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Hereford FC chairman Chris Ammonds has spoken to BBC Hereford and Worcester about the kind gesture of former player Jarrod Bowen to help pay for the drainage work required at Edgar Street.
"The world is probably sick of hearing about our pitch issues," said Ammonds.
"I had certainly got to the stage where I was sick of talking about them.
"Jarrod would be aware of it being a Herefordian, as a Hereford fan and obviously Uncle Ben is our groundsman.
"So he would be aware of the problems we've got from a distance.
"There was just an approach in the background trying to find out what issues we were facing, what the potential costs were going to be to put things right this summer and trying to do the job properly rather than to having to cut any corners.
"So when we do get the work done it would be for the next fifteen to twenty years rather than a short term fix.
"Those conversations developed over a few weeks.
"Jarrod said listen I'm willing to make a contribution towards these to help you out and to help out the club.
"I was taken aback initially. I had to check the date when something like that happens. conversations continued and he was incredibly keen to help which is just amazing."
Bowen always remembers playing as a youngster in one of the HFA cup finals.
"We were really gutted that we had to cancel or say we couldn't host all the Juniors finals at Edgar Street, we love doing it every single year.
"It's very important for the youngsters in the county to have that ambition or reward to play at Edgar Street.
"Just shows the appreciation Jarrod has got, not just only of his home city club, the club where he had his first chance in football, but also his respect and appreciation of the county itself and the youngsters in the county and how he wants to try and help them as much as possible.
"I think it just shows the sort of lad he is."