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Former Eels boss Denis Fitzgerald wants to help the NRL club recover from their salary cap dramas. (AAP)
Fitzgerald, who earned the nickname 'The Emperor' during his 30-year administrative career with the Eels, was an interested onlooker at Rugby League Central on Tuesday as the findings into Parramatta's salary cap dramas were announced.
Five Eels officials - chairman Steve Sharp, CEO John Boulos, head of football Daniel Anderson, deputy chairman Tom Issa and director Peter Serrao - face being deregistered by the NRL as part of the breach notice handed down to the club.
Fitzgerald was replaced as CEO of the Eels in 2009, but believes he can now help out the club again during their darkest hour.
"I'm available if the powers-at-be (want me)," Fitzgerald said.
"Who knows what that is going to be in the next short period at Parramatta.
"If the NRL think I can do something I will be only too happy to assist given my 30 years' experience as an administrator at Parramatta."
"This is the darkest of days for Parramatta. And it won't change overnight, it would take a lot of good work from good people to get it back to where it needs to be."
Fitzgerald said he agreed with the penalty for what the NRL said was overspending on the cap by $3 million since 2013.
"The penalty was harsh but fair," he said.
"The NRL needed to come down with a penalty that would take the interest out of other clubs trying to do the same thing, and bring to a head some of the things at Parramatta that they have been made aware of at various times."
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Guess what Fitzgerald we don't want you back! Like an ex who just wont give up
The Emperor returns. The circle is complete.
Greenberg implied that fools such as this wanker will not be allowed to be registered
Piss off dickhead!
If he has anything to do with the club ever again I will not be an Eels member EVER.
GWS and Waratahs looking for members??
F off.
This bloke is delusional, he needs to be admitted to a psych ward and never be released....
There was not a single shred of genuine empathy and he looked almost smug... like an almost perfectly staged interview outside NRLQU today. Ffs it's our clubs darkest day, what's wrong with him?
FUCK OFF DENNIS YOU SICK PIECE OF SHIT, THE CHANCES OF YOU GETTING BACK IN ARE ZERO YOU MAGGOT, I HOPE YOU GET HIT BY A TRUCK THIS AFTERNOON YOU LOW LIFE PARASITE
seconded.
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