Nick Pope

[Heron]

6 minutes ago, RodneyCisse said:

It’s quite obvious he’s not confident with his feet but his quick play out with his hands started off two of our goals.

Hadn't really considered that tbf. Fair point.

[Lush Vlad]

2 hours ago, Stifler said:

I think today highlights that both our main keepers have weaknesses that we really need to improve upon.

Pope is the better shot stopper, aside from their 1st goal today.

Dubravka is better at coming out for the ball, and with his feet.

Ultimately, if we want to step up to the next level, it’s another position where we need to improve.

He dropped a massive clanger for their first goal. But that’s just not true, is it?! 
 

[Miggys First Goal]

Just fuck off. 

[La Parka]

Injury has ruined him. Kinda sad. He's gone full Joe Hart on us. 

[Aiston]

Continuing on as he was before his most recent injury, very poor.

 

 

Edited February 26, 2025 by Aiston

[Miggys First Goal]

I’d even go further back and say the sending off. Since then he’s been wank. 

[El Prontonise]

4 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

Just fuck off. 

 

No.

[David Edgar]

Think he is done then. 

 

Got to soldier on with Dubravka until we can hopefully sign a decent keeper in the summer. 

[Memphis]

A drop off of unbelievable proportions. We surely cannot keep playing him.

[buzza]

How slow was he gettin down to their goal!

Really is playing in slow motion

[Whitley mag]

No fan of Dubravka but fucking hell the blokes a walking disaster.

[Lush Vlad]

Just seen it. I thought it was going to be much worse. Like Fulham away or the weekend bad. He should do better. But not as much of a howler as I was expecting.
 

We have two keepers that can apparently only dive one way now  

[mouldy_uk]

[nemtizz]

It was bad, but not worse than the attempts to track back from 5/6 of our players as Liverpool literally walk up the other end.

 

 

Edited February 26, 2025 by nemtizz

[joeyt]

That kick straight to Salah man

[Ginola14]

I was calling for Dubs in goal as think Pope is a bag of nerves with his feet 

 

but the level of criticism for the goal he conceded is unwarranted I think, it went through the legs of two of our players so he would have seen it late 

 

goal against Forest was much worse with his positioning imo

[Rich]

Pick? Nope.

[Andy]

The ball at his feet is like when the ball gets trapped under a player in table football and you're just twisting the handles randomly to free it 

[gbandit]

6 minutes ago, Rich said:

Pick? Nope.

[elbee909]

Maybe his quality is tied to the health of the actual pope in some supernatural way

[Kanj]

Can’t wait for a new GK

[bobbydazzla]

7 minutes ago, Kanj said:

Can’t wait for a new GK

Eyes peeled for a plume of white smoke out the chimney pot on Barrack Road 

[Jordan]

Done absolutely nothing in the three games he’s played since coming back to justify being ahead of Dubravka. If anything, his performances have made Dubravka’s claim stronger. 

[JigsawGoesToPieces]

Not sure why Dubravka was dropped when playing well, all its going to achieve is that Dubs confidence and momentum from playing regularly and playing well will vanish.

 

Really worrying decision to bring Pope back tbh

[Gawalls]

4 minutes ago, JigsawGoesToPieces said:

Not sure why Dubravka was dropped when playing well, all its going to achieve is that Dubs confidence and momentum from playing regularly and playing well will vanish.

 

Really worrying decision to bring Pope back tbh

Love Howe but he has his favourites and Pope is one of them