Barnet's players will hold crunch talks with chairman Anthony Kleanthous today as they consider boycotting Saturday’s trip to Aldershot over his handling of the race row that has engulfed the club.

Kleanthous is due to meet the squad face-to-face at the training ground on Thursday morning under intense pressure to provide the answers to prevent his club descending into further chaos.

Barnet’s players were left furious after a member of their non-playing staff was accused of calling opposing Stockport defender Ryan Johnson ‘a monkey’ during Saturday’s 5-0 National League defeat.

They requested that the employee was kept away from the squad when they returned to the club on Monday.

However when that was ignored and captain Jamie Turley told him the squad did not feel it was right that he was present the staff member made a complaint and Barnet’s skipper was suspended.

The member of staff was suspended following the incident with Turley rather than the race claims, with Barnet insisting police had confirmed there was no case to answer.

Barnet’s players, who have had talks with the PFA and Kick It Out, want Turley reinstated.

They are also angry with Kleanthous’s lack of communication since the incident and how he has dealt with the matter, including the speed of the investigation into the racism allegation which has left some feeling like the issue has been swept under the carpet.

They want a thorough investigation and potentially action against the member of staff after Kleanthous claimed the matter was probed ‘in full on the day of the alleged incident.’

The outcome of the meeting and whether Klenathous’s responses are deemed satisfactory will determine whether Barnet take to the field on Saturday.

They already considered boycotting Tuesday’s trip to Southend before only changing their mind at 11.30pm the night before the game after being informed that some players could be sacked if they did not play.