The sorry saga that is Bolton Wanderers this season plumbed new depths at the weekend, as the Trotters' first-team squad refused to play the fixture, over the club's failure to pay their March wages.

With the deal for Laurence Bassini to purchase the club from Ken Anderson getting more acrimonious by the day, the players took the decision to make a stand and withdraw their services.

But were the Trotters players right not to play at the weekend?

We discuss...

Benjamin Lang

"Definitely. They had no other choice.

"If the players want their voices heard, they need to take serious action such as this.

"The club has been run terribly behind the scenes and that is not the players' fault. This is more important than football, as their lack of payment will be affecting their personal lives."

Toby Wilding

"Completely agree.

"This is far from a knee jerk reaction, with those wages now on the brink of crossing over with this month's salary, and you feel a point had to be made at some point.

"The squad have communicated with a great deal of dignity and restraint in recent weeks, which is more than can be said for others around the club."

Alfie Burns

“It’s hard to not agree with them, they’ve gone through absolute turmoil this season.

“It is a really disappointing situation and never nice to see, but 80% of people are going to be backing Phil Parkinson’s players here.

“The next couple of weeks are going to be very interesting.”

Gary Hutchinson

“Not at all, no.

“I think they had a responsibility to the supporters.

“It’s made the club a laughing stock. The FA shouldn’t make them play the game, they should dock them points next season.

“It’s failing to fulfil a fixture, no small crime.”