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.
Former club doctor Craig Rosenbloom resigned having not been paid for two monthsRex Features
“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.”
Leyton Orient fans are at their wits end with the way their club is being run and want immediate changePA:Press Association
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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.
Orient owner Becchetti, right, has stopped putting money into the crisis League 2 clubNews Group Newspapers Ltd
“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.
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