Debt-ridden Scottish Premier League club Gretna have confirmed that they have gone into administration.
A spokeswoman said the club had been placed in the hands of administrators Wilson Field and a further announcement would be made later in the day.
Directors of the club, which is around €5.2m in debt, passed a resolution at a board meeting last Friday to place the club into administration.
The move will trigger an automatic ten-point deduction by the SPL. Gretna are already 11 points adrift at the bottom.
Job losses have been expected as the Raydale Park club battle to reach the end of the season.
The team were given today off but their futures appeared to be in doubt after the club's unwell backer Brooks Mileson withdrew his financial support.
Gretna have admitted they cannot survive and remain viable with their current wage bill and small crowds.
The club's highest-paid players could be the most vulnerable, with some reputedly on annual salaries of around €100,000.
There is the potential prospect of Gretna relying on their loan signings and youth-team players to fulfil their remaining ten SPL fixtures.
Gretna's groundsharing arrangement with Motherwell could also be threatened by the move into administration.
Motherwell will seek assurances that they will continue to be paid for allowing Gretna to stage their SPL games at Fir Park.
