Reading to be deducted six points - CONFIRMED

[Canton Kev]

Surely there should be a 'cut-off' time for points deductions - I'd say 10 games minimum. Either they've broken the rules or they haven't. Especially in a relegation battle [as is the case with most clubs incurring points deductions], it affects all those other clubs at the bottom of the league. A six point deduction at the start is different to one with 5 or 6 games left.

And if they waited until next season and we get relegated this year with Reading 5 points ahead of us…. You’d take that on the chin would you?

This has been hanging over Reading for months. If Ince turns around and says “well for the last few games we’ve given a half hearted effort because we didn’t realise we could be deducted points” that’s on them.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Reading journo saying the deduction will be announced before Friday
https://mobile.twitter.com/jonathanl...38218533339149

[Canton Kev]

Reading journo saying the deduction will be announced before Friday
https://mobile.twitter.com/jonathanl...38218533339149

Starting to lose hope that it’ll happen. Swear it’s been “any day now” for the last month…

[jon1959]

Starting to lose hope that it’ll happen. Swear it’s been “any day now” for the last month…

Ince said 'in the next 24/48 hours' last Thursday.

It's been imminent for weeks. Reading have been expecting it for weeks. Very strange from the EFL.

[EastbourneBlue]

Ince said 'in the next 24/48 hours' last Thursday.

It's been imminent for weeks. Reading have been expecting it for weeks. Very strange from the EFL.

Completely unacceptable from the EFL. Reach a decision and announce it. Simple

[Forgotmyoldaccount]

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comm...ediate_effect/

Feel for their fans, but might keep us up

[Brizzlebluebirds]

Completely unacceptable from the EFL. Reach a decision and announce it. Simple

Just been announced, 6 point deduction.

[Monster munch]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65175863

[Forgotmyoldaccount]

I honestly feel for their fans. I hate when teams get deducted points, deserved or not.

6 points isn't too bad though, not like the 15 or so some teams have had!

[OurManFlint II]

And if they waited until next season and we get relegated this year with Reading 5 points ahead of us…. You’d take that on the chin would you?

This has been hanging over Reading for months. If Ince turns around and says “well for the last few games we’ve given a half hearted effort because we didn’t realise we could be deducted points” that’s on them.

There are cut off dates and rules already, you just have to look on the EFL website! All clubs sign up to it and its public knowledge, no great conspiracy.

[jon1959]

https://www.efl.com/news/2023/april/...football-club/

[Canton Kev]

Excellent news. And with such great weather today too. I will enjoy a stroll in the sun with a smile on my face.

[North Cardiff Blue]

After tomorrow they have 7 games remaining. I'd be really p****d off if they docked my club with just 7 matched remaining. At this late stage and with relegation a possibility, game management becomes more and more critical. As things stand, if you were Ince you may be inclined to settle for a point whereas with 6 points less you may go for a winner.

If it was us they would wait till the last game and then deduct one more point than necessary to send us down, if we won the last game or not.

[Rjk]

looking like it's 1 from us, Reading, Huddersfield, qpr and Rotherham to join Wigan and Blackpool in league one.

the Blackpool and Rotherham games will be massive for us

[TWGL1]

looking like it's 1 from us, Reading, Huddersfield, qpr and Rotherham to join Wigan and Blackpool in league one.

the Blackpool and Rotherham games will be massive for us

Reading play Wigan & Huddersfield in their final two games

[North Cardiff Blue]

https://thefishy.co.uk/formtable.php?table=2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table

Wigan and Blackpool down, with Huddersfield, Reading or QPR.

If we win Friday we'll be safe, lose and I will be slightly worried, but we still have plenty of points available.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Rotherhams fixtures tricky too, they may be in trouble

Friday 7th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
13:00
West Bromwich Albion
Monday 10th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Norwich City
15:00
Rotherham United
Saturday 15th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
15:00
Luton Town
Tuesday 18th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
19:45
Burnley
Saturday 22nd April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Bristol City
15:00
Rotherham United
Saturday 29th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
15:00
Middlesbrough

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...cores-fixtures

I think we will finish 18th

[blue lewj]

Rotherhams fixtures tricky too, they may be in trouble

Friday 7th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
13:00
West Bromwich Albion
Monday 10th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Norwich City
15:00
Rotherham United
Saturday 15th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
15:00
Luton Town
Tuesday 18th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
19:45
Burnley
Saturday 22nd April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Bristol City
15:00
Rotherham United
Saturday 29th April
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United
15:00
Middlesbrough

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...cores-fixtures

And they're playing us obviously.

