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It's about time Ron Martin got his comeuppance to be honest, he's been taking the piss for years with late payments and plays the game.
 
Even made The Today Programme on Radio Four this morning. Their plight is becoming mainstream.

St. John's Ambulance will no longer cover games due to unpaid bills and the club have banned 'Martin Out' banners from being brought into the ground. Cash only at the turnstiles and nearly two months behind in wages payments and the youth team have refused to play due to unpaid wages.

Ron Martin seems to have run out of money and is trying to raise a bridging loan while he clings desperately to his grandiose re-developmnet plans with government funding.

This House of Cards has been teetering for 5 years or more and there are now serious talks about starting a Phoenix Club.

All this on average crowds of 5,800 in the National League.