2 world wars, 1 world cupEl Diablo Madejski to stay as Royals chairman for a further two years
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16 Oct 2013 16:42 Madejski was due to end his 23-year spell as chairman at the end of this season
Sir John Madejski describes his relationship with Anton Zingarevich as 'very cordial'.
Sir John Madejski will stay on as chairman at Reading FC for another two years.
He was due to stand down at the end of the season following the full takeover of the club by Anton Zingarevich,
But Zingarevich has yet to complete his takeover, having missed last month's deadline to buy the remaining 49 per cent of the club.
The Russian has not been at a game since early September and there has been rumours that he is looking to sell his shares.
Since the deadline was missed, the club have maintained a wall of silence regarding the speculation.
But now Madejski has spoken, and has revealed he will be sticking around.
He said: "I've been asked to stay on for two more years which I've accepted.
"I've always had the best interests of Reading FC at heart.
"I'm quite happy to be chairman going forward.
"We're entering a very exciting period of time.
"Our focus is to get back to the Premier League."
Much was made of the fact that Zingarevich missed the deadline to complete his takeover at the end of September.
Madejski insists, however, that he is not concerned by the delay.
And Royals' chairman says no new date has been set for things to be completed.
"There's no rush," he said. "I'm sure in time we will work things out.
"We haven't set a date in stone because a date was mentioned last time and it all got a bit out of focus."
When asked if he was still on good terms with Zingarevich, Madejski replied: "It's very cordial.
"He's very busy with his life in Russia, his business and he's just had a baby daughter."
Very ' Cordial'...hmmmmm...
RFC HNA apologists now look infinitely more f*cking stupid than they ever did to begin with.
says captain stupid-looking