Hundreds of Reading FC supporters turned out in protest against the running of the club before the 150th anniversary match against Coventry City.

Beginning at 1pm outside the main entrance, supporters brought flares, banners, and their singing voices as fans demand change at the top of the club.

The match itself is the celebration of 150 years of Reading Football Club and a sell-out crowd of 24,000 made their way to the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Speaking to some protesters on a Facebook Live, Reading FC reporter Benjy Nurick found out why some felt the need to protest.

One supporter wants to ensure the club are still around for decades to come so that his young children can continue watching the Royals.

He said: “There’s a lot of worry that the club isn’t going to be here in a few years. I’ve got two young kids; I want to make sure that the club is still here in 20-30 years’ time for them to keep watching. They want to appeal to the next generation; well, they need to make sure the club is still here for the next generation.

Meanwhile another added: “There needs to be a change in direction from the top to the bottom. He [club owner Mr Dai] has already killed two clubs, he’s bought this club and he’s running it into the ground.

Reading are currently hovering dangerously above the relegation zone, having lost seven straight matches.

A third fan added that this would be a catastrophe for the football club.

He implored: “We want to get the club back to how it should be run. We’ve had years of this owner and it’s getting worse. The communication is getting worse, everyone can see through it. It’s not coming from the owner; it’s coming from the communications officer and it’s not good enough. They’ve had time after time to put it right and they still try and throw money at fans to try and cover it. This isn’t how a club should be run. It’s a rudderless ship. You want to see direction someone, but we’ve got direction from nowhere. We’re only going in one direction right now. There’s got to be some realisation from the hierarchy of the magnitude of the problems because if we go down to League One it will be catastrophic for the club.