The Bluebirds Trust have already raised almost a third of their target within a matter of days of launching their Share Contribution Scheme.

The supporters group are trying to raise £50,000, as they aim to purchase a 10 per cent stake in Barrow AFC, as part of the new ownership model at the club.

As of Monday morning, just over £14,000 was in the bank, with AFC fans already displaying how keen they are in having a say in the running of their club in the future.

The response to the scheme has been swifter than Bluebirds Trust chairman Steve Herbert, who announced the intention to buy shares only last week, had imagined.

Herbert said: “The Trust is putting in an amount anyway, but there was £11,000 in there within 24 hours and that is aside from the Trust’s £5,000, so that’s about £6,500 raised in 24 hours online before we’ve taken a single penny in cash.

“That just shows you the depth of feeling that the people of Barrow and Barrow supporters have for their football club.

“There will be peaks and troughs, but I am confident we can get to our target because we’ve got every faith in our support and the people at the football club that we are going to work together in that direction.

“I’m hugely grateful to the football club, who have provided some benefits as well for people who will contribute a certain amount.”

The scheme was launched at AFC’s Holker Street ground last Saturday when an organised pitch invasion took place two hours before the Bluebirds’ match against Eastleigh.

A large group gathered in the Cross Bar before making their way down to the tunnel, with them spending 20 minutes on the hallowed turf.

It was striking that Barrow’s players led the supporters out, with manager Ian Evatt and his staff also participating, to present a united front in what is an exciting period of change at the club.

Herbert said: “I’m absolutely delighted with the turn-out and the age ranges we had as well. I feel very proud to be a Barrow fan.

“The support from the players and the club was brilliant and the sun even shone, which doesn’t always happen at Holker Street.

“The important thing is that it showed how well the supporters and the Barrow community can work together, that is what it’s really all about.

“You can see that the club’s buzzing – we did really well earlier on in selling pies, in refurbishing the Cross Bar and it’s just a really, really positive atmosphere.”