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Reading FC legend Kevin Doyle: ‘It’s a disgrace that Dai Yongge was allowed to buy the club’

Andy Preston by Andy Preston
Saturday, February 17, 2024 7:54 am
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READING FC legend Kevin Doyle described the EFL’s decision to allow current owner Dai Yongge to buy the club in 2017 as a ‘disgrace’.

Doyle made his name as a Royals legend having signed from Cork City in 2005, he went on to score a total of 56 goals in 163 appearances for the club.

He was also an integral part of Reading’s famous ‘106’ side, who under Steve Coppell won promotion to the top flight for first time in the club’s history, breaking the Championship points record in the process.

Kevin Doyle, speaking to BoyleSports who offer the latest Cheltenham betting, Doyle said: “The results actually in the last few weeks have been quite good, we’ve turned it around a bit.

“How that fella (Dai Yongge) was allowed to buy the club in the first place is a disgrace.

“How did he pass any of those tests?”

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The former Republic of Ireland international also reflected on Reading’s magnificent achievement under Coppell in the 2005/06 season and believes it won’t be beaten, despite runaway Championship leaders Leicester City currently being on track to break the record.

Doyle continued: “There’s been a few over the years chasing that 106 points. I do smile when every year someone looks like they might break the record and every year it’s like ‘the best championship team ever’.

“We never get a mention even though we have it there on record. You know things are there to be beaten, but that was such a ridiculously exceptional year. I find it difficult to see anyone beating it to be honest with you.

“It was Burnley last year who came close for a while and they just couldn’t maintain it. Reading in 2005/06 was just a freak year and that and that year, like every year, you hear people saying this is the hardest Championship season ever.

“It’s a great thing to have, and it always gets brought up every year. Someone always mentions it, but it was a freak year of football and great times.”

Leicester currently have a big lead at the top and look set for an imminent Premier League return having picked up 78 points from 32 matches. The Foxes will need 29 points from a possible return of 42 from their remaining 14 league games to surpass Reading’s record.

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