Shrimpers lose Friend's services

The Shrimpers revealed last week that Wolves full-back Friend would be staying at Roots Hall for a further month.But the Football League informed the League One side on Friday that the deal could not be sanctioned, due to their debt to HMRC.A statement on Southend's official website read: "On Monday last week the club agreed to extend George Friend's loan with Wolverhampton Wanderers."The paperwork was then submitted to the Football League, who subsequently advised that the newly-adopted rules relating to HMRC prevented us from extending the loan until the position was sorted."

Source: Team_Talk