Two things.
First of all, is Hicks so stupid that he would request Parry's resignation, when he knows that Parry will stay so long as Gillett supports him? This worries me, because while Hicks has come across as a complete numbskull over the past year, I fear he has something up his sleeve that may force Parry to quit.
Secondly, how, and why did this letter get released to the press? Haven't we been embarrassed enough for them to figure it out? How does broadcasting our every internal squabble to the world help ANYONE's cause here? That's a serious question. I don't see why Parry and his advisers would see the need to release this news, he surely knows that Hicks cannot possibly be hated anymore than he is already, and with his job secure so long as Gillet has his back, I think we can rule out the possibility that he did it to save his job.
Then there's Hicks. Is he intent on showing that there is no bigger twat than he on this Earth? His moves are so obvious and frankly......fucking evil, that I find it difficult to comprehend why he would see sense in escalating the fans' hatred towards him. Very confusing situation.