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The crisis at Crawley appears to be a backlash from a board decision to slash players wages by 50%.
The cut affects the entire squad, and Crawley have admitted in an interview to BBC Southern Counties Radio that they have breached the players contracts, but refused to confirm or deny that there is a financial crisis at Crawley.
Crawley chairman Chaz Majeed is quoted as saying: "We are restructuring the club. There's more money going out than there is coming in. We've reduced the players wages by 50 percent. Its something that had to be done for us to move forward."
Manager John Hollins added: "The move we have taken is no different to that taken by the likes of Exeter and Swansea. The only difference is that we have not done it in an underhand way. We have been perfectly up front and treated the players with the respect they deserve - they have mortgages to pay, after all."
Quite how his claims regarding Exeter go down in Devon is one thing, but Hollins goes on to claim that no players will leave unless Crawley agree, with six enquiries already received for members of his squad.
In previous matters of breach of contract, players have generally been free to walk out of the club and join another without being stopped by any transfer window, in accordance to EU Employment Law. The PFA, however, have generally urged players to remain at the club and wait for a diplomatic solution.
