National League suspends Ebbsfleet over unpaid debt

In a statement on their website, external the club said their HMRC debts would be cleared by the end of August, once the club's takeover had been competed."Vetting and financial checks for the new proposed ownership and takeover have taken place over the last 12 months and were approved by the league on 1 May in writing," the statement added. "However, with the recent overturning of the Northfleet Harbourside development, the league have also raised concerns around the club's financial viability, debt that has been placed into the club and how it is treated."The league have provided the owners until 10:00 BST on 19 August to rectify its position and demonstrate this to the league."Obviously our players, staff and supporters have taken a number of blows in the last week, none of which is within their control or a result of their work or actions, and we ask for understanding and care during this time while the ownership situation is solved. "Everyone has worked so hard and completed an excellent pre-season and we look forward to this being rectified and demonstrating the results of that hard work throughout the season."