Nick Pope

[r0cafella]

We actually need to move him on if we’re being honest but with the amount of squad changes due to happen this summer it might be tough. 

[The Butcher]

He looks like he's never kicked a football in his life.

 

It's so bad it's funny.

[Holloway]

That palm out for their goal was a kind of slow motion horror show.

Did make some good stops,though 

[Kid Icarus]

16 minutes ago, Heron said:

Was awful today.

 

Two good saves around the 75min mark otherwise our worst player.

You're kidding?  Pope was comfortably our MOTM for me, he faced a ton of shots on a slippery surface with a crowd permanently in front of him. I thought he was class, even his kicking wasn't terrible. 

[Heron]

1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said:

You're kidding?  Pope was comfortably our MOTM for me, he faced a ton of shots on a slippery surface with a crowd permanently in front of him. I thought he was class, even his kicking wasn't terrible. 

Nar na.

 

His kicking was shite. He didn't command his area once despite us sitting deep. He parried two or three shots he should have comfortably held and cost us our conceded goal.

[Kid Icarus]

Just now, Heron said:

Nar na.

 

His kicking was shite. He didn't command his area once despite us sitting deep. He parried two or three shots he should have comfortably held and cost us our conceded goal.

 

You're out of your miiiiind 

[Sima]

Going to regret missing out on Mamardashvilli in 2-3 years.  This bloke can’t kick for shit.

[Heron]

1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said:

 

You're out of your miiiiind 

I actually don't know which game you were watching tbh.

 

You must have watched it from like 70 to 80mins only.

[Kid Icarus]

Just now, Heron said:

I actually don't know which game you were watching tbh.

 

You must have watched it from like 70 to 80mins only.

Okay I'll give you this, his kicking wasn't as terrible as usual.

[Lush Vlad]

2 minutes ago, Sima said:

Going to regret missing out on Mamardashvilli in 2-3 years.  This bloke can’t kick for shit.

Isn’t his distribution also bad? Not Pope bad, but still not good. Guessing we want to get a young keeper like Trafford to replace Pope in time. 

Been said numerous times. Replacing what Pope gives us as a keeper, with someone equally as good or better. Who is also decent on the deck. Will cost a lot of money. 
 

If Pope’s shoulder really is still bad or it’s a mental block he can’t get past. Then that’s obviously not ideal…..

 

[Heron]

4 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

Okay I'll give you this, his kicking wasn't as terrible as usual.

 

We will agree to disagree on Pope today. You buffoon.

[timeEd32]

Really didn’t think he was that bad. He does seem nervous going to his left though. Hopefully that will vanish with more time.

 

His kicking is atrocious but I’ve promised myself I’ll be accepting of it because the alternative is watching Dubs stand still.

[The Prophet]

Absolutely honking for the goal, parried a couple of shots straight at him too. Unusually shaky from him.

[Tsunami]

His kicking is what it is. I think he’ll be disappointed with the goal, it was a comfortable save and a poor parry.

[Smal]

said it in the match thread but I’m a bit concerned about his diving to the left. Understandable after his surgery but he looks ropey as fuck on that side.

[Displayname]

Usually dont mind his bad kicking, but when we also have Burn and Krafth infront of him who have no idea what to do with the ball at their feet it ruins to much.

The age when CBs and keepers only needed to worry about defending is long gone.

[cubaricho]

19 minutes ago, Sima said:

Going to regret missing out on Mamardashvilli in 2-3 years.  This bloke can’t kick for shit.

 

We didn't miss out on him.  

 

He didn't want to come here.

[mouldy_uk]

Never been the same since that sending off 

[Lush Vlad]

2 minutes ago, Displayname said:

Usually dont mind his bad kicking, but when we also have Burn and Krafth infront of him who have no idea what to do with the ball at their feet it ruins to much.

The age when CBs and keepers only needed to worry about defending is long gone.

Burn is very good at CB. But I would like to see Schar and Kelly at some point. Kelly is very capable on the ball when he plays CB. Would take a lot of pressure off Pope’s crap kicking. Whilst adding two almost playmaking options at CB. 

 

[Displayname]

Just now, Lush Vlad said:

Burn is very good at CB. But I would like to see Schar and Kelly at some point. Kelly is very capable on the ball when he plays CB. Would take a lot of pressure off Pope’s crap kicking. Whilst adding two almost playmaking options at CB. 

 

I agree that Burn is good, but we now have a team way to stacked with people who cant pass and make themselves available for a pass.

[Newcastle Fan]

He made a lot of good saves today, even for the goal he redeemed himself and saved it and Burn decided to smash it into the roof of the net

[TRon]

Well at least his day of flap-handed uncertainty didn't cost us any points. Hopefully he's got that out of his system now.

[joeyt]

His kicking is incredibly shite for a professional footballer

[nufc123]

15 minutes ago, joeyt said:

His kicking is incredibly shite for a professional footballer

Its unacceptable really , but hes so good at almost everything else.

[Shadow Puppets]

Not sure if it was mentioned in commentary / interviews, but Pope picked up a minor hamstring niggle in training this week which could explain some of his peculiar movements today.