The long-running saga over the future of beleaguered Bradford is set to continue after the club’s administrator bought himself more time to push through a sale.

Brendan Guilfoyle, who has been running the financially-stricken Super League club since it went into administration on June 26, agreed to extend his own deadline to find a buyer as long as the Rugby Football League paid the players’ wages for August.

Guilfoyle, partner at Leeds-based P&A Partnership, said on the eve of last night’s latest deadline: “The only way I can take the Bulls into next month is if the RFL help by paying the wages’ bill.

“Today is the administrators’ deadline to save the Bulls and I don’t have an offer for the club which is acceptable to the RFL.

“If the RFL can help me to buy a little more time then I can try to bring an acceptable deal to the table.

“There are two home games in August and I really want fans to be able to turn up at Odsal and support their team.”

An RFL spokesman said the governing body would consider the administrator’s request over the weekend and get back to him with a response early next week but they have consistently maintained that they would help the club see out the rest of the season.

Guilfoyle was only able to pay the July wages, estimated at around £200,000, after the RFL advanced the club their latest share of Sky television money but that meant Bradford dipping into their August entitlement.

The RFL, who say they cannot guarantee the Bulls a place in Super League in 2013, have yet to receive details of a rival bid fronted by Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe, a former Sports Minister.