SHAKERS' board have called upon the club's former commercial director Neville Neville to rectify the crippling cashflow problems at Gigg Lane.

Neville, father of Manchester United and England stars Phil and Gary, will oversee all aspects of the club in the coming weeks in a bid to balance the books.

But the solutions he comes up with will hopefully have little impact on the playing squad with manager Graham Barrow working below budget already.

Since coming out of administration two years ago, the Gigg Lane club have been paying Creditors Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) fees of £10,000 a month, money owed primarily to the Professional Footballers' Association in loans for pay players' wages in the past and the Inland Revenue.

So far this season, that figure is proving too much for the club who have seen a drop in gate revenue since the start of the campaign, and any hopes of a lucrative cup run go by the wayside.

Neville has already met with PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor, the former Wanderers and Shakers player, and assistant Mick McGuire and has been thrilled with their help so far.

"We know the problems the club has had over the years about getting people through the gates but at this moment in time the revenue has dropped to a level that is making it impossible to find £10,000 a month," said Neville.

"The idea is to look at the running of the club as a whole, without touching the football team."

All the outgoings at the club, social club, commercial department, catering etc will come under the spotlight.

Neville will also speak to representatives from the clubs supporters trust Forever Bury to put co-ordinate a programme of joint-fundraising activities.

"At this moment in time there is very little actual debt at the club," added Neville.

"And we can maintain that as long as the cash flow is right.

"In the past there has been a mass exodus of players but even a saleable asset like David Nugent is a key player for the club and we want to keep him."

The financial situation was hardly helped on Boxing Day when Shrewsbury Town found themselves stuck in traffic on the M6 and the Shakers were left kicking their heels on what should have been one of the most lucrative afternoons of the season.

One saving has already been made with striker Graeme Jones being paid off in the last few days and he is set to join Scottish League Clyde in the New Year.