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Last Updated: Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 14:07 GMT 15:07 UK
Court hands deadline to Halifax
Halifax Town
The consortium looking to buy Halifax Town has been given four weeks to complete its takeover of the club, after a reprieve at the High Court.

The Inland Revenue asked for an adjournment for the club to pay its debts at a winding-up hearing.

The judge gave the consortium 28 days to complete their takeover bid.

"It is the consortium's intention to discharge the liability to HM Revenue," said Chris Haddock, the lawyer acting for Town director Geoff Ralph.

"I hope this will bring to an end the uncertainty the fans have had to endure over the past year and particularly the last six months," he told the Halifax Courier.

The Blue Square Premier club had earlier in the week approached a fans' community website in a last ditch attempt to avoid the club from folding.

However, with the 28-day reprieve, the consortium looks set to step in and pay off the debts looming over the former Football League club.

SEE ALSO
Fans' website could save Halifax
03 Sep 07 |  Halifax Town
Halifax confident of survival bid
29 Aug 07 |  Halifax Town
Fans close in on club takeover
02 Aug 07 |  Football


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