WREXHAM Football Club officials are meeting the Inland Revenue and the club's bank to discuss the crippling financial crisis.

The club has been unable to cash cheques or make transactions since having its bank account frozen last week.

The Inland Revenue has lodged a petition to wind up the club, which is due to be heard in the High Court next month. Director Dave Bennett said he was optimistic the problems could be resolved.

"We will carry on soldiering on to keep the club afloat," he said.

"We are confident about the future. We will try to get the bank back on our side so that we can go on trading as normal."

Carroll Clark, chairman of the official supporters club, said fans were "much more optimistic" about the future.

He said he had "great faith" in Mr Bennett and his co-director Dave Griffiths.

"Life at the club has to go on," he told BBC Radio Wales on Monday.

"It is a case of keeping things ticking over at the moment, until a satisfactory solution is found."

Mr Clark said the supporters were full of praise for the way team manager Denis Smith and his players had been able to carry on playing so well through such a difficult time.

"Denis Smith and the players have been absolutely fantastic," he said.

"He is a professional manager and they are professional players, and we've got every faith in them to see it through."

The past week has been a difficult one for the club.

Club chairman Alex Hamilton resigned last Friday, but he is said to be reconsidering his position.

He still owns the ground and has a 78% per cent share in the club.

His resignation came after the club's bank account was frozen and Scottish Power-Manweb turned off the electricity because of unpaid bills.

The club's debts are believed to be up to £5m including an unpaid tax bill rumoured to be around £800,000.

More than 5,000 worried fans passed through the turnstiles at the weekend to see Wrexham draw 2-2 against Hull City.

"It looks a bit dicey at the moment and we need someone with some money to come in. He's resigned as chairman but Hamilton still owns the club," said fan Carol Stapleton.

"They need a cash injection and they need people to come through the turnstiles to watch them."

Her concerns were echoed by John Jones, who was collecting money at the ground on behalf of Wrexham Supporters' Trust.

"There are many people in Wrexham town centre who are unaware what's going on here and we need to make sure that they know what's happening and get as much support as we can," the 23-year-old said.

Wrexham Council has said it wants to buy the Racecourse Ground to safeguard its location on Mold Road in the town.