Charlton Athletic are set for mutiny as staff consider legal action against owner Roland Duchatelet over unpaid bonuses.
Sportsmail understands the controversial Belgian has reneged on a promise to pay 10 per cent of salaries if specific targets were met across all areas of the club.
Employees are believed to have worked around the clock to secure the bonus, which some argue would have brought their pay up to a barely acceptable wage.
Targets were hit and Duchatelet's broken promise has shattered the already plummeted morale of staff, who await news of a takeover by an Australian consortium that has dragged on for months.
Crisis has besieged Charlton since Duchatelet took over four years ago, with the Addicks losing around £10million a season.
Cost cutting has gone so far that Sportsmail understands Charlton are not even buying paper towels for the toilets at The Valley. Cleaners have had their hours cut, meaning staff are ordered to eat lunch away from their desks.
Lieven de Turck has been drafted in by Duchatelet to provide a barrier to expenditure wherever possible, while also representing the club in takeover discussions.
Those who leave the club are not replaced, stretching resources to the limit, while water and food is being rationed at the club's training ground.
Academy players are not being afforded free water, with supporters embarrassingly having to donate bottles themselves.
Lee Bowyer's team have four points from the opening three games of the season in League One.