I don’t know whether it’s some kind of record but Southend United are facing their fifth winding up petition in four years, All but one of the previous petitions have involved Revenue & Customs which is the case on this occaion. The club are due in court on March 18th.
Chairman Ron Martin said that the tax bill would be ‘dealt with in the normal order of business’, but obviously it was not paid on time, although Revenue & Customs tend to move more quickly on such matters than in the past.
I don’t know whether it’s some kind of record but Southend United are facing their fifth winding up petition in four years, All but one of the previous petitions have involved Revenue & Customs which is the case on this occaion. The club are due in court on March 18th.
Chairman Ron Martin said that the tax bill would be ‘dealt with in the normal order of business’, but obviously it was not paid on time, although Revenue & Customs tend to move more quickly on such matters than in the past.
The club has endured a protracted wait for the construction of a new stadium at the Fossetts Farm site which was to be built in partnership with Sainsbury’s. The planning application was deferred once again in January. It was hoped to start construction work this spring with a view to moving in at the beginning of the 2014-15 season.