Reading football fans asked to dress up as clowns
It's the latest protest against owner Dai Yongge
Last updated 8th Feb 2024
Fans of Reading FC will continue to protest against the club’s absent owner Dai Yongge this weekend during the Royals’ home fixture against Charlton Athletic.
The campaign group Sell Before We Dai are calling on supporters to go to game wearing clown wigs, masks and costumes to symbolise what they describe as the circus created by the “clown” of an owner.
The campaign point out his financial mismanagement has to date cost the club 16 points in the last three seasons.
Campaign group Sell Before We Dai have organised Clown Day and have arranged for face painters to be on hand so Reading’s young supporters can join in too. There will also be a limited number of clown wigs and masks available outside the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Saturday, including masks depicting the face of Dai Yongge.
Caroline Parker from Sell Before We Dai said:
"We've called the event 'get that clown out of our town' and we encouraging people to dress up in their best clown attire and descend upon the SCL stadium and have a good giggle and basically humiliate the owner.
"I will be there in full clown gear I will have the full outfit with clown shoes and a wig the whole nine yards, it's a great one who haven't liked the other protests disruptions this is very inclusive and we also want to get the kids involved in this one because we are a family club."
The campaign group say they're keen to avoid any protests that might disrupt games with a 3 point suspended points deduction hanging over the club.