Plymouth Argyle fans give money to unpaid staff

This man probably hasn't eaten in weeks.

It turns out football has it's own chronicle of It's a Wonderful Life this legal holiday deteriorate -- except it's real, doesn't engage a reanimated remains of Jimmy Stewart as well as no one will learn a lesson from it.

Plymouth Argyle are in a surrounded by of some hard times. Currently 15th in League One after removing relegated from a Championship last deteriorate as well as battling monetary troubles which resulted in Nov wages for non-playing staff being paid late. With a bar saying which Dec wages are additionally likely to be late as well as not come until after Christmas, Argyle fans have glued together together to lift money for a affected staff.

From a BBC:

"Within 12 hours you had 750," debate founder Ian Newell told BBC Spotlight. "It's incredible, everyone has caught upon with what we're attempting to do."

Newell launched a appeal through a fans website PASOTI (Plymouth Argyle Supporters upon a Internet).

He said: "Cash in hand as well as in a bank account there's about 1500 so far, though I've got a feeling which it's starting to transcend 2000."[...]

Newell continued: "We wish to assistance a lads as well as lasses who you see every alternative week during Home Park, though you additionally wish to uncover to people like Sir Roy Gardner [chairman], as well as Keith Todd [executive director], which a normal arrange as well as record fan seems to consider more of their staff than they do.

"The Plymouth directors should hang their heads in shame for what has happened to this bar as well as a approach they have treated their staff."

But, of course, they probably won't.

Plymouth have until Feb 9 to clear their superb tax check of760,00. And with monetary disaster looming, ! a capric ious staff are obviously really grateful for a fans' generosity. A bar spokesman said that, "staff were positively overwhelmed by how generous people have been, as well as would like to appreciate supporters." Staff additionally secrety hope which a club's management team get nothing though coal as well as rabies this Christmas.

Photo: EMPICS

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