Finn Harps find themselves mired in a ‘difficult’ financial battle after changes to the League of Ireland Premier Division fixture calendar has left them short on cash.

Thanks to a combination of postponed matches due to European competition, the EA Sports Cup as well as an early exit from the Extra.ie FAI Cup, the Donegal outfit have played just two home matches in the last nine weeks.

It’s not been an easy season for the club since their promotion from the First Division last year as they have been perennially locked in a relegation battle.

Harps have now decided to reach out to their fans in order to raise funds due to an ‘unexpectedly, difficult financial situation’.

Launched as The Patrons of Finn Harps, the Ulster club are looking for fans to pay a minimum of €100 for a subscription in order to back their ‘campaign to stay in the League of Ireland Premier Division’.

It’s been two weeks since a ball was last kicked at Finn Park and it will be another fortnight until they will be playing UCD there on October 4.

In exchange for a subscription, the club say that the financial support of subscribers will be ‘acknowledged across all media platforms, website and match programmes for the remainder of the season.’

Speaking alongside the unveiling of the fundraiser, Finn Harps club chairperson Sean Quinn said: ‘Ollie Horgan and the senior squad have really put in a big effort and we’re in a good position to make the play-offs at this stage. But, we have been really stretched by having just two home games in nine weeks.

‘So we need people across Donegal and further afield to back us now and the The Patrons of Finn Harps is an ideal way to be part of our club.

‘Finn Harps, under Ollie Horgan, has been doing really well over the past five years with limited resources compared to most other clubs.’

‘We have been promoted twice to the Premier Division and that’s where we want to stay and build a squad that is capable of competing at the highest level in the League of Ireland’, he added.

Anyone interested in applying to become a Patron can do so here.