Non-League Paper

SAVE OUR SHRIMPERS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 July 2023

Fans protest in support of crisis club
By Chris Dunlavy

HUNDREDS of desperate Southend United fans took to the streets yesterday with the fate of the 117-year-old club hanging in the balance.
The Shrimpers have been operating under a transfer embargo since September and narrowly avoided extinction on Wednesday when a High Court judge granted the club an extra 42 days to settle a £275,000 debt to HMRC.
Staff have not been paid for three months, water has been cut off at the club’s training ground and Saturday’s pre-season friendly against Billericay
Town was canc...

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