Following his death, a GoFundMe was set up by Tim to pay for the funeral.
But donations have flooded in from the Fratton faithful, and now the total is just shy of £15,000.
Tim said: ‘Among us lads we always chipped in when someone was struggling, so a GoFundMe felt like the right thing to do.
‘It’s a huge surprise, but proves just how well-liked Paul was. Even Eric Eisner, the chairman’s son, has put in £500.
‘Whatever is left after the funeral is paid for will just go straight to Paul’s family, they deserve it.
‘Paul was a pillar of our community and a proud upholder of our military heritage – but above all he was a good friend.’
Woman who posted Covid-19 hoax photos online banned from UK hospitals. (PA) A conspiracy theorist who was fined after she filmed NHS medics and patients claiming the NHS is not being overrun by the current coronavirus has been banned from all UK hospitals. Hannah Dean claimed to be a “registered journalist” and posted images of hospitals across south-east England on Facebook. Police confirmed now faces arrest and possible criminal prosecution if she ignores an Asbo-style community protection notice and can only visit a hospital in an emergency, for a booked appointment or if she is a dependent of a patient.
Hannah Dean claims Covid-19 doesn t exist and films in hospitals to prove they are not busy HANNAH Dean s visits to hospitals across the south have prompted widespread criticism including comments from Prime Minster Boris Johnson. She is one of a group of people who claim they want to prove Covid-19 doesn t exist. And she has posted numerous videos and pictures on Facebook after visiting hospitals across the south despite restrictions and national lockdown. Mr Johnson said: The kind of people who stand outside hospitals and say Covid is a hoax and this kind of stuff, really I do think they need to grow up.
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image captionA suspicious incident took place at Queen Alexandra Hospital where someone attempted to video staff and patients
A woman has been barred from several hospitals after filming inside them and posting footage online.
Hampshire Constabulary and Sussex Police have issued the 30-year-old from Fareham with a Community Protection Notice (CPN).
It means she cannot turn up at the hospitals in those counties without an appointment or medical emergency.
The woman had posted videos on social media of empty corridors in hospitals, claiming there was no pandemic.
Dorset Police said it was also carrying out an investigation after an incident at Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Sunday evening.
Hannah Dean, left, has been banned from visting hospitals unless there is a legitimate reason or prior appointment . A woman who was fined over filming apparently empty corridors in an effort to prove Covid-19 is a hoax has now been banned from visiting hospitals. Hannah Dean has claimed to be a registered journalist and posted images of hospitals across south-east England on Facebook. But the claims have been branded untrue and highly disrespectful amid the ongoing pandemic with one hospital trust stressing that pictures of empty corridors do not mean wards and intensive care units are empty. Dean, from Fareham near Portsmouth, was warned by police on Sunday not to attend any hospital unless she has a prior appointment, is a dependent or there is a medical emergency.