By Neil Harvey

SOUTHEND UNITED needed an urgent court order this week in order to pay players and meet urgent deadlines that threatened their existence. Shrimpers fans are hopeful a takeover imminently after it was revealed that under-fire Blues chairman Ron Martin has held discussions with the group which includes Peter Taylor’s son-in-law Simon Jackson and Kristofer Tremaine from Kimura Capital, an investment and asset management company. Integral Sports Management – who were co-founded by actor Ray Winstone – are also part of the bid and Winstone could get...