Reading boss Ruben Selles admitted that he 'sympathises' with supporters after their match with Port Vale was abandoned due to anti-Dai Yongge protests.

He also confirmed that defensive duo Nelson Abbey and Tom Holmes have had bids accepted to move into the Premier League.

Here is the latest from the Spaniard.

Selles on the pitch invasion

"We knew that something was going on, reading social media and the comments. We had a decision make; to come here and not get distracted by those things. If it happened, it finally happened, it is okay, and we will take it. Sometimes these things come and never happen, and then you lose focus and concentration. We prepared ourselves to come, compete and do our best. We will take it as it comes and move forward. On 16 minutes it happened, we went inside, people made their points clear, and the game got cancelled.

"As soon as the pitch invasion happened, I made sure our players and their players were all inside the tunnel, not because I was worried about their security, I knew our people were not going to make any stupidity. It was not aggressive; it was passive and made the point. immediately I called the players to the dressing room and went to the technical staff to analyse the first 15 minutes and get clips to show in case it restarted. I was asking the referee to get 15 minutes between the time they decided to restart and the restart, so we had time to go through a meeting. Then I went out to watch the action and had some conversations- I needed to be sure of the legal conditions of abandonment and what it meant for us. Finally, when they referee called us to call the game off my mind was already clear.

Selles on possible outcomes

"Points deduction is there, but it is unlikely. It can be that we play with an empty stadium for one or two games, or even the rest of the season. Or a financial punishment. There is a wide variety of things, but it is not for today. It will be for a panel.

Selles on fan protests

"I am sympathetic with the fact that we all want the best for the football club. Fans are feeling proud of what the team is doing but they are also getting frustrated. I am sympathetic, but I want to play football matches and win football matches. My time to go over the stuff off the pitch passed three or four months ago, so my focus is on the daily things that are happening and trying to get the players and technical staff competing in League One for all of us to go out of this club at a better place than it has been. This is my focus. I understand the people and the protest, but my focus is to win football matches.

Selles on tranfer exits

"We have two players who had bids, and two proposals have been accepted by the club. One of them we are managing the option of a loan back, so that will not affect us in football terms. It does not mean that they are going to leave us, the club have accepted but the players need to agree to accept those proposals.

"I understand the game and that some of my players, like Nelson Abbey, have been growing a lot and his profile is interesting not home but abroad. I also understand that I would like to keep Nelson and Tom because they have real character. My target was to keep my team together for the rest of the season because I think we fought really hard to be in a good moment, and to need to restart the process will take time. We don’t have time if we want to be in this league next year."