

[Brogue]

AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR FANS | FROM MR DAI AND DAYONG PANG



WE ARE 150. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FANTASTIC SUPPORT! AND, RIGHT NOW, IT IS US AGAINST THE WORLD.
Dear Royals supporters,

This is a thank you. This weekend, we are delighted to welcome so many of you all to the Select Car Leasing Stadium for an occasion which can bring us all together in celebration of this club’s 150th anniversary. Thank you so much for your support.

This club has real history. Our 150th anniversary event on Saturday is marking a magnificent achievement for everyone connected to Reading Football Club – owners, managers, coaches, players, staff…past and present. But most of all, our fans. Supporters stick by their side through the good times and the bad and you, our fans, deserve our sincere appreciation and our unreserved gratitude for the loyalty and love you have shown this club.

This season has been tough. We know. We have accepted a points deduction. We have accepted the strict transfer limitations we have had to work with. We have to accept that due to our circumstances and an unimaginable injury crisis, consistent performances have been difficult and achieving results has not been easy. We are in a fight and we need to fight together. To do that, we need you.

Right now, our only aim is to try to stay up. We have a squad of players which has the ability to earn the results we need and we have more than a third of the season to turn this around. One game at a time, a galvanised group of players with the support of our fans in the stands, have to put every ounce of energy into propelling this club forward. Then, in the summer, we can reset. Refocus and begin to build.

We will be better, on and off the pitch. We vowed to fix the issues of the past and that work has already begun. Put simply, though, we need your support. We ask this of you a lot. But it is true. We know supporting a football club isn’t easy. And it isn’t always enjoyable. We won’t always get it right. You’ll not agree with everything we do and what we try might not always work. Fans will always have their voice and it will always be heard. That won’t change and nor should it. However, negativity can’t help us in our fight. We hear your concerns and appreciate your frustration, your pain and anger. But the remainder of this season can’t be about a club fighting itself. This has to be us against the world.

On Saturday, we play Coventry City at the Select Car Leasing and we celebrate the 150th anniversary of our club’s first ever competitive fixture. We have a whole host of activities planned for the day and you have rallied behind us to fill every seat in the stands. Alone, that won’t earn us three points. We know we have to perform for you. But remember, to these players, a few extra percent from their fans matters. It can make the difference.

And win, lose or draw, all we ask is that you get behind the team and give us the best chance of success on Saturday and for the remaining 16 games that follow!

Thank you for your continued loyal, understanding and vocal support.

Mr Dai Yongge, Owner
Mr Dayong Pang, Chief Executive

[SCIAG]

Good statement, hard to disagree with anything they say there. Shows they have good heads on their shoulders and do care about the club.

[Sutekh]

I think the fans might have one or two activities planned as well.

[Theroyalbox]

Load of shite

[Hendo]

Thats the attitude.

"We want more communication from the club. Look at the Birmingham owners, they've come out with an open letter"

*Club communicates with an open letter*

"What a load of shit".

JFC.

[Theroyalbox]

'The fans have a voice, but we aren't going to listen'

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Good statement in all fairness, some good things in parts to hear. I can understand why it's not the statement we all want to read and why there is resentment to it though.

[CountryRoyal]

Couldn't even finish it, awful read and a load of crap.

[Silver Fox]

Thats the attitude.

"We want more communication from the club. Look at the Birmingham owners, they've come out with an open letter"

*Club communicates with an open letter*

"What a load of shit".

JFC.

Totally unsurprising, it doesn't give the fans the moon on the stick they demanded and is therefore not enough

Interesting* to note they don't back the manager

[Hound]

yeah great. Now just sack the clown in charge of the team

[NathStPaul]

Get fcuked.

[tidus_mi2]

I think one of the big concerns of the fans is that if we get relegated they'll look to jump ship and we'd be left in the lurch. Just a comment about commitment beyond the current season would have been nice but perhaps they don't even want to talk about that possible outcome ahead of time.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Nothing statement; not transparent. What are you doing about the manager? What changes to management structure are you making to improve things? What is the role of Kia Joorabchian in our club? Start answering these questions and then I'll start giving you credit.

Edit: also what has also been mentioned that if we get relegated they'll stay around to fix the mess instead of fcuking off and letting us rot. I can basically forgive all their mistakes to date if they commit to learning, improving and fixing.

[Brogue]

Nothing statement; not transparent. What are you doing about the manager? What changes to management structure are you making to improve things? What is the role of Kia Joorabchian in our club? Start answering these questions and then I'll start giving you credit.

Edit: also what has also been mentioned that if we get relegated they'll stay around to fix the mess instead of fcuking off and letting us rot. I can basically forgive all their mistakes to date if they commit to learning, improving and fixing.

These questions have already been answered by the club

[paultheroyal]

Good statement - reads well - now time for action.

Interesting positive point was that there was no mention of the manager, backing him etc etc.....

Still hope.

[John Smith]

Good statement.

How? It doesn't actually say anything

[Brogue]

For those who Might have missed it STAR had a meeting with the Reading exec board a few weeks back and addressed a lot of the questions being asked in this thread.

It’s all here in black and white https://star-reading.org/wp-content/upl ... n-2022.pdf

[tidus_mi2]

For those who Might have missed it STAR had a meeting with the Reading exec board a few weeks back and addressed a lot of the questions being asked in this thread.

It’s all here in black and white https://star-reading.org/wp-content/upl ... n-2022.pdf

I don't see anything in there about plans if we get relegated, screams that they will bail if we go down.

[Silver Fox]

For those who Might have missed it STAR had a meeting with the Reading exec board a few weeks back and addressed a lot of the questions being asked in this thread.

It’s all here in black and white https://star-reading.org/wp-content/upl ... n-2022.pdf

I don't see anything in there about plans if we get relegated, screams that they will bail if we go down.

Screams???

If ever there was evidence that people on here will only ever see what they want to see that'll do it

[Franchise FC]

For those who Might have missed it STAR had a meeting with the Reading exec board a few weeks back and addressed a lot of the questions being asked in this thread.

It’s all here in black and white https://star-reading.org/wp-content/upl ... n-2022.pdf

I don't see anything in there about plans if we get relegated, screams that they will bail if we go down.

If that suits your agenda, then that’s what you’ll read into it.
The statement simply concentrates on this season - isn’t that what we want ? To survive this season ?