David Wetherall today blasted his former club, declaring: 'It's their problem, they can deal with it'.

The club's Professional Foot-ballers' Association representative has spent a frantic 24 hours glued to his telephone dealing with the fall-out from the Bantams cull.

The defender, speaking exclusively to the Telegraph & Argus from a beach at a European holiday resort, is furious at the treatment the players have received and believes the club will now struggle to move forward.

"If they only want to keep five players that is up to them," said the captain-elect for next season.

"It is their problem, they must deal with the consequences. To say the players are concerned is a massive understatement.

"It is difficult with the players scattered all over the globe, but I have spoken to a number of them and they are not happy at all.

"No-one knows what is going to happen and are all scared for their futures.

"They are not happy with the way they have been treated."

Wetherall admits he is leaving a lot of work to the PFA, but will call an urgent meeting with the players' union when he returns in ten days time.

"It is difficult being over here on holiday and not fully understanding the situation back home," he said.

"I am doing my best to keep in touch, but these guys have dealt with these sort of situations before."

The player, selected by Nicky Law to replace Stuart McCall as captain before the club's problems emerged, believes it is now up to the authorities to decide the club's future.

"This is now in the hands of the Football League," he added.

"You'd think that kicking the club out of the League would be one of the sanctions, but I am not sure fully of the rules. If that were to happen, presumably Bradford City would end up in the Conference?"

Boss Nicky Law has every sympathy for Wetherall - and all his axed team-mates.

"I can understand where he is coming from," said Law.

"I can't imagine what it is like for the players, their wives and their families to wake up this morning not knowing what is happening.

"It is a sad, sad situation. I feel sorry for the players, I feel sorry for the girls in accounts who walked out of the offices in floods of tears, I feel sorry for everyone.

"Football could not continue they way it was going - this was always going to happen sooner or later."

Law will have to build a new squad for next season virtually from scratch.

He added: "It's a shame but the club could not run at an excess of £20,000 a day overheads just on players' wages. The administrators have done what they've had to do and now we've got to be positive and start thinking ahead.

"I will draw up a list of players I would like to bring in and think we can get, and then take it up with any new owner."

Under league rules, City are forbidden from re-signing any of the sacked players within a year, unless they get special dispensation.

League spokesman Ian Christon said: "There's a possibility that a club can apply to the league board to sign them back. But there are no obvious examples of this being allowed to happen before."