The club has moved the NRL license to the Leagues Club, hence creating a New Company PNRLC.
PNRLC was created at a time of change in the National First grade competition, around 1999 or 2000.
The Football club was at that time a board that held a 5 - 2 leagues club director vs Football Club director split.
Those 2 directors started asking for more money than the leagues club directors (for want of a better term, i.e. those that were members of each board). believed to be required for the continued operation of the PDRLC in the NRL competition as well as all other competitions.
The recent collapse of the Bears and the poor state of players contracts also caused issues with player retention and a general nervous feeling among players in the NRL competition.
The Parramatta club was also starting to worry about the amount of grant being given as it would start to attract a tax in NSW. Being as the Parramatta DRLC was one of the most heavily subsidized clubs in the NRL. If the amounts continued to increase its grants could be taxed, meaning an extra amount of money would need to be found to pay the government to allow the club to make the transfer. Every dollar after the limit would also include a tax meaning the PDRLC might not be able to react well to sudden increased needs for funding (Super League still fresh in everyones mind).
Parramatta's 5 Leagues club directors the moved to have the NRL transferred to the Parramatta Leagues club in the understanding that the Leagues Club would create a separate company to run the Club. This would mean all funding requirements were guaranteed which appealed to players. Ensured the NRL side and the football club were singing off the same Hymn sheet in regards to requirements and reduced the amount of possible tax the club was exposed to.
At the Parramatta DRLC AGM many questions were raised about this. There was a loud and vocal group that Represented the 2 non leagues club aligned directors, who were from the NPT (New Parramatta Team). Before the Election of directors (which takes placed before the Notice of motions). Tony Zappia, removed himself from the Ballot after discovering he had been placed on the NPT's how to vote ticket, without his permission. Coach Brian Smith, and Fullback Clinton Schifcofske spoke about the stability having a guaranteed contract would have for Parramatta in the player market.
The Members voted, Ovo asked if a show of hands or actual election was required. A show of hands was tried and a majority voted for the motion so no ballot casting was required.
From that time on the PNRLC was created and the PDRLC only dealt with Reserve Grade/ Premier League, Jersey Flegg, SG Ball and Harold Matthews.
The provision is that to play for the PNRLC you must be a member of the PDRLC, and abide by the terms laid out as a member of the PDRLC (can't play for anyone else and the like).
So the side effects are, The NRL club has only 7 members, they are the current directors. The PDRLC does not control the NRL club directly as it is a leagues club asset. PNRLC does all season tickets as it is the main show at the stadium, it then asks the PDRLC to help "fill the card" as it were, in regards to who plays.
You buy your Season ticket from the PNRLC, as well as Blue and Gold Army Membership.
In 2000 or 2001, the PDRLC year book came out, sans the NRL club photos, reports and stats due to the PDRLC not being in control of the side, members were outraged and asked that such information be allowed back into the report, so as to continue to accurately document the activities of the Parramatta Eels in all grades they compete in, from 2001 or 2002 this was re-added.
