THE players’ union has called on Football Federation Australia to help solve the Brisbane Roar that is crisis derailing the club’s preparations for the upcoming A-League season.

Professional Footballers Australia officials have counselled Roar players fiercely loyal to Brisbane coach John Aloisi and football director Craig Moore in their battle against club managing director Daniel Cobb.

The Roar’s Indonesia-based owner Nirwan Bakrie is set to make a decision on the future of Cobb – who wants to buy the club – possibly as early as this week.

PFA chief executive officer John Didulica also hopes FFA – who must approve any change of ownership - takes a stand.

“There’s a compelling need for all the people within football, most specifically FFA, to find a solution for the players and the coaches in that organisation, who have really given us so much,” Didulica said in a recorded message.

“We’ve spent this week … speaking with a number of the players. Clearly they’re very passionate about the continued success of their club and also the continuing success of the program they’ve had there for a number of years.”

Didulica also called for the club’s return to Ballymore for training – which Cobb promised soon after his arrival in June but is yet to deliver – to happen “sooner rather than later, so that the training facilities and the platform that the players have is at the level they all need to continue their success”.