PARRAMATTA coach Brad Arthur has lost the dressing room.

It’s a strong claim but one talkback radio broadcaster and rugby league caller Ray Hadley believes to be true.

It’s no secret the Eels are battling.

After six rounds they are yet to register a win and sit alone at the bottom of the table.

Round 20

From finals contenders last season to an ill-disciplined and disinterested side.

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With poor performances comes speculation of disharmony.

Reports of a rift between the coach and his star half Corey Norman surfaced before a ball had even been kicked and now Hadley believes he’s lost his presence.

Corey Norman and coach Brad Arthur during Eels training. Source: News Corp Australia

Speaking with John Stanley and Beau Ryan on Macquarie Sports Radio Breakfast on Monday, Hadley claimed the Eels coach no longer had control of the team.

“If there was a normal administration in charge of the club, Brad Arthur would almost be out the door but you’ve got Max Donnelly who was the administrator, now the de facto chairman of the leagues club,” Hadley said.

“All the money comes from the leagues club so at the end of the day, the Parramatta fans won’t put up with this.

“He’s lost the room. That’s an often used expression. For the uninitiated it means he doesn’t control the team anymore. The team runs itself. Therefore when you lose the team as a coach, you lose the job.

“They can’t make the eight now, they’re finished for the year and it’s a very expensive team to put on the paddock.”

While pre-season reports of issues between the coach and his half were shot down, last week fresh claims of disharmony among the players found oxygen.

Eels coach Brad Arthur during a game. Source: News Corp Australia

Norman has denied him and halves partner Mitchell Moses have fallen out but Hadley has heard the whispers.

He also took aim at Hayne who has been sidelined with a hip injury he picked up in Round 3.

“There apparently is drama between the five-eighth Norman and Moses and that’s evident from everyone I talk to that they either don’t like each other or don’t relate to each other when they play,” Hadley continued.

“Jarryd Hayne, I just read a piece about Mick Cronin saying when he was going to Parramatta, saying ‘I don’t think he’s got much to offer’.

“That was back in December. A truer word has never been spoken.

“You talk about JT (Johnathan Thurston) might’ve gone one year too long, Jarryd’s gone two years too long.”