Ebbsfleet boss Liam Daish fears the club will have to revert back to part-time football.

The Fleet have put together a draft budget of £5,000 per week on a 43-week contract – a figure that would see them unable to keep full-time football at Stonebridge Road.

Daish, who has seen the proposals along with the 10,000 myfootballclub members, warned: "They mentioned that it’s 43 weeks – that tells you it’s part-time. I’m waiting for someone to tell me.

"It’s a real test as that figure is all in as well. When you take off National Insurance you are talking about £4,000 – and that’s not sustainable at this level."

Daish, who is yet to agree a new deal for next season, is hoping that his future will become clearer following a board meeting on Wednesday.

He said: "I’m hoping that will be a worst-case scenario and someone will come along and say we’ve worked on things and got more money in.

"If we start off with that then the club is on a slippery slope. There are a number of issues but all I can do is ask the question. I’m waiting for that (the wage bill) and other things to become clearer."

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