The demise of Reading Football Club since the summer of 2017 has been clear to see, ever since the play off final against Huddersfield Town in the same year.
The current Chinese owners took a majority share of the football club from Lady Sasima Srivikorn, Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth, Narin Niruttinanon, with the latter retaining a smaller share of the club. The other two former owners have completely cut their ties with Reading, with Thanakarnjanasuth becoming the owner of Oxford United.
After becoming the new owners of Reading the same day as the club reached the Championship play off final in 2017, the club has taken a huge downward spiral to the point where they are struggling near the bottom of the second division table.
Their tenture thus far has been rocky, and this interactive timeline below emphasises that point. With few successful moments since the takeover, times have been very bleak at the Madejski Stadium:
The Chinese siblings' tenure at the Madejski Stadium has been nothing short of awful so far. The Royals had a very lucky escape from relegation last season after their very poor form which saw Jaap Stam leave the club. The fact that their Championship survival was only confirmed after the final fixture of the season was incredibly worrying for supporters of the Berkshire side.
Some sections of the Reading support have noticed the fact that the current shareholders have not been seen frequently at games. This is concerning fans who fear that they may be disinterested in the club, and may have bought the club for non-football reasons.
After starting their tenure so promisingly by investing in the pitch and the squad as a whole, the owners have been incredibly quiet and have spent little money on players over the past year.
Action might be taken against the brother and sister by the Reading fanbase unless they come out and state their ambitions for the club in the long term.