That could be a very important fixture by the time it comes around.

[North Cardiff Blue]

And they're playing us obviously.

That could be a very important fixture by the time it comes around.

Yes and what a grudge match!

[jon1959]

Statement from Mark Bowen on the Reading club site:

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/202...r-to-our-fans/

He expects the 6 point deduction to be 'the last of our medicine' and for the transfer embargo to be lifted in the summer.

Reading that made me wish that there was someone in our club who would communicate with the fans that way. It gave a full backstory, an explanation, a vision for the future and more. We are teetering on the brink of relegation, with a transfer embargo, a seemingly endless list of future litigation, massive annual financial losses, and a blocked pathway from the academy to the first team.

The positives of a new academy complex, new training ground plans and a successful women's team do not tip the scales.

We need a Cardiff City Mark Bowen (Tan, Dalman, Choo, a Director of Football, a fan director on the Board?) to speak to us!

[blue lewj]

Yes and what a grudge match!

I'm hoping by that time it is a dead rubber and we won't need anything but there aren't many games left, we'd probably need to win a fair few before then and after all this is City, do we do simple?

[Rjk]

Statement from Mark Bowen on the Reading club site:

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/202...r-to-our-fans/

He expects the 6 point deduction to be 'the last of our medicine' and for the transfer embargo to be lifted in the summer.

Reading that made me wish that there was someone in our club who would communicate with the fans that way. It gave a full backstory, an explanation, a vision for the future and more. We are teetering on the brink of relegation, with a transfer embargo, a seemingly endless list of future litigation, massive annual financial losses, and a blocked pathway from the academy to the first team.

The positives of a new academy complex, new training ground plans and a successful women's team do not tip the scales.

We need a Cardiff City Mark Bowen (Tan, Dalman, Choo, a Director of Football, a fan director on the Board?) to speak to us!

there have been weeks and weeks of reading fans wondering what the hell has been going on though, I'm not sure they'd agree that their communication to the fans over this has been a paragon of virtue

[blue lewj]

Statement from Mark Bowen on the Reading club site:

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/202...r-to-our-fans/

He expects the 6 point deduction to be 'the last of our medicine' and for the transfer embargo to be lifted in the summer.

Reading that made me wish that there was someone in our club who would communicate with the fans that way. It gave a full backstory, an explanation, a vision for the future and more. We are teetering on the brink of relegation, with a transfer embargo, a seemingly endless list of future litigation, massive annual financial losses, and a blocked pathway from the academy to the first team.

The positives of a new academy complex, new training ground plans and a successful women's team do not tip the scales.

We need a Cardiff City Mark Bowen (Tan, Dalman, Choo, a Director of Football, a fan director on the Board?) to speak to us!

The club has to care about the fans to do that.

Our club just tells a hand picked few very little and lets it trickle down to the fans. They also fail to acknowledge their failings and give the air that all of the bad things have happened to them. I'd prefer a collective from this message board on the board of the club and fully believe they would have a better plan and run the club in a better way than the current board that we have.

Season ticket time soon though. Probably the pinnacle of communication and marketing seen during the calendar year at City. Show us your money.

[jon1959]

there have been weeks and weeks of reading fans wondering what the hell has been going on though, I'm not sure they'd agree that their communication to the fans over this has been a paragon of virtue

Yes, I agree. Pearcey has been saying similar about the silence on why they breached the EFL suspended points agreement. I am just referring to today's statement from Bowen which I thought was pretty good.

[dml1954]

The club has to care about the fans to do that.

Our club just tells a hand picked few very little and lets it trickle down to the fans. They also fail to acknowledge their failings and give the air that all of the bad things have happened to them. I'd prefer a collective from this message board on the board of the club and fully believe they would have a better plan and run the club in a better way than the current board that we have.

Season ticket time soon though. Probably the pinnacle of communication and marketing seen during the calendar year at City. Show us your money.

I am sorry but I cant let that go. You ‘would prefer a collective from this message board on the board of the club’ 😂😂. Presumably with yourself as chairman, I suppose ! Jesus wept, give me strength. A collective from this board couldn’t run a piss up in a brewery.