Premier League stars assess ‘concerning’ situation at Reading FC

Before their 4-1 loss to Blackpool on Saturday, the Royals, who have had 16 points taken away from them in just three years under Dai

Yongge, were examined on Sky Sports’ premier programme.

It was questioned specifically whether it was appropriate for the fans to protest Yongge by throwing tennis balls into the pitch.

Morrison- who was a regular for Birmingham City and Crystal Palace- said: “You can understand Reading fans’ frustrations at the

moment. They can remember the Premier League years but now they’ve got an owner who is struggling to get money out of China and

struggling to pay the players’ wages on time. They keep getting these deductions as well. In terms of what is going on around the team,

it is miserable at the moment.

“It is miserable, but I’m not sure what throwing tennis balls is going to do because the players still have to go out there. They are just

trying to make a statement, which I understand. If you think about Reading, the years in the Premier League and doing ever so well,

now it’s a frustrating time in League One. The fans are not happy, and they are voicing their opinions. It is not going to help the

players. Selles is trying to do a good job. They haven’t had the best of starts but hopefully Reading Football Club can get sorted because

I remember when they were in the Premier League, and they were always a decent team.”

Dawson, who played over 300 times for Tottenham Hotspur, added: “It’s concerning when you see the things happening at that

football club. Last year, points deductions- you’re in League One and again it’s happening.”

Former PL stars Clinton Morrison and Michael Dawson labelled the situation at Reading ‘concerning’ on Sky Sports’