THE vote on whether to bring in a salary cap has been delayed by yet another day - until August 7 - when it is expected to come into force.

City would be limited to a £1.5 million ceiling in League Two with third-tier clubs operating on a budget of £1 million more.

The Bantams have made it clear throughout they do not support the salary cap proposal, which underwent some major late changes last week.

The EFL appear to have softened their stance by stretching the deadline on existing contracts – but that could create new problems.

To make it easier for clubs to adjust to the salary cap, players already on the books would count at a maximum of £1,300 per week.

The likes of Anthony O’Connor and Paudie O’Connor are understood to be on more than that at City but while they will continue to be paid in full, they would be listed at the agreed League Two average for cap purposes.

The original proposal listed a cut-off point of June 30 for contracted cap players – the traditional end of year for player contracts.

But the deadline was extended twice within a couple of days last week, first to July 29 and then to August 6, now of course to August 7.

That means that any business already done, with contracts signed to start before then, will be registered at that lower figure in the cap, including the likes of new Bolton signings Eoin Doyle and Antoni Sarcevic.

Players under the age of 21 would be exempt from the cap, while if the vote is passed, clubs will only be allowed to register a maximum of 22 senior players for 2020/21, with that number falling to 20 the following season.