WORCESTER City’s new directors have said there is no room at the club for those wanting to stand in the way of progress.

The call comes after chairman Anthony Hampson and vice-chairman Jim Panter held talks with the key financial players at St George’s Lane — the bank, Careys New Homes and St Modwen.

All three have agreed in principal to support the club through its present situation and give the current board time to make an impact.

Players and coaching staff have already taken a pay cut to save money and work is ongoing to revamp the social club in a bid to generate much-needed funds.

However, the powers-that-be want everyone behind them in their quest to put the Blue Square South club on a sound future financial footing.

Panter said: “We must make progress. Our call is to get on board or get out of the way!”

He added: “Our strategy is to establish a settled board, dev-elop an open, inclusive approach and to operate in a way that all supporters of WCFC are able to get behind.

“It has been necessary to reduce costs to stabilise the accounts but we are also now undertaking a programme of fund-raising events to reduce the debts.

“We need to trade profitably and generate income, make funds available to Richard Dryden and allow him to begin to build the team.

“We also undertook to go out to the WCFC-supporting public to ask for support by way of loans or increased share ownership. We, along with the bank, realise this will only be possible if people are confident in the future.”