Administrators Kroll are calling on owner and former chairman Gordon Gibb to waive his right to claim #300,000 in rent from the club over 12 month period.
If they don't get a ``positive answer'' from him by teatime today, they say Bradford City will lose its fight for survival.
A spokesman for the administrators said in a statement:``Following a lengthy period of discussions with the landlord, we have submitted a request to play rent free at Valley Parade for the whole of the 2004/2005 season.
``If that does not happen then there is no other choice but to close the club down.''
Even though fans and businesses have rallied round the club to raise almost a quarter of a million pounds within the last two months, those funds have been used to pay salaries to players and staff.