{"id":14294,"date":"2023-12-12T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/14294\/everton-to-keep-foodbank-advert\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:24:09","slug":"everton-to-keep-foodbank-advert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=14294","title":{"rendered":"Everton to keep foodbank advert after ‘poverty chanting’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everton to keep foodbank advert after ‘poverty chanting’\u060c<\/p>\n

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Everton will continue to advertise charitable food banks on their scoreboard at Goodison Park in response to “poverty chants” from visiting supporters during the 2-0 Premier League win over Chelsea on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Insulting chants, including “Feed the Scousers” and “Sign On”, referring to a claim for unemployment benefit, have been hurled against Everton and Liverpool fans by opposition supporters for years, mocking them about unemployment in the region.<\/p>\n

The message 'Fans support food banks' was flashed on the big screen inside the Merseyside club's stadium less than a minute into the Chelsea clash, just after the first wave of chants from visiting supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn several occasions during Sunday's match at Goodison Park, chants were heard from some of the Chelsea fans mocking the problem of food poverty in the city of Liverpool,\u201d Everton said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen this was sung, the club \u2013 united<\/a> in its stance \u2013 promoted the logo of supporters supporting food banks on the big screen inside the stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans supporting food banks and its must-have purple vehicle will be in the Goodison Park Fan Zone all season on match days.\u201d<\/p>\n