Cowboy Parry ran out of town

I wonder if Rick Parry woke up with a horse’s head in his bed this morning.

The once immoveable Liverpool Chief Executive today announced his decision to step down at the end of the season after twelve years.

The politics of the Anfield boardroom has finally claimed a major victim just as it looked like Rafa Benitez would be the one to take the bullet.

The goateed one has been a stickler in his contract negotiations; verbally spitting on the latest offering this week.

By wanting exclusive rights to any transfer dealings before putting his quill to paper Benitez may have spelled the end for Parry.

The continued showdown between the two has echoes of the Wild West.

Although I doubt Parry could stand up to Rafa’s gun toting, gum chewing posture, well unless he could finally get Jurgen Klinnsman lined up for backup.

Although the pair have been less friendly than the Israelis and Palestinians for the last few years Rafa is insisting he’s not the one to blame for this one.

The aggressor is hard to determine as the examination of the boardroom politics at Anfield is more complicated than anything I ever studied in History. In fact, countries have gone to war over less.

The two Yankee cigar lovers also both have motive to be the key to Parry's “mutual consent” departure.

Tom Hicks has long been a disparager of the departing chief exec, calling for his resignation back April last year.

While George Gillett JR, who had remained a close ally of Parry seems to fallen out love with the man that brought him to the club.

It brings to an end a beautiful releationship as George and Rick have been in cahoots over many things in the past; particularly signings.

Like two teenage girls drunk off too much coca-cola on a sleepover they seem to have treated the clubs transfer policy like picking their favourite member of Take That.

That’s apparently what happened when Robbie Keane came in over the less attractive Gareth Barry. I think they thought Keane had nicer hair and better skin.

And while Gillett continues to search for a buyer of his fifty percent stake in the club Parry’s departure may have already been inevitable.

The feeling on Merseyside seems to be one of good riddance. Many Kopites will never forgive the “dawdling” that nearly lost their beloved Steven Gerrard to Chelsea.

It seems the reign of Parry will be remembered best for its turbulence and lack of solidarity with those around him. Something which puts Liverpool’s glorious past to shame.