Players refuse to train over unpaid wages

Bolton players are refusing to train until wages are paid for March, it is understood.

Staff have not been paid on time for a second month in a row as uncertainty continues to cloud the Sky Bet Championship club, who have declined to comment.

Tomorrow, the High Court will hear a winding-up petition issued by HMRC over an unpaid tax bill of £1.2 million, having adjourned the case on 20 March.

Bolton, who have faced winding-up petitions five times in the last 18 months, had told the High Court they were in the process of selling the club but no deal has been finalised.

Wanderers still face the threat of liquidation or administration, but the adjournment means they have avoided a 12-point deduction this season, which may prove academic anyway, with Bolton still five points adrift of safety in the Championship.