Harvey was absent from the Forest Green team photo shoot

Forest Green Rovers boss Jim Harvey has employed a solicitor after a dispute erupted over his future at the club.

A club insider has alleged Harvey had been involved in "a serious breach of contract", believed to be applying for the manager's job at Cambridge United.

"Matters are in the hands of my solicitor," Harvey, 51, told BBC Gloucestershire before refusing to comment further.

Rovers also refused to comment publically on the matter.

Rumours about Harvey's plight were rife at Wednesday's pre-season win over a Leeds United XI.

I would like to see it resolved swiftly, we don't want uncertainty at this stage of the season. Tim Barnard

Supporters Trust chairman Tim Barnard called on the club to act quickly with the start of the season looming.

"The players are playing a certain style of football, whether they need Jim to do that or whether it's something someone else can take over remains to be seen.

"On a lot of occasions in the last couple of years the kind of football that Forest Green have played has been Football League standard, so it's definitely not ideal to have this kind of thing going on in the background.

"I would like to see it resolved swiftly, we don't want uncertainty at this stage of the season."

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