Only at Parramatta: The Paul Osborne saga continues to drag on at Parramatta with the club plummeting to new depths every day it continues and every day Paul Osborne keeps his job as chief executive.
It is apparent that Fairfax have no desire to let the story slide. They have written on it for nine straight days. This will continue until Osborne is gone.
I won't comment on it too much. The whole issue speaks for itself, the Sydney Morning Herald are doing a wonderful job and Paul Osborne seems to be in a rather litigious mood.
I will say this though: it defies belief that the Eels have not moved Osborne on.
Regardless of the allegations of financial irregularities and workplace harassment, his performance as chief executive has been abhorrent. No chief executive has been in charge of a worse recruitment period in, arguably, the history of the code. He fired a coach a year after a Grand Final appearance only to see the team play off for the wooden spoon in the last round. The club has been rocked by instability for nearly his entire administration.
To retain him at the possible expense of the major sponsor is astonishing. He will never work in a senior role in the game again.
At some point in the next few weeks, Osborne will not be chief executive of the Eels. He will either quit or he will be fired. His position is simply untenable at this point.
