Rival groups who attempted to wrest control of the Parramatta Eels board before the NSW government intervened fear coach Brad Arthur will walk away from the club and next season will be "dead" if an administrator lingers at the embattled club.

Having had their motions rejected for "legal reasons" on Friday, the three leaders of groups which agitated for an extraordinary general meeting next month have laid bare their concerns Arthur could turn his back on a club in administrative limbo.

An administrator will be placed in charge of the Eels – possibly by early this week – after Deputy Premier and Minister for Justice Troy Grant announced he will remove the same seven directors on the leagues club and football club boards.

Eels chairman Steve Sharp wrote to Grant on Saturday night effectively quitting and requesting the appointment of an administrator, but the men who were previously behind a push to overthrow the board maintain Arthur's patience could be worn thin if an administrator remains in place into 2017.