Football finance expert Kieran Maguire believed that the potential points deduction for Reading is "dragging on too long."

A lecturer at the University of Liverpool, he hosts the show alongside comedian Kevin Hunter-Day, discussing all things financial in the world of football.

Weeks has passed since the news broke of a six-point deduction, and there is still no sounds coming out of the EFL or the club.

Speaking on the Elm Park Royals podcast, discussing the news, Maguire called for a decision to be made sooner rather than later.

"I have met some of the EFL inspectors- they’re just trying to do a job. There is no vendetta against individual clubs. I know fans, by nature, always feel that they’re being victimised but that isn’t the case," he explained. "It is a challenge- there will be disagreements and squabbles in terms of interpretations and then you’ve got to gather the head people at the EFL before they make a decision.

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"It is dragging on, and dragging on too long, because whether there is a points deduction or not we need certainty for Reading going forward because the manager needs to know how many points he needs to avoid relegation, and also for other clubs at the bottom of the Championship because they need to know."

The deduction would leave the Royals just three points clear of the relegation zone, with eight matches to go.