With more information coming from their court appearance, it appears Southend told the judge that Sainsburys will continue to bail them out in order to complete the club's stadium move and the resultant new store for the supermarket chain. That, according to the club, proves they are not insolvent. Sainsburys have already loaned the club £2.6million in the past year, with the proviso that the club will fall into the hands of the supermarket if it defaults on the loans.
Bradford midfielder Luke Dean suffered a suspected hairline leg fracture during last night's friendly with Eccleshill. The Bantams won 2-0, with Lee Morris playing the second half in a bid to win a contract. Macclesfield beat Buxton 3-1 with three young trialists in their line up including non-league winger Osebi Abadaki. Silkmen midfielder John Rooney played last night on trial with Huddersfield, who beat Emley 5-0 with Lionel Ainsworth scoring.
Gillingham fielded seven trialists as they lost 2-1 to Braintree, one of which was former Bulls loanee Lewis Young. Also in their ranks was beanpole striker Fola Onibuje and former Accrington man Romy Bocu. Lincoln plan to have four long term loanees this season. All four will be Premier League youngsters, while they plan to sign one or two more to permanent deals.
Former Bulls keeper Craig Mawson has joined Conf North side Hyde after leaving Droylsden. Gary Hooper will not be risked by Scunthorpe in their friendly match today as they continue to try and negotiate a sale to either Middlesboro or Celtic.