Stourbridge is where it all began for Jude Bellingham, but there are concerns for the future of the England star's hometown club.
A young Jude Bellingham with the ball at his feet playing at Stourbridge's War Memorial Ground. The video clip was shown at his Real Madrid unveilingThe West Midlands non-league club host Gateshead from two leagues higher on Saturday for a place in the FA Cup first round. It has also not escaped local attention that Jude Bellingham is on England duty.
Stourbridge FC is a community hub with hundreds of boys and girls playing for its junior teams. They also have a team in the third tier of women's football - competing against the likes of Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest - together with two disability sides. "It's a nightmare," adds the chairman, who is lobbying landlords Dudley Council to help find a solution.
"It's those gestures that mean a lot to kids around here because they look up to Jude. We couldn't believe he was running the show at the World Cup because he was only 19 at the time - and it all started at Stourbridge.England's best young footballer for a generation is strongly tipped to be a future Three Lions captain - but he has not allowed fame and adulation go to his head.
It is in here where Pountney will be meeting Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb to discuss tackling knife crime immediately after this interview."I went to Cody's funeral," says Pountney, a father to two teenage daughters.
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