Bradford City was plunged into a new financial crisis today as the players found out they have not been paid their wages for November.

The latest trauma at Valley Parade comes just months after the club dragged itself back from the brink of extinction.

Nicky Law's squad was informed last night that the monthly pay would not be going in the bank.

City chief executive Julian Rhodes declined to comment today until he had talked to chairman Gordon Gibb.

But one player, who asked not to be named, said they were devastated by the news. He said: "This has come as a total bolt from the blue. We had no warning.

"We were all preparing for the Millwall game when we were told last night. Suddenly we are all thinking 'here we go again'.

"After what went on in the summer I think everyone hoped that the worst was now behind us. But this feels like July all over again.

"It makes it very difficult to focus on playing a match, especially with a long trip to London and an overnight stay. But we found during the summer that the football was a welcome release from everything going on off the pitch, so hopefully it won't affect us tomorrow."

The squad left the Bradford & Bingley Stadium at 9.30am today to head south. The Telegraph & Argus understands that the players were due to have talks with a board member at the team hotel later. There is no suggestion that they will refuse to play at the New Den tomorrow.

The players went three months without pay during the summer after the club went into administration with £21 million debts.

They returned for pre-season training with no guarantee that City would still exist for the new campaign and the club had to negotiate a £2.7 million loan from the Professional Footballers' Association.

The club was only guaranteed a place in the First Division late on the Friday night two days before the opening game against Wolves.

But the season has been financially disappointing for the young team of Rhodes and Gibb who took over control from previous chairman Geoffrey Richmond.

Home gates are down 18 per cent on last season and well below pre-season financial estimates.

The club had banked on attendances of 15,000 but after ten games the average is only 12,621. Twice they have dropped below 11,000 for the first time since 1996.

The highest so far, 14,561 against Burnley, was still less than City had been predicting.

Talks have been going on behind the scenes with the players and PFA to defer wages by offering to extend current contracts.

Derby, Watford and Leicester players have all come up with similar arrangements following the financial chaos caused by the collapse of ITV Digital and knock-on effect in the transfer market.

City, who have lost their last five games to go fifth from bottom, are still under the supervision of administrators Kroll Buchler Phillips. They have put off a High Court date to formally come out of administration.