Jamie Vardy’s former non league club in financial trouble

Jamie Vardy’s former non league club Stocksbridge Park Steels are in financial trouble and are hoping to raise £20,000 to survive.

Just like so many throughout the English football pyramid, they have fallen into challenging times due to the coronavirus outbreak, which cancelled the club’s season.

Because of this, Stocksbridge are now fighting to make up the funds for ‘essential ground maintenance, machinery, and machine repairs, plus building work to ensure their meets the required safety standards’.

I bet Jamie Vardy never thought he’d have a stand named after him when he made his debut for @parksteelsfc pic.twitter.com/VxCkpmuzpa

— NonLeagueBlogs (@NonLeagueBlogs) November 1, 2016

The former player turned Premier League winner, Jamie Vardy is being urged by fans to help them out.

He was released by Sheffield Wednesday as a teenager and represented the first-team between 2007 and 2010, before having short spells with Halifax and Fleetwood.

Since joining Leicester for £1million from Fleetwood in 2012, the 33-year-old has helped the club win an unprecedented Premier League title and won 26 England caps.

Stocksbridge Park Steels’ Crowdfunder page has raised almost £3,000 so far.

The club said: “The season coming to an abrupt end, the loss of income from the last three months of the season, and the fact we will not be able to play our lucrative friendly fixtures with our Sheffield neighbours prior to next season have left us with no choice but to ask our magnificent community for help.

“Donate whatever you can, large or small. In exchange, we will be extremely grateful and ensure you have a football club to be proud of within the Stocksbridge community.”

Fans reacted after reading that Jamie Vardy’s former non league club is in financial trouble…

Exactly my thoughts

— W1LL14M (@william19368399) May 11, 2020

He will for sure it’s an absolute given

— Matthew (@Matthew29210020) May 11, 2020

If only there was some money in football that could be shared?

— steve curtis (@Stevecurtis74) May 11, 2020

Course he’ll put his hand in his pocket now it’s all over talksport and Twitter. His missus needs popularity points after the Colleen Rooney leaks, so he’ll probably come out and donate the last 50 quid and say it was her idea #Publicity even though he probably knew weeks ago.

— Ade (@My_Hyde_and_me) May 11, 2020

Fucking hate Vardy but he will go up in my estimations if he helps them out, doubt he will though.

— Gary Turnbull (@GaryTurnbull17) May 11, 2020

I don’t doubt he’ll bail ’em out anyway.

— Jeff Hurst. (@jeffurs) May 12, 2020

Sure he’s not losing any sleep.

— Neal Patrick (@nealpatrick86) May 12, 2020

Hopefully reg will help out if he can

— Carl Fothergill (@carlfov26) May 11, 2020

Vardy himself could help massively

— Jim (@devilsred11) May 12, 2020

I’m sure Vardy could buy the club himself if it really meant that much to him! Instead ask us people that aren’t currently working!! Crazy

— Ryan Godbehere (@GodbehereRyan2) May 12, 2020

That’s 20 grand mrs vardy would rather spend on herself

— Jake (@jbonnett23) May 11, 2020

Surely Vardy can just get some change out of his back pocket to save the club

— Callum Cutler (@calcutler) May 11, 2020

Cos the club gave him a chance when no one else did and helped him on the path to become a multimillionaire.

Of course its his prerogative, he’s not obliged to donate owt, but be nice if he could help out with a few quid.

— Gavin Lambert (@GavlarLambert) May 11, 2020