AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle United will meet at St James’ Park in seven days time. However, this is already building into a very special story. So often in adversity and tough times, help comes from the most unexpected places.

Graham Stacey, 50, from Hook in Hampshire, set up the fundraiser – which has surpassed its target of £50,000 – after the Cherry Red Records Stadium was hit with flooding and appeared to have a sinkhole in the pitch after some areas of the country saw more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours on Monday.