PARRAMATTA have vowed to stick solid with Brad Arthur and outlined ambitions to become the NRL’s next super club following a forensic review of their disastrous 2018 season.

The Eels on Wednesday revealed the findings of a three-month review carried out by former Essendon administrator Shane McCurry.

Among the list of recommendations were:

— A need to review the club’s culture after a raft of negative headlines over the past few years;

— The appointment of a coaching co-ordinator to oversee their junior rep program;

— Their NSW Cup team to be rebranded as Parramatta from 2020 at the conclusion of their feeder club agreement with Wentworthville;

— The appointment of a head of recruitment;

— Plans to build a centre of excellence from 2023.

Despite finishing with the wooden spoon and missing the finals for the fourth time in five seasons under Arthur’s watch, CEO Bernie Gurr reiterated his support for the coach.

Gurr said he would not put a timeline on the how long the 44-year-old has to turn around the club’s fortunes and backed Arthur to see out his current contract which expires at the end of next season.

“He’s our coach and he’ll be through to next year,” Gurr told AAP.

“We made a very simple and powerful message, point blank he’s our coach.

“If we go 1-6 (in 2019), is there going to be pressure externally? Yes there is. We understand that.

“But we’re not going to put a timeline around that. We’re not going to say by round seven we’re going to do a reassessment.

“That’s a noose around your neck. We’ll reassess the coaching situation at the appropriate time.”

The Eels boast a junior base of 5,500 — the second most of any NSW team behind Penrith — and a strong Leagues club.

Next year they will have a ground that will be the envy of most rival clubs with the newly refurbished Parramatta Stadium.

Despite years of failure — which has seen them collect three wooden spoons in seven years — Gurr said the club should be a consistent top four team.

“Realistically, whether it’s for next year or the year after, we’ve got to have a goal where we’d like to have a consistent team, a top four team,” Gurr said.

“If it’s top eight, I don’t think that’s ambitious enough, I think Parramatta has the scale and the capability to do better than that.

“Will we win the comp every year? Of course not, that’s absurd.

“History tells you that’s not going to happen.

“But if you’re a top four team like Roosters, Broncos and Melbourne and those sorts of organisations, every now and then, when the stars align, they pop up and win one.”