Parramatta Eels board moves to reprimand fan site editor for speaking out
The board of major NRL club the Parramatta eels has moved to take disciplinary action against the editor of Parramatta Eels supporters website “1Eyed Eel” Philip Sim after he spoke to the media about his suspension from the club after “derogatory” comments about the chairman were posted on his site.
Following a piece in Mumbrella on March 26, and other subsequent media interview the club has now moved to further discipline him arguing that Sim: “provided comment on the Board’s disciplinary process including comment which was false and misleading in that you asset a false and unsubstantiated motivation relating the bringing of Charges under the Notice of Change dated 21 December 2012.”
The original story reported that Sim had been suspended by the club told he must run an apology on the site for no less than six months for running a photo of Parramatta chairman Roy Spagnolo which depicted him as a puppet-master. The story was also run in other media outlets, including Crikey.
It has also accused him of making comments that are “disparaging, if not defamatory, of the Members of the Disciplinary Committee or the Board of the club.”
Can Mumbrella please explain the difference between major and minor NRL clubs?
I think Sharks = Minor. Everyone Else = Major.
Easy Patrick. The minor ones aren’t in Sydney…
What a joke. The Eels board should be more concerned about the rabble they have the great club in, not the opinion of a member (and I must say the vast majority of members I talk to agree the board MUST go). I think Roy’s time would be better spent seking a stadium and team sponsor for next year after he effectivey told Pirtek they were not fit to be sponsors! How does the worst performing team in 2012 dump it’s major sponsor????!!!!