Flags at Newcastle United matches are paid for by fans, please don't take them home with you

Newcastle fans will hold another pre-match flag display at St James' Park on Easter Sunday.

As has been the case since the Wor Flags' organised displays began, the flags to be flown when Newcastle United play Leicester City are paid for by Newcastle United supporters and will be arranged by volunteers. United may have the richest owners in the world, but the flags are still crowdfunded through donations made by normal, every day, Newcastle United fans from all walks of life.

"It's all fan-funded," Thomas Concannon, from Wor Flags, told ChronicleLive.

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"We get an incredible amount of backing from fans. The club has never had anything to do with funding it. Every flag is paid for by fans, from donations."

Wor Flags is urging supporters to be respectful and leave the flags in the ground after full-time.

On Friday, a small number of supporters were spotted taking flags home with them after Newcastle beat Wolves. Similar incidents have happened at other fixtures this season.

Wor Flags would like the flags back and is inviting fans to return them this weekend by leaving them under their seats after the game.

While match-going Newcastle fans will likely have heard of Wor Flags, especially since the displays resumed following Mike Ashley's exit, some may not know who pays for the displays: it's the supporters, not the club or the wealthy Saudi owners.

Even though PIF has more than enough money to pay for banners and surfer flags, the supporters' group wants to keep the displays independent of the club.

"We stress that it keeps our authority and gets the right messages across when it [the displays] comes from fans," Thomas said.

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