BRISBANE Roar’s besieged owners have assured Football Federation Australia officials that the club’s players will be paid on Friday as the fallen A-League giants brace themselves for further financial woes.

It’s understood that the Roar’s major sponsor The Coffee Club is considering ending its long association with the club amid the instability engulfing the three-time champions.

The Coffee Club’s sponsorship is worth $650,000 each year to the Roar, in addition to a third-party sponsorship of goalkeeper Michael Theo.

It’s money the Roar, who are owned by Indonesian conglomerate the Bakrie Group, can ill-afford to lose in their battle to stay afloat.

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FFA is monitoring the Roar’s situation closely.

While players are set to be paid, it’s uncertain whether other staff members are being paid on time.

The Roar are also believed to be behind in Suncorp Stadium hiring payments, catering fees and agents’ fees.

The Courier-Mail last week revealed the Roar were facing a loss of more than $2.25 million for the 2015 financial year and planned to cut spending next season to reduce their annual loss by more than $1.8 million.

The slashing of staff has started, with football director Ken Stead shown the door last week, managing director Sean Dobson parting ways with the club on Tuesday and interim coach Frans Thijssen told he has no future at the club.

“FFA is in communication with the Brisbane Roar chairman Chris Fong and understands that he is working on bringing some stability to the club’s operations after the departure of the managing director and the football manager,” an FFA spokesperson said.

“Chris has taken over the day-to-day control only in the past 24 hours, so clearly he will need some time to assess the situation.

“FFA understands that these are challenging circumstances for the Roar players, staff, members and fans, but everyone should remember that this is a club of great achievements and status with a bright future in the A-League.”

The Bakrie Group are desperate to find new Roar investors, with one local consortium interested.

A potential investor yesterday told The Courier-Mail he was waiting to see the outcome of the club’s current crisis before again approaching Fong or FFA officials.

It’s understood Fong addressed club staff and some players yesterday.

The entire squad returns to training today ahead of the Roar’s friendly against Spanish club Villarreal on June 3 at Suncorp Stadium.

The match is still scheduled to go ahead despite Spanish clubs threatening to go on strike over a new La Liga broadcast deal.