The NRL club ended weeks of speculation about Anderson’s future by issuing a release on Sunday night confirming the decision to terminate the 43-year-old’s contract.
The statement says the decision was made after an extraordinary board meeting was called on Sunday.
Anderson’s position was reported to have become untenable after a review of the club’s 2010 season, where the 2009 grand finalists failed to make the finals, suggested the Eels would be best served with a new coach.
“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.”
Anderson, who has also coached the Warriors and English Super League side St Helens, had been at Parramatta for just two seasons.
He led the club on a remarkable charge to last year’s grand final only to lose to Melbourne, but came under increased pressure throughout 2010 amid reports of rifts with star fullback Jarryd Hayne and the team’s inability to secure a finals berth.
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.
Jay
Guest
Bellyache is around for a little while yet... he'll win the storm another flag before his time it up
Mr Cool
Guest
St Helens would love Anderson to return!. His record there was second to none!!!!!
Mr Cool
Guest
Tooo right mate
AndyRoo
Roar Guru
it seems Andersen had very little input into recruitment. Given the poor state of the Eels recent recruiting if I was Anderson I would be telling every man and his dog just that...once he's got his payout (which I don't begrudge him).
Mushi
Guest
From what I’ve pieced together from the various articles and panel discussions it seems Andersen had very little input into recruitment. Now I can understand wanting to perhaps separate the ultimate recruitment decision from the coaching role but should the coach be fairly intimately involved? And if they aren’t how much can you blame them for? The move makes sense if you’re cleaning house and starting afresh with a new operational structure but it looks like they are just going to insert someone else to fail.
Andrew Sutherland
Roar Guru
Kearney, of course, would turn the team around. There would be no place to hide for players who respond to losses with: "We left our run too late". I hope Parramatta try to purchase a winning culture from somewhere else and leave Kearney to succeed Bellamy at the end of his reign.
Nathan
Guest
a complete shambles from Parra, Ando knows his football, and has been successful. wonder what he'll do now?
Mr Cool
Guest
Too right Jeff, Kearney will not put up with any Prima Donna antics from players and some Eels players seem believe that they are above criticism, The Eels are in for another interesting season.
Willy
Guest
This is an incredible decision - and a poor one. Daniel Anderson is a top quality coach, with a record of success everywhere he has worked. He took his team to the Grand Final only last season, and this year he was let down by a group of players who clearly believed their own press and thought they would win without putting in the hard yards. Still - as a Tigers' fan, I'm delighted. We can put a line through Parra in 2011 already!
Jeff
Guest
Hands off Kearney, why destroy another coach by backing the players!.
Brett McKay
Expert
This board seems to be creating more questions than answers now. Perhaps Denis Fitzgerald wasn't so bad after all...
M1tch
Roar Guru
No shock here, the board never believed in him they want their own coach.