Source: Team_Talk
Khan wants to help Accrington
The deadline for the £308,000 unpaid tax bill to HM Revenue and Customs was originally today but after declaring a significant shortfall, the League Two club were granted an additional seven days by the High Court.[LNB]Mr Registrar Simmonds allowed the extension but warned there would be no more leeway for Stanley.[LNB]"Having regard to the number of adjournments I will give you seven days - that is November 4 - and mark it absolutely final. The petition debt must be paid in full," Simmonds told the court.[LNB]Stanley claimed on Tuesday that £200,000 of the debt had been repaid but the club's lawyer indicated just £96,000 had been sent to HMRC.[LNB]With the directors pledging to put in £100,000 towards the debt, Khan has offered to service the remaining amount but wants the club to become transparent and allow him to help.[LNB]"I am very grateful the judge adopted a lenient attitude with regards to the case but I am also shocked at the amount on top of what we already know about that remains outstanding," he told Press Association Sport.[LNB]Khan was not invited to the court as part of Accrington's official party but turned up of his own accord.[LNB]"I only found out last night about the situation Accrington were in as I assumed the full amount had been paid as per the media reports on Monday.[LNB]"I felt that if I did not go there (to court) there would be a chance that the town of Accrington would not have had a football club by this afternoon and I could not let that happen.[LNB]"The club must be transparent, we have a better chance of surviving if the club remains totally transparent. I am now hoping we can still work together to sort the club out by being 100% transparent."[LNB]If the club fails to meet next week's deadline it will face closure for the second time in its history.[LNB]Later in the same court, League One side Southend United were also given a week to settle a £690,000 debt with HMRC or face a winding-up order.[LNB][LNB]
