UPDATE: BRISBANE Roar managing director Daniel Cobb has gagged coach John Aloisi as relations between the pair further soured on Tuesday night.

But despite his strained relationship with Cobb, Aloisi said he had no intention of walking away from his players and the club.

The Courier-Mail was informed on Tuesday night by Roar staff that Cobb would stop Aloisi speaking to the media until he made a joint statement with Cobb suggesting that there were no problems at the club despite reports suggesting otherwise.

Cobb had hoped to present a united front on Tuesday afternoon at a planned press conference but Aloisi was unavailable due to “family reasons”.

Football Federation Australia officials, strong supporters of the work done by Aloisi and Roar football director Craig Moore, are monitoring the situation closely.

On Monday, Aloisi and Moore met with Cobb – appointed by club owners the Bakrie Group in June – with the agenda including the Roar’s proposed return to Ballymore for training and administration purposes.

It’s understood Cobb pledged to put an extra $500,000 into the club’s football department.

media_camera John Aloisi has called for the ‘Roar family to rally behind the club.’

Moore left on Tuesday for a scouting mission in Brazil, while Aloisi continued to prepare his side for next Wednesday’s FFA Cup round-of-32 clash against Perth Glory at Ballymore.

Cobb met with Queensland Rugby Union officials on Tuesday for further talks about the club again using Ballymore as its training and administration base.

“At the moment we don’t know what’s going to happen, and I don’t know who’s going to take over the club, but all I know is that I’m here and I’m not going to run away from a fight,” Aloisi told The Courier-Mail before he was gagged by Cobb.

“I don’t run away from issues or problems. Let’s hope that we can solve them as quickly as possible and make sure that we get stability back into the club.”

Aloisi admitted his players were concerned with the ongoing issues facing the Roar, but vowed to battle on.

“I’m committed, I’m not going anywhere, and it’s the same with Craig, and the other people that I’ve brought into the club,” he said.

“We’ve been through a lot. We’re fighters and we owe it to the players that have been through a lot to all stick together.”