The true cost of Newcastle United's Covid lockout in the Premier League has been revealed in the latest club's financial figures after the club reported a loss of £ 70.7 million.
When the global pandemic brought the world to a standstill, football was suspended for three months and even when the Premier League's "project restart" got underway, fans still missed the last nine games of the 2019/20 season as well as the majority of the 2020/21 campaign when football continued to be played behind closed doors.
The Magpies' first game back in front of a reduced crowd at St James' Park came in May 2021 with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United some three months before new ownership took over at Newcastle.
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