BONUSES for Wanderers’ promotion to the Championship were not paid into players’ salary packets on Friday, The Bolton News understands.

Players reported to Lostock yesterday to be told their payments would be late – and some members of Phil Parkinson's squad who finished last season out on loan received no salary payment at all.

Wanderers beat the odds and a transfer embargo to finish runner-up in behind Sheffield United in League One, which triggered a reward at the end of their yearly contract. And although Wanderers vowed to rectify the situation by Monday morning, the news has not been well-received in the camp.

Non-playing staff were not affected and were paid as normal.

We have learned Jamie Proctor’s move to Rotherham United has been put on hold until the payment is issued.

The 25-year-old spent time at Carlisle United last season. He has trained this week with the Millers and underwent a medical on Thursday but the £75,000 deal which had been lined-up will not go through until the debt has been settled.

Chris Taylor also falls into the same category, having spent the last few months of the campaign at Oldham Athletic.

News of the salary issues coincided with the eagerly-awaited announcement of Will Buckley’s signing on a two-year deal.

The former Brighton wide man arrives at the Macron after a disappointing spell at Sunderland. But Phil Parkinson reckons his release at the Stadium of Light could work in Wanderers’ favour.

“It’s a great move for us,” he told The Bolton News. “It ticks a lot of boxes because he has good experience in the Championship and as far as free transfers go, he was right at the top of this bracket.

“It’s great to get him in because we feel he has got a lot to give Bolton Wanderers.”

Buckley was rejected by the Whites as a 15-year-old but made his name at Rochdale before moving his way up the Football League ladder.

A £2.65million move to Sunderland in 2014 did not go according to plan, however, with the 27-year-old making just 24 appearances in three seasons.