Macclesfield owe Sol Campbell £180k from managerial stint as England legend calls for crisis club to be wound up

SOL CAMPBELL has backed a petition to wind-up Macclesfield with the ex-defender owed £180,000 by the League Two club. Last season saw Campbell take charge of a stunning escape from relegation as manager of the cash-strapped side before he left in the summer. It has since emerged the 45-year-old, now Southend manager, is owed the […]

SOL CAMPBELL has backed a petition to wind-up Macclesfield with the ex-defender owed £180,000 by the League Two club.

Last season saw Campbell take charge of a stunning escape from relegation as manager of the cash-strapped side before he left in the summer.

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It has since emerged the 45-year-old, now Southend manager, is owed the six-figure sum amongst the mounting debts that have brought Macclesfield to court.

On Wednesday, Judge Catherine Addy heard that HMRC are also seeking payment of a “very large” tax bill from the Silkmen.

However she decided that the club can have more time to repay their debts, adjourning the winding-up order for the eighth time.

The first court hearing, in May, saw Macclesfield pinned for a £73,000 tax bill.

And the situation has only escalated since then – the first-team squad going on strike over unpaid wages last month.

The threat of another matchday strike is hanging over Moss Rose with Sun Sport revealing earlier in the week that only three players were paid on time.

Still keeping out of the relegation zone and in 14th position, Macclesfield players have been boycotting training amid the chaos having lost their training facilities.

The latest update from club barrister Sam Hodge involved claims of difficulties in transferring the funds.

A payment to HMRC had “bounced back” with the judge expecting further explanation if these issues are not solved by the time of their next hearing in two weeks.