Southend United’s Counter-Attack Against HMRC

When HMRC came a-calling for Southend United's tax debt, the club decided that it didn't the money in the first place. Or did it? Mark Murphy finds mixed messages coming from Roots Hall, and supporters of the club are now very concerned about its long-term well-being.

Southend United were very much on the undercard when representatives of domestic football's top-three tiers rocked up at the High Court this week to be given varying stays of execution.