Roots Hall has been the home of Southend United since the stadium was built in 1955Southend United have been docked 10 points by the National League following a High Court decision to grant a final 42-day deadline to the club to avoid being wound up.Owner Ron Martin said the sale of the club to an unnamed Australian buyer should be finalised next month.But they have yet to clear a £275,000 debt owed to HM Revenue & Customs.The deduction means Southend go bottom of the table on minus four points, but they are expected to appeal.The financially-troubled Shrimpers were given a 42-day adjournment at their previous appearance in court on 12 July to clear their debt to HMRC and find a new owner.In court on Wednesday, the judge warned Martin that the club, founded in 1906, would be wound up if the new deadline of 4 October was missed.”If this was not a football club, with the attachment of its fans, I would be winding it up today,” Judge Sebastian Prentis said. “This has got to be sorted out”.Southend, who have total debts of £2.5m, were warned by the National League last month that failure to clear their ta… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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