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  • Reading crisis goes on after former chairman’s takeover bid is rejected

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    Former Reading chairman Roger Smee says he is “sad” that his takeover bid to prise the club from unpopular owner Dai Yongge has been rejected. Morning Wire revealed last month that the 76-year-old property tycoon, who also played for Reading in the 1960s and 1970s, was putting together a rescue package. Smee also expressed his [...]

    Smee's takeover bid would have rescued Reading and their fans from the ownership of Dai Yongge

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