Southend given more time to pay up

The club were facing a winding-up order from HM Revenue and Customs over the disputed debt on Wednesday morning.Chairman Ron Martin managed to win an adjournment and now has until April 14 to settle up.The troubled Shrimpers have been forced to use a loan from the PFA to help pay the players' wages for January, meaning they are now under a transfer embargo.They slipped into the relegation zone following Saturday's 3-0 defeat by Hartlepool. Coca Cola League 1. Click here to bet.  

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