Bolton went into meltdown just hours before their clash with Brentford on Monday night after it emerged that the club have failed to pay their players.

The PFA have been called in to mediate and Bolton's furious squad met manager Neil Lennon before the game after discovering that they have not been paid.

Afterwards Lennon said: 'We've kept the players abreast pf the situation. There will be people in tomorrow (Tuesday) to see them and keep them up to date.

Bolton are bottom of the Championship - seen here during defeat by Reading - and have not paid their players

'We're confident that they will get paid so we just have to trust the process and really concentrate on tonight – just show the Bolton public that we're very much alive and kicking.

'Results maybe haven't shown that (we're together) but performances have been okay. It is backs-to-the-wall a little bit but you've got to come out fighting and that's what we want the players to do.'

Captain Darren Pratley said: 'We had a meeting this morning and we've got a meeting tomorrow. I don't think the boys are too interested because we've got three points that we need to get.

'At the moment we're just going to concentrate on the game. Tomorrow we've got a meeting with the PFA and well see where it goes from there.'

The fallen Premier League club – who are bottom of the Championship eight years to the month since they drew away to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup – are currently up for sale for £20m, with Isle of Man based owner Eddie Davies prepared to wipe out the £179.2m debt owing to him if a buyer can be found.

Former Bolton players Dean Holdsworth and Stelios Giannakopoulos are involved in rival consortiums negotiating about a takeover.

Insolvency specialist Trevor Birch, who helped orchestrate Roman Abramovich's purchase of Chelsea, has been appointed to facilitate the sale with chairman Phil Gartside unable to work through illness.

Birch will meet with the club's angry players on Tuesday to discuss a payment plan for their unpaid wages. He is also in negotiations with potential bidders as he attempts to stave off the threat of administration.

Bolton are currently losing around £1m a month and the club hope to find a buyer soon

Bolton, who were relegated from the Premier League in 2012, are losing £1m every month and have had to approach a finance house for additional funding because the banks will no longer give them an overdraft after their parachute payments ceased.

Bolton are bottom of the Sky Bet Championship under Lennon, with 11 points and face financial ruin if they cannot find a buyer.

A club statement read: 'Bolton Wanderers Football Club can today, Monday 30 November, confirm that the first team playing squad are yet to receive their wages for the month of November. This is due to the ongoing situation surrounding the club's ownership off the field.'