Leyton Orient fans claim EFL chiefs want them to pay the cash-strapped club’s medics at home games

LEYTON ORIENT fans claim EFL chiefs want them to pay the cash-strapped club’s medics at home games.

Club doctor Craig Rosenbloom resigned last week, having not been paid for two months.

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League rules state a registered medical practitioner and one paramedic must be present at any match — with only one now currently at Orient.

The Leyton Orient Fans Trust (LOFT) set up a fighting fund for the survival of the club, which now sits at over £120,000.

But LOFT yesterday claimed on Twitter: “We can confirm the club was INSTRUCTED to ask LOFT to cover medical costs.

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“We refused as the fund is expressly not to pay club owner Francesco Becchetti’s bills.”

And last night LOFT issued a statement which read: “The EFL’s response to staff concerns has been to ask if supporters can stump up to pay the medics bill.

“With players and staff still unpaid and bills still outstanding, this strikes us both a stunning abdication of responsibility by the Football League and an admission of impotence.”

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However, the EFL denied the allegations and issued their own response which read: “The EFL has been in regular dialogue with officials at the club today, encouraging them to find a practical and sensible solution that will ensure the safety of all supporters attending Monday’s fixture with Hartlepool.

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“The club has this evening advised the EFL they have an agreement in place that satisfies the requirements of the Safety Certificate.

“At no stage during today’s discussions did the EFL contact the Leyton Orient Supporters’ Trust to ask for financial assistance, nor would it be appropriate to do so.”

Players and staff at the club - rock bottom of League Two - have not been paid for two months, while a second winding-up petition is due to be heard in the High Court on June 12.

The club could be relegated into non-League football this weekend, while players yesterday met the Professional Footballers’ Association, who pledged to loan them half of their missing wages.