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Parra power ... Anderson has been let go byt the Eels.
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Parramatta Eels sack Daniel Anderson as coach at emergency meeting
By Phil Rothfield
September 26, 2010
Parramatta Eels have sacked embattled coach Daniel Anderson at an emergency board meeting, ending speculation on the future of the embattled coach.
The meeting - originally scheduled for Tuesday night - was brought forward 48 hours after news of his likely dismal was leaked to the media over the weekend.
Parramatta issued a statement confirming his sacking and will begin negotiations shortly to sign Melbourne Storm's assistant coach Stephen Kearney.
"After a strategic review into the football operations and team performance, the board determined that the team did not make the progress this year that it should have,'' the statement said.
"Moving forward on that basis, the board felt the club would be best served with a new coach.''
New Zealand's World Cup winning coach Stephen Kearney has been widely tipped as Anderson's likely successor but the club statement said a decision had yet to be made.
Anderson's sacking follows an internal review conducted by CEO Paul Osborne and board members Geoff Gerard and Glen Duncan, who is also chief executive of the club's major sponsor Pirtek.
Duncan earlier broke from boardroom protocol to reveal his opinion that Anderson should be replaced by Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney.
"I think the position is untenable for Daniel to stay," Duncan said.
"Daniel's a good guy. I think he's had a hard time, but sometimes you've got to make these decisions for the club to move forward."
Anderson has been at the helm of the Eels for just two seasons. After being brought back to Australia from coaching St Helens in England last year, Anderson took Parramatta to the grand final.
This year the Eels finished 12th.