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Line 151: The day before the winding-up hearing, Stewarts Law reached a settlement with Southend United.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Phllips \|first1=Chris \|title=Stewarts Law agree settlement with Southend United \|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/24409954.stewarts-law-agree-settlement-southend-united/ \|access-date=25 June 2024 \|work=Echo \|date=25 June 2024}}</ref> On 26 June 2024, a payment plan was agreed with a second creditor (PG Site Services, owed £350,000) and the winding-up petition was dismissed in the High Court.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-06-26 \|title=Live from the High Court: Southend United's winding up petition dismissed \|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/24412125.southend-uniteds-winding-petition-dismissed/ \|access-date=2024-06-26 \|website=Echo \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Larsen-Wright \|first1=Tom \|title=Southend United winding up petition dismissed \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0082p4r9no \|access-date=26 June 2024 \|work=BBC News \|date=26 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Aarons \|first1=Ed \|title='Beyond the 11th hour': Southend United avoid winding-up order \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/26/beyond-11th-hour-southend-avoid-winding-up-order \|access-date=30 June 2024 \|work=Guardian \|date=26 June 2024}}</ref> On 2 July 2024, COSU was reported to have agreed terms with Ron Martin;<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-07-02 \|title=Consortium agree terms with Ron Martin to take over Blues \|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/24426379.consortium-agree-terms-ron-martin-take-southend-united/ \|access-date=2024-07-05 \|website=Echo \|language=en}}</ref> the takeover was likely to be agreed first, ahead of negotiations and due diligence about the housing plans.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Creasey \|first1=Jason \|title=We can work it out insists COSU \|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/489832/we-can-work-it-out-insists-cosu/ \|access-date=5 July 2024 \|work=The Non-League Paper \|date=30 June 2024}}</ref> Finally, on 19 July 2024, the COSU consortium completed its takeover of Southend United.<ref name="BBC-19Jul2024">{{cite news \|title=Rees consortium completes Southend takeover \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cedxldzgyw7o \|access-date=19 July 2024 \|work=BBC Sport \|date=19 July 2024}}</ref> Justin Rees ~~was expected to be~~became the new chairman, with day-to-day affairs managed by CEO Tom Lawrence. Other consortium members were named as ~~John~~Tom ~~Watson~~Arnold, ~~Gary~~Jason ~~Lockett~~Brown, ~~Tom~~David ~~Arnold~~Kreyling, ~~David~~Gary ~~Kreyling~~Lockett, Paul Redbourn, Ian Redbourn, George Taylor - the son of former [[Southend East (UK Parliament constituency)\|Southend East]] MP Sir [[Teddy Taylor]] - ~~Jason~~John ~~Brown~~Watson and Lawrence.<ref name="BBC-19Jul2024"/>{{efn\|The new board of directors comprised Rees and Lawrence with Brown, Lockett, Kreyling and Watson.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Club contacts and directory \|url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/club/clubcontacts \|website=Southend United F.C. \|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>}} The Fossetts Farm development remained subject to due diligence by the city council.<ref name="BBC-19Jul2024"/> ==Club identity== Line 277: In September 2022, after the club had been unable to get a hotel operator on board, plans to build a hotel at the proposed new stadium were dropped in favour of 42 additional homes, taking the total to 224 homes. A revised planning application also outlined plans to lower the stadium capacity to 16,226 seats.<ref name="Sexton-22Sep2022">{{cite news \|last1=Sexton \|first1=Chris \|title=Southend United new stadium's hotel plans ditched \|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/southend/22481110.southend-united-new-stadiums-hotel-plans-ditched/ \|access-date=22 February 2023 \|work=Echo \|date=22 September 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, applications for the additional homes and smaller stadium were both still to be decided by Southend Council as information had not been provided by the club.<ref name="BBC-20Feb2023">{{cite news \|title=Southend United: Council says lack of information delaying new stadium plans \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-64703464 \|access-date=22 February 2023 \|work=BBC News \|date=20 February 2023}}</ref> Scaled-back plans for the ground were eventually submitted to the council in late March 2023.<ref name="England-24Mar2023">{{cite news \|last1=England \|first1=Sophie \|title=Southend United stadium plans submitted to council \|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23407972.southend-united-stadium-plans-submitted-council/ \|access-date=24 March 2023 \|work=Echo \|date=24 March 2023}}</ref> ~~However~~In September 2023, ~~following~~the Justin Rees consortium buying the club highlighted "the non-viability of a new stadium at Fossetts Farm" and proposed Martin should develop Fossetts Farm without a new stadium requirement.<ref name="Rees-20Sep2023">{{cite news \|title=Justin Rees provides update on his bid to buy Southend United \|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/23801596.justin-rees-provides-update-bid-buy-southend-united/ \|access-date=20 September 2023 \|work=Echo \|date=20 September 2023}}</ref> Following agreement on the club's sale to the ~~Justin Rees~~ consortium on 3 October 2023, ~~reports suggested~~ the club ~~would~~was set to remain at Roots Hall, with the 500 homes once planned for the site now transferred to Fossetts Farm.<ref name="Sexton-04Oct2023"/> ==Rivalries== Line 297: ===Current squad=== {{updated\|2520 ~~July~~August 2024}}<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2021/august/2122-squad-numbers-confirmed/ \|title=First Team - Southend United \|publisher=Southend United FC Official Site \|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2023/september/squad-update/\|title= Squad Update\|publisher=Southend United FC Official Site \|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> {{fs start}} Line 309: {{fs player\|no=9\|nat=SCO\|pos=FW\|name=[[Harry Cardwell]]\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=10\|nat=ENG\|pos=FW\|name=Danny Waldron\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=11\|nat=ENG\|pos=FW\|name=Josh Walker \|other=}} {{fs player\|no=14\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=Jack Wood\|other=}}▼ {{fs mid}} ▲{{fs player\|no=14\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=Jack Wood\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=15\|nat=ENG\|pos=DF\|name=[[Joe Gubbins]]}} {{fs player\|no=16\|nat=ENG\|pos=MFDF\|name=[[Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1997)\|Harry Taylor]]\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=17\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=[[Cav Miley]]}} {{fs player\|no=20\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=[[George Moncur]]\|other=on loan from [[Leyton Orient F.C.\|Leyton Orient]]}} {{fs player\|no=23\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=[[James Morton (footballer, born 1999)\|James Morton]]\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=2425\|nat=~~CYP~~ENG\|pos=DFGK\|name=~~[[Jason~~James ~~Demetriou (footballer)\|Jason Demetriou]]~~Hillson\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=26\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=Mikey Faulkner\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=27\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=Beau MacDonald\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=28\|nat=ENG\|pos=MF\|name=[[Oli Coker]]\|other=}} {{fs player\|no=30\|nat=CMR\|pos=GK\|name=Collin Andeng-Ndi\|other=}} Line 620 ⟶ 623: \|First-team coach\|\| [[Mark Bentley]] \|- \|Goalkeeping coach\|\|[[To be confirmed\|TBC]] \|- \|Head of football\|\|[[John Still (footballer)\|John Still]]