JAAP STAM has issued another appeal for more patience from Reading FC fans who booed the team during their 2-1 victory against Ipswich Town.

Royals snatched a last-gasp win in last Friday's televised clash at the Madejski Stadium thanks to Danny Williams penalty deep in injury time.

It was the third penalty referee Jeremy Simpson awarded on the night after Garath McCleary had put Royals ahead from the spot late in the first half, only for Brett Pitman soon after the break.

But Stam admitted he is becoming frustrated with the criticism his side has received from some sections of supporter for their possession-based approach to games.

“Sometimes it's frustrating,” he declared. “But I understand because it is a totally new way of playing.

“The last couple of seasons were different with 4-4-2 or a diamond midfield, but we want to play possession football.

“When there is no pressure on your goalkeeper or defender, you should keep the ball, even if you can't play it forward.

“You hold it and wait because eventually one of the opposition players will step out and you can create chances.

“I would rather do that instead of playing a long ball, losing it and using up a lot of energy to chase it and win it back again.”

The 44-year-old Dutchman added: “That is a different way of thinking and sometimes I can understand the fans who think the game is more interesting if the ball is played forward, there is a lot of running around and a lot of battles in midfield and up front.

“But this is the way I like to play. This is our style and we are not going to change that. We will keep trying so that we do it better and better.”

Royals broke the deadlock on the stroke of half time when Tyler Blackett's cross hit Grant Ward's hand in the Ipswich area, allowing McCleary to convert from the spot.

But Blackett was punished for shoving Pitman in the back three minutes into the second half and the Ipswich striker buried the resulting penalty to make it 1-1.

However, after McCleary had been subbed, Williams held his nerve to net the winning spot-kick in the 95th minute after Joey van den Berg had been pulled down by Jonas Knudsen.

Stam argued: JS: “I think you can give the first one because it's a handball.

“It wasn't deliberate, but if the ball passes that player it could reach one of ours and maybe we can score.

“I don't think Ipswich's equaliser was a penalty at all, but perhaps because of comments made to the referee he decided to give it.

“But I think our second penalty was a penalty. They were holding Joey and he went down.”

He also had sympathy with Simpson after referees were ordered to tighten up on grappling in the area.

“It is not easy for referees because they have to make decisions in a split second,” he stated.

“The thing is every season we talk about referees and the decisions they make.

“I find it important if a referee can read a game so he knows why a defender is making a foul.

“Sometimes referee aren't consistent, but you can say that about football. Every game is different and teams play differently every week. It's part of the game.”

But Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy was fuming with Simpson's decision to award Reading another penalty in injury-time.

"Reading were shouting for penalties every time the ball came in the box," McCarthy said. "It happened in both boxes and a penalty could be given every time there is a corner.

"But once the referee has warned us [about grappling], it's gross stupidity to do it.

“If you give him the opportunity to give a penalty, then that is daft on my players' part.

“Whatever happened to just standing there and heading the ball? That was my modus operandi generally. Just go and head the bleedin' thing, but maybe that's just a blast from the past.

"The guy's ran into Jonas and they are grappling but the pair of them are doing it. The real frustration is we've lost.

“It's a huge disappointment. I thought we played really well. We were the better team in the second half."

Reading return to the Madejski Stadium tomorrow night when they host high-flying Birmingham City (Tuesday, 8pm ko).