Reading have been criticised

           

Reading are owned by Russian businessman Anton Zingarevich who bought the club for £25m from Sir John Madejski.It is quite an expensive area to live in and to work for a year, doing real work, is out of the financial reach for the vast majority of Reading fans and almost everyone else.The team won promotion to the Premier League last season, with sports economist Rob Wilson estimating that the club could earn around £90m from the achievement.Reading said in a statement: "Many young people, however well qualified, find it very hard to obtain their first job because they do not have experience.And Baker says young people who cannot afford to work for free are being "written off" by clubs such as the Royals.For many years, a huge number of organisations in all types of sectors have offered internships. Companies continue to do so because they give genuine experience in a work environment.Reading are a Premier League club who have millions of pounds and they want someone to work unpaid for free for a year," Baker, who is a co-director at Intern Aware, told South Today.They do it at most clubs, it is quite widespread," he revealed. "It may not seem fair but if the person who has taken up the role then goes on to work for the next 40 years in the industry and make a good living, then it is fair.That is not just unfair on the person who takes the role but it excludes those who cannot afford to work for Reading for free.