BRISBANE Roar players and staff remain in limbo ahead of Saturday’s deadline for wages to be paid.

Owners the Bakrie Group are desperately trying to sell the club to ensure debts are cleared and wage commitments are met.

However, time is all but up, with Football Federation Australia poised to take over the running of the Roar not for the first time since the inception of the A-League in 2005.

With this month’s payday falling on a Saturday, FFA will wait until at least Monday to allow any potential wage payments to be processed.

But with the Bakrie Group having reportedly told FFA officials it will not put another cent into the club, FFA will almost certainly soon be in control unless Roar chairman and Bakrie senior vice-president Chris Fong – who has been in France negotiating with mooted investors – manages to sell the club in the next few days.

Professional Footballers Australia is closely monitoring the situation and remain deeply concerned by the club’s failure to pay superannuation and players being forced to contribute to injury-related medical bills under the previous administration.

Having last week been cautiously optimistic that the Roar would pay this month’s wages on time, PFA officials were on Thursday night fearing the worst.

Should wages not be paid, the Roar could also be in danger of losing contracted playing talent under FIFA regulations.

The Roar squad will train on Friday ahead of Wednesday night’s trial against A-League champions Melbourne Victory at Southport.

The John Aloisi-coached Brisbane were this week knocked out of the FFA Cup by Western Sydney Wanderers, losing 1-0 in Penrith.