Tomorrow (March 1st) Southend United the Essex club founded in 1906 faces one of the biggest days in its 117-year existence.
The club who owes £1.4 million to HMRC will be in court to face the winding-up petition.
Under the ownership of Ron Martin, the club has suffered various winding-up orders for unpaid tax bills, numerous transfer embargos and staff and players going unpaid.
The Shrimpers players have now been paid their January salaries albeit 28 days late and remarkably during that time they have won five of their six league outings to remain sixth in the National League table.
It is understood that some staff at Roots Hall are still waiting for their wages, with some of them having not been paid since the end of November!
Youth players and coaches have also gone on strike following non-payment, which led to games being postponed in this dire situation for the club.
There has been countless fan protests and pitch invasions but all to no avail.
No one knows what tomorrow will hold but it's a sad state of affairs that such an historical club, its fan base and the local community could face the prospect of going out of existence.
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