11 Apr 2008Parry offended that he is the story of the week

Rick Parry, the Liverpool chief executive, has hit out against Tom Hicks after the American owner called for his resignation.

Hicks called for Parry to stand down from his position yesterday, despite Liverpool reaching the Champions League quarter final in somewhat fortuitous circumstances against Arsenal.

"I shouldn't be the story this week. The story should be the team and this is offensive to the manager, players and fans," said Parry.

"I haven't seen the letter so you guys know more than I which says something. In a week in which we've had a great European triumph we should be talking about that. It is just more dirty linen being washed in public," Parry continued.

"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 with the job," he said.

George Gillet, the other half of Liverpool's foreign ownership, backed Parry saying he had the "full support" of the owners.

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