MARC Green finally paid Bulls players and staff their wages this afternoon – a week after they were due.

Rohan Smith's squad and other members of staff had expected to be paid on the final working day of the month on July 29.

But Green, who returned to Ibiza this week immediately after a whistle-stop visit to Odsal to address players and staff about the cash crisis, has found the funds to pay the club's workforce.

A club spokesman confirmed that wages had been paid and said of Green: "He is exploring the many commercial options available to the club and is confident he will secure its short and long-term future."

A winding-up petition is due be heard at the High Court in London on September 5 for monies owed to HMRC by Bradford Bulls Northern Ltd.