Southend United News

YEOVIL Town fans are urged to have a go at the cluba TMs fundraising Golden Gamble competition on Saturday at Huish Park.

STEVE Tilson will be staying with Southend United, after Gus Poyet was named manager of Brighton and Hove Albion.

YEOVIL Town are set to be boosted by the return from injury of striker Dean Bowditch ahead of Saturday's home Coca-Cola League One match against Southend United.

Southend United escaped winding up and administration petitions today in the High Court after paying a 2.135m tax bill.

AVOIDING administration is of course a massive plus point for Southend United. For had the Shrimpers not been able to pay off their A 2.1 million debt to HM Revenue and Customs then their League One status would have been in serious threat.

SOUTHEND United crashed out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle this afternoon, losing 3-0 at Gillingham.

SOUTHEND United chairman Ron Martin was set to settle the Shrimpersa A 2.1million debt to the taxman today,Friday, and fans are ready to celebrate.

A CONSORTIUM of wealthy businessmen want to save Southend United. The group, made up of ten life-long Blues fans, wants control of the club before Wednesdaya s High Court hearing when the Blues are likely to be forced into administration over a A 2.1million tax debt.

SOUTHEND Uniteda s under-18 team have two reasons for wanting to impress in tonighta s FA Youth Cup clash at Millwall.

The Shrimpers are facing an HM Revenue and Customs hearing at the High Court on Wednesday over an unpaid tax bill of A 2.1 million and are at risk of entering administration.

Gillingham manager Mark Stimson fears the financial problems Southend United are experiencing could work against his side when they meet on Friday.

Simeon Jackson appeals to the linesman after a goal by John Nutter was disallowed, much to the relief of Southend goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall Andy Barcham puts in a cross Keeper Simon Royce is dejected after Lee Barnard's 93rd minute goal wins it for Southend, with captain Barry Fuller looking back Gillingham players walk away dejected after ...

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Lee Barnard cheered up everyone at crisis club Southend with an injury-time winner in a 1-0 home win over Gillingham in League One on Friday.

FORMER favourite players of Southend United are hoping the club can survive their current crisis.

SOUTHEND United owes the taxman more than A 2.1million, it has been revealed. The huge debt means the club will almost certainly go into administration.

Southend will look to put their financial troubles to one side when they take on Gillingham at Roots Hall.

FREDDY Eastwood is desperate for Southend United to survive their current cash crisis.

The League One club were set to go to court to face a winding-up order on Wednesday but were told that HMRC changed its position on Monday night.

SOUTHEND United have accepted Lee Sawyer's request to return to Chelsea early. The midfielder has started just once this season and did not travel to the Shrimpers' game at Carlisle United on Saturday for what the club described as another breach of club discipline.