Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has swung the axe this week.
The Daily Star says Cellino has axed more than 400 staff to leave the troubled club in total turmoil.
He has released a total of 440 people from the Championship outfit, including 40 permanent members of staff and 400 casual workers.
To make matters worse the Daily Star reports club secretary Alison Royston has been suspended pending an internal investigation.
Royston is facing disciplinary action that could lead to a sacking - but her absence has left no-one in charge of running the club's administration during the close season.
Cellino has admitted he is struggling to manage the financial problems at Elland Road since his protracted take-over was completed last month.
He stunned Brian McDermott's squad last week by deciding to close the club's Thorp Arch training ground and academy until pre-season training resumes at the beginning of July.
It has left those players wanting to keep fit during the close season with nowhere to do their sessions.
