"If you don't perform well on the field you are dropped from the side. The same should apply to the back office and the board. The so-called "Gang of Five": Parramatta officials Daniel Anderson, Steve Sharp, Tom Issa, John Boulous and Peter Serrao. "I am happy to offer any assistance to Andrew, Brendon and the team as required to ensure this great club has a successful future." Rather than waiting for the NRL to roll the so-called "gang of five", the new ticket is proposing to take control of the Parramatta Leagues Club, which will also allow them to take charge of football matters. Having assembled an alternate leadership structure, the next step is to gain the 101 signatures required to force an extraordinary general meeting to overthrow the current regime. While there are other groups also looking to force change, Eagleston will nominate those intended to take the spots of current directors for the sake of transparency.

The difficulty in forming a candidate list has been to find those who have the necessary business acumen, have no factional ties and still qualify by being leagues club members for the requisite three years. Eagleston, who will reveal the full ticket this week, believes he has all bases covered. The draft resolutions to be presented at the EGM. "This EGM will be the most important in the club's history," Eagleston said. "We need a fresh start and a complete clean out of the board. We need proper leadership and we're looking to instil core values into the organisation. And we need to do that immediately." The group has drafted a set of resolutions, obtained by Fairfax Media, that will be put to long-suffering members. Those wanting to add their signature to the petition list have been asked to email sport88@bigpond.net.au.

"Pursuant to clause 79 of the Constitution, Mr Stephen Sharp be removed as the Director of the Company with immediate effect," the draft resolutions state, in part. "If by the date of the meeting Mr Stephen Sharp has resigned from or otherwise vacated the office of Director of the Company and that vacancy has been filled by a member nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company (Stephen Sharp Nominee), pursuant to clause 79 of the Constitution the Stephen Sharp Nominee be removed as Director of the Company with immediate effect." Legendary Parramatta pivot Brett Kenny has thrown his support behind the alternate leadership structure. "We need professional people to move this club forward," Kenny said in a statement. "I've spoken to Andrew Eagleston in detail and fully support his team of professional people to make the changes required to the club.

"The changes need to happen sooner rather than later." The Eels are in complete disarray and are effectively functioning without a chief executive, chairman and a football manager while the gang of five officials await a final verdict from the NRL. The club is also being investigated by at least three statutory bodies, including the NSW Fraud Squad, the Australian Tax Office and Liquor, Gaming and Racing. Any officials charged with fraud face the prospect of up to 10 years imprisonment. "What the members need to understand is that if this situation is not fixed now, and if Sharp and his board continue to fight on and remain in their position as PLC directors, the situation could go on for between nine and 12 months," Eagleston said. "We don't want this to continue to affect the playing group. "If we can't effect this change it will be another season of drama and we could lose key players from our roster."

A separate call for an EGM was set to be launched on the Parramatta supporters forum 1eyedeel.com on Saturday night.

Under their proposal, all PLC directors would be removed, except for Geoff Gerard, who would immediately form a committee to appoint the next board on merit. According to the website, Gerard has agreed that, should he succeed, he will form a committee that includes the leagues club chief executive, and an external auditing firm will call for candidates. Gerard has agreed to voluntarily step aside altogether once a new board has been selected.