The Chairman of Southend United has told a group of supporters that former assistant boss of the Shrimpers, Paul Brush, was sacked because he was "bad for morale" and that he and Steve Tilson "agreed on everything and it was time for a change".
During a 100 minute Q&A session, Ron Martin also said that former top scorer Lee Barnard was prepared to "down tools and refuse to play for the club again" if he wasn't sold to one of the interested clubs.

As part of our focus on life outside of the big leagues, we decided to take a look at how teams go about the summer transfer window and their wheeling and dealings. Wycombe Wanderers are the focus of our attention right now and they are a prime example of what you expect from a lower division team in the transfer market.