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Phil Costa·19 October 2020

Newcastle fans’ pay-per-view protest nets £20k for local food bank

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Newcastle fans have donated £20,000 to a local food bank charity, as part of an ongoing protest against the Premier League’s new pay-per-view scheme.

Their 4-1 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday was one of several games that were only available for fans to watch live for a £14.95 fee.


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The ‘Charity Not PPV’ campaign asked Magpies fans to donate to the city’s West End food bank rather than stumping up to watch the game.

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“It will make a great difference,” the local food bank stated.

“We are feeding 1,000 people a week and use 10-plus tonnes of food every month – which costs £1,700 a tonne – so these donations are really needed.

“We have had donations from London, Spain and America, so it’s not just local interest that has gathered. It’s completely taken off.”

Fans of Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester City have also replicated the efforts of Newcastle supporters in protest against the scheme.