Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has branded attempts to remove him from office by co-owner Tom Hicks as 'offensive'.
The club were plunged into further boardroom turmoil yesterday when Hicks wrote to Parry asking him to resign.
Parry claimed he never personally received a letter and learned only of it from the television.
The latest developments behind the scenes at Anfield took the shine of the Reds' superb Champions League quarter-final victory over Arsenal on Tuesday.
'I've not seen the letter,' Parry told Sky Sports News. 'You guys know a lot more about the letter than I do. My family saw it on Sky Sports, so they were delighted.
'This week, I shouldn't be the story, the story should be the team. It's offensive to the players, the manager, the fans, in the week when we had another great European triumph there's more dirty linen being washed (in public).'
Parry has been chief executive at Liverpool for a decade and oversaw the takeover of the club by Hicks and business partner George Gillett last year.
Since then, the relationship between Hicks and Gillett has broken down and the future ownership of the club remains the subject of continual speculation.
Parry, with Hicks unable to force his hand, has vowed to continue working as normal.
He said: 'No individual, certainly not me, is bigger than the club. The club will be fine but once again it shows there's a little bit of a lack of unity at the top. I'm just getting on the with the job.'
Hicks' letter reportedly ran to three pages and is thought to have been prompted by a recent interview in which the chief executive urged the American owners to end their dispute.
Its leaking into the public domain is a fresh embarrassment for the club in a season marred by internal wranglings.
Hicks is presently thought to be trying to put together a financial package to attempt to buy out Gillett.
Yet Gillett in turn has said he will not sell any of his 50% share to his partner.
Meanwhile, Dubai International Capital, who have had negotiations with both parties in the past, insist they would 'still love to own' the club.
The club were plunged into further boardroom turmoil yesterday when Hicks wrote to Parry asking him to resign.
Parry claimed he never personally received a letter and learned only of it from the television.
The latest developments behind the scenes at Anfield took the shine of the Reds' superb Champions League quarter-final victory over Arsenal on Tuesday.
'I've not seen the letter,' Parry told Sky Sports News. 'You guys know a lot more about the letter than I do. My family saw it on Sky Sports, so they were delighted.
'This week, I shouldn't be the story, the story should be the team. It's offensive to the players, the manager, the fans, in the week when we had another great European triumph there's more dirty linen being washed (in public).'
Parry has been chief executive at Liverpool for a decade and oversaw the takeover of the club by Hicks and business partner George Gillett last year.
Since then, the relationship between Hicks and Gillett has broken down and the future ownership of the club remains the subject of continual speculation.
Parry, with Hicks unable to force his hand, has vowed to continue working as normal.
He said: 'No individual, certainly not me, is bigger than the club. The club will be fine but once again it shows there's a little bit of a lack of unity at the top. I'm just getting on the with the job.'
Hicks' letter reportedly ran to three pages and is thought to have been prompted by a recent interview in which the chief executive urged the American owners to end their dispute.
Its leaking into the public domain is a fresh embarrassment for the club in a season marred by internal wranglings.
Hicks is presently thought to be trying to put together a financial package to attempt to buy out Gillett.
Yet Gillett in turn has said he will not sell any of his 50% share to his partner.
Meanwhile, Dubai International Capital, who have had negotiations with both parties in the past, insist they would 'still love to own' the club.
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Gillett backs Parry amid Reds civil war
Liverpool's co-owner George Gillett has publicly backed Rick Parry in defiance of fellow co-owner Tom Hicks, saying the chief executive has his full support.
Hick yesterday sent a letter to Parry demanding his resignation, citing his failure to generate revenue for the club, amid the growing civil war between the Reds' pair of American owners.
Gillett also pointed out that the full board would have to approve Parry's removal.
He told the Liverpool Echo: 'Rick Parry retains our full support.
'Any decision to remove him would need the approval of the full Liverpool board which, it should be remembered, consists of six people - myself, Foster [Gillett's son], David Moores, Rick himself, Tom Hicks and Tom junior.
'We have not seen the document in question and we were not party to it.
'We are not able to comment on the detail because we have not seen it. But I would reiterate that Rick retains our full support.'
Liverpool's co-owner George Gillett has publicly backed Rick Parry in defiance of fellow co-owner Tom Hicks, saying the chief executive has his full support.
Hick yesterday sent a letter to Parry demanding his resignation, citing his failure to generate revenue for the club, amid the growing civil war between the Reds' pair of American owners.
Gillett also pointed out that the full board would have to approve Parry's removal.
He told the Liverpool Echo: 'Rick Parry retains our full support.
'Any decision to remove him would need the approval of the full Liverpool board which, it should be remembered, consists of six people - myself, Foster [Gillett's son], David Moores, Rick himself, Tom Hicks and Tom junior.
'We have not seen the document in question and we were not party to it.
'We are not able to comment on the detail because we have not seen it. But I would reiterate that Rick retains our full support.'
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utusanLFC :
the americans think it is most appropriate time to do this kind of business, soon after the team beat Arsenal... brilliant!
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