Newcastle fans donated £20,000 to charity in protest at the Premier League’s pay-per-view TV games. Supporters snubbed paying an extra £14.95 to watch their team’s live game against Manchester United and instead put their money into a “Charity Not PPV” campaign to help Newcastle ’s food banks.
West End food bank organiser John McCorry said: “We so appreciate the generosity of the Newcastle fans. We have had donations from London, Spain and America, so it's not just locally that the interest has gathered. "It really seems to have taken off.” Bill Corcoran of the NUFC Fans Food Bank group said: ”Someone just suggested the idea on Twitter and we thought, 'that's great, let's do it'. “Whoever recommended pay-per-view, pitched it wrong.
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