Bradford City's staff and players have agreed to work for another week without pay.

As talks continued with former chairman Gordon Gibb to secure an agreement on the Valley Parade stadium, administrators requested that all the club's employees take another deferral.

Earlier this week, Mr Gibb - who is due £300,000 in rent this year from the club for the ground - indicated a deal was close to being completed with the steering committee fronted by former Halifax Town chairman Jim Brown.

However, a statement confirming an agreement had been struck was not forthcoming yesterday and instead senior administrator Mike Moore asked players and staff to defer their wages for another seven days.

A spokesman for administrators Kroll said: "The joint administrators of Bradford City have agreed with playing and non-playing staff to extend the deferral of wages until Friday, July 16.

"The administrators would like to express their appreciation to both staff and players for agreeing to a further wage deferral, in order to allow discussions with interested parties and key stakeholders to continue."

Meanwhile, former chief executive Julian Rhodes was today expected to hold talks with the club's administrators. Mr Rhodes is understood to have been in contact with Mr Gibb's accountant yesterday.

Despite quitting as chief executive of the club last month, Mr Rhodes remains key to any deal to take City forward.

He is the single biggest creditor and his approval would be needed for any package which could take the club out of administration.

Mr Brown said he remained upbeat despite the disappointment of not being able to announce a stadium agreement yesterday.

But he admitted: "I am very disappointed for the staff. Another week's deferral is hard news to swallow, especially when they have been as loyal as they have. I would hope to goodness that we have got better news for them next week."

Mr Brown said that, although the 'heads of terms' of a deal with Mr Gibb had been agreed, there was still a long way to go. He said the club faced a major short-term funding shortfall and said talks had begun with representatives of the club's 25-year season ticket holders regarding any support they could offer.

"We are still positive - and we have to be because we are still here," said Mr Brown. "From Black Thursday (last week), everything is a bonus, but we would dearly like to resolve the situation for the staff."