Another Royal blow by Ollie Cater

Reading’s 2-point deduction on the 27th of February for failing to pay dues to HMRC within the 80-day limit set by the EFL marks the fifth point deduction since November 2021, now totaling 18 points in all, and the sixth for the 23/24 campaign.

Despite off-pitch struggles, the Royals are one of the in-form teams in League 1. Their form since the start of 2024 would position them comfortably in sixth place in the league table, having collected 18 points with 5 wins, 3 draw, and 3 loses. However, with the unfortunate point deductions, the battle to stay out of the relegation zone continues.

Manager Rubén Sellés has been getting the most out of his squad on the pitch. There was much fear around the club during the January transfer window that mass selling would occur to balance the books. Six players departed, including homegrown Tom Mclntyre, who joined Portsmouth for a mere £75,000, and academy grad- uate Thomas Holmes, who signed for Premier League Luton Town for an undisclosed fee and was loaned straight back to Reading until the end of the season.

Keeping hold of their important at-

About Ollie

Ollie Cater is a passionate Reading FC supporter and the owner of Reading FC-inspired clothing brand Royal Calcio www.royalcalcio.co.uk tacking players has been key to recent results. Creative midfielder Lewis Wing has been one of the standout stars, not only at the club but also in the League. Sellés has given him a free role in center midfield, where he has been dictating games and scoring beautiful strikes against Wycombe, Fleetwood, Carlisle, and Portsmouth.

In-and-out-of-form striker Harvey Knibbs is back to scoring goals with a brace in a 1-3 win away to Carlisle. 1,300 travelling Royals made the 600mile round trip from Berkshire to see their team pick up another three points.