Former Parramatta Eels CEO Denis Fitzgerald could aim for return to club Former Parramatta Eels CEO Denis Fitzgerald could be set to challenge the club's board in May. PARRAMATTA's ancient internal hostilities are set to be reignited, with former CEO Denis Fitzgerald positioning himself to challenge the club's board in May. News Limited can reveal Fitzgerald has completed a mandatory education course that all aspiring Eels directors must undertake before nominating. The two-session course wrapped up last night, ahead of nominations for the Mothers Day weekend ballot closing on Friday. Should the 63-year-old proceed with his nomination, Parramatta will be guaranteed a brutal six-week campaign as there's absolutely no love lost between him and chairman Roy Spagnolo. When contacted last night, Fitzgerald was coy about whether he would challenge. "Yes, I did attend the education courses - I am keen to stay in touch with any changes to the Registered Clubs Act," Fitzgerald said. I haven't decided whether I will stand at the club elections in May. Pressed further, he conceded: "It is certainly a possibility. I just want to keep educating myself. You never stop learning. Fitzgerald was not a director when his record 30-year reign as Eels CEO ended at the hands of Spagnolo's newly elected board in 2009. Although Fitzgerald received a payout and subsequent invitations to football club ceremonies, his icy relationship with the majority of Spagnolo's board has not thawed one bit. He and another current director were even engaged in a heated verbal confrontation outside the leagues club during last December's football club election. After becoming aware of the possibility their chief antagonist could join a rebel ticket, the Eels board has reviewed the incident and its impact upon Fitzgerald's eligibility. The Eels have already received advice that any disparaging comments about the board could lead to his membership being revoked, thus defeating any challenge in its infancy. A total of 13 people completed this week's education course, including former Eels premiership winner Steve Sharp and local Labor party politician Pierre Esber. Sharp led an unsuccessful challenge to the football club board in December. Six of the seven Eels directors are currently behind Spagnolo, with Joe Saad the only dissenting voice on the incumbent board.