This week the new Parramatta Eels coach will be announced. Unfortunately for the Club, the process of appointing a new coach has certainly not been one which has been without its issues.
Today it has been reported that there has been a split in the Parramatta Eels board over who to appoint.
Steve Sharp as current Chairman of the Board, wanted Brad Arthurs as coach, but unfortunately it is alleged that he has been outvoted 4-2 at a Board meeting, with the majority of the board instead being in favour of Jason Taylor.
The news of the board split is extremely problematic and extremely concerning as a Parramatta fan for a number of reasons.
First of all - the coaching job at Parramatta is one that has been particularly unstable ever since Brian Smith left the club. Since then we have seen 4 different head coaches and several interim coaches. I have stressed that the most important thing for the Parramatta Eels at the moment is stability. Any coach that comes into the Club needs to know that they have the dull support of the Board so that they can do their job correctly. Unfortunately for Taylor, should he get the job, he now comes into a Club where he does not have the full backing of the board and more importantly, where he knows that he was not the Chairman's first choice for the job.
This situation is also slightly embarrassing because in an interview earlier this week, Steve Sharp urged the other members of the Board to follow his lead and support Arthur as the new head coach.
A chairman needs to have strong leadership characteristics and needs to be able to command the support and backing of the people alongside him. Unfortunately it looks like Sharp was unable to do this and has instead been completely outnumbered.
Once again, Parramatta appears to all outsiders to look like a basket case. Another important decision has been played out in front of the media and again it shows my club as a club without direction, unity or leadership.
It will be very interesting to see who is appointed coach and to see how the board pulls together to support this individual.
Love,
@LadiesWhoLeague
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