Reading fans follow protest message vs Wigan despite Dai Yongge ownership stance

Reading supporters refrained from repeating on-field protests against much-maligned owner Dai Yongge during their League Two showdown against Wigan Athletic on Saturday afternoon. A sublime winner from Wigan starlet Thelo Aasgaard settled the scores for them at the DW Stadium.

The Royals were back in action for the first time since around 1,000 supporters stormed the pitch in the preceding game against Port Vale - causing that match to be postponed. Reading were warned against a repeat despite their ongoing animosity towards Yongge - who bought the club in 2017.

Similarly to their opponents, Reading were hit with a points deduction this season - over previous payment issues with players and staff - while Yongge has also been fined personally over his failure to fund an account to preserve security with regards to future payments.

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The EFL sought his disqualification in November. However, an independent commission rejected that and imposed a fine instead, while Yongge was fined a further £50,000 last week after he did not fund a deposit account to cover staff wages - meaning he has been in default for coming up four months.

However justified Reading supporters might have been, they were urged not to repeat the eye-catching, powerful scenes that caused the game against Vale to be abandoned. It was also highlighted to a fan group any future protests might only harm the club and their supporters.

Minutes from the most recent meeting between the EFL and Supporters Trust at Reading (STAR) representatives, which took place this week, show that the EFL 'sought to understand what future protest