THE future of crisis club Redditch United hangs by a thread after directors cancelled a planned meeting of shareholders.

Reds chairman Pat Cremin had called an EGM for tomorrow morning in a bid to vote a number of directors off the board.

Five directors were in danger of losing their place although they had called another EGM the following week in an attempt to remove Cremin.

The war of words has also spilled on to the terraces and a group of supporters staged a 15-minute demonstration on the pitch following United's 3-0 victory over Vauxhall Motors.

But, following a lengthy board meeting on Monday, it was agreed to cancel the shareholders' meetings as the opposing factions look for a way out of a situation that could have dire implications for the Nationwide Conference North side.

The club is believed to be around £200,000 in debt. Players' wages have been late and transfer embargoes have been placed on the club due to cash not being paid to sides loaning players to the Valley Stadium outfit.

A solution needs to be found and the matter resolved as soon as possible if the Reds are to have any chance of remaining in the division.

Back-to-back wins have brought fresh hope to the supporters but all that hard work could be quickly undone.

One option for the board would be to put the club into administration but that would come at a price with the Reds sure to lose 10 points at the very least.

These are worrying times for the club. The boardroom bickering needs to stop and everyone needs to pull together to find a solution.

At least the directors have returned to the table and are back on talking terms. The future of the club is in their hands.