By Alex Hoad

Maidstone United shareholder Terry Casey says the club are still working to resolve the outstanding cash owed to the taxman by the previous owners.

Mr Casey, who, along with Oliver Ash (both pictured) and Bill Williams, took over Maidstone from former chairman Paul Bowden-Brown two months ago.

Speaking on his blog on the club’s official website, Mr Casey said: "Sadly our inheritance as the new owners of Maidstone United also involves huge difficulties with HMRC that could still put the club under enormous pressure."

Mr Casey insisted, however, that the club would not be asking supporters to help pay off the debt, unlike the situation at Blue Square Bet South side Welling United.

The Wings have appealed to their own fans to loan money in a bid to pay a near-£60,000 tax bill after a final 14-day reprieve in the High Court last week.

He said: "It appears that not only are Welling asking supporters of other clubs to donate money but they have also initiated a loan scheme asking supporters to lend the club money to pay off HMRC.

"(Maidstone’s) debts are not the responsibility of the supporters of the club. Supporters should not be pressurised by being told unless they put their hands in their pockets the club will no longer exist."