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ANGRY Eels fans have thrown their support behind embattled hero Ray Price - demanding the club erect a statue of the legend outside Parramatta Stadium.
In a staggering show of unity, The Daily Telegraph was yesterday inundated with phone calls and emails after exclusively revealing a decision to rename the Ray Price Lounge at Parramatta Stadium.
More than 1500 readers also responded to our website poll, with 93% labelling the decision by Parramatta Stadium Trust "the ultimate insult".
As a result, furious supporters are now demanding the club erect a monument similar to the one of Wally Lewis outside Suncorp Stadium.
"Because Ray Price epitomises this club," cult supporter John Ryan, aka Parramatta Jesus, said last night.
"Sure, people will argue about our greatest player. But I think everyone agrees Pricey represents what this club has always been about.
"I mean, that's why people are so upset.
"I was on your website at four o'clock (yesterday morning) and people were already blowing up.
"A statue of Pricey outside Parramatta Stadium is the perfect way to show him exactly what he has and always will mean here."
Canberra have already erected a bronzed likeness of champion playmaker Laurie Daley outside their stadium while British club St Helens is preparing to do the same for Keiron Cunningham.
And yesterday Eels supporters were threatening to boycott games, hand in memberships, even form a petition to oust chief executive Denis Fitzgerald unless demands were met.
In response, Eels officials sent out a release distancing themselves from the decision, while also stating Fitzgerald was not at the meeting which ratified the changes.
Venue manager Luke Coleman had, however, previously described the decision of the seven-man board as "unanimous".
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22887024-5001023,00.html
In a staggering show of unity, The Daily Telegraph was yesterday inundated with phone calls and emails after exclusively revealing a decision to rename the Ray Price Lounge at Parramatta Stadium.
More than 1500 readers also responded to our website poll, with 93% labelling the decision by Parramatta Stadium Trust "the ultimate insult".
As a result, furious supporters are now demanding the club erect a monument similar to the one of Wally Lewis outside Suncorp Stadium.
"Because Ray Price epitomises this club," cult supporter John Ryan, aka Parramatta Jesus, said last night.
"Sure, people will argue about our greatest player. But I think everyone agrees Pricey represents what this club has always been about.
"I mean, that's why people are so upset.
"I was on your website at four o'clock (yesterday morning) and people were already blowing up.
"A statue of Pricey outside Parramatta Stadium is the perfect way to show him exactly what he has and always will mean here."
Canberra have already erected a bronzed likeness of champion playmaker Laurie Daley outside their stadium while British club St Helens is preparing to do the same for Keiron Cunningham.
And yesterday Eels supporters were threatening to boycott games, hand in memberships, even form a petition to oust chief executive Denis Fitzgerald unless demands were met.
In response, Eels officials sent out a release distancing themselves from the decision, while also stating Fitzgerald was not at the meeting which ratified the changes.
Venue manager Luke Coleman had, however, previously described the decision of the seven-man board as "unanimous".
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22887024-5001023,00.html
