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Nick Pope and Charlton

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  • markmc68
    markmc68 Posts: 1,593
    Credit where credit is due. From the sky highlights it would seem that pope had a great game today. If Henderson has thrown his toys out of the pram then it would do no harm for pope to have an extended run in the team. I have criticised pope before so I hold my hands up when he proves me wrong. Well done Nicholas.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,811
    Pope had an pretty good game, he's still young and he can hopefully improve.

    I'm not sure he'll ever be a great championship keeper because he plays like a continental keeper and punches when he should be looking to catch. And sometimes his punches go wrong.

    Too much maybe to expect him to command the area and direct the defence yet.
  • andynelson
    andynelson Posts: 1,951

    he plays like a continental keeper and punches when he should be looking to catch.

    We must have been watching different Popes!

  • So long as he comes for those corners I dont care what he does to get the ball away...

    Recently everyone (including Henderson) have just stood their motionless whilst the corner has been delivered
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,196
    He's fine in a one-on-one. His kicking seems good. His catching is very suspect. But our defence as a whole struggles with crosses and so did Henderson, so it's not going to get any worse.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Pope did good on Saturday, so well done to him.

    The thing I noticed most, was how much he has bulked up, since he last played. His top half is much bigger.
  • jamescafc
    jamescafc Posts: 1,831

    Pope did good on Saturday, so well done to him.

    The thing I noticed most, was how much he has bulked up, since he last played. His top half is much bigger.

    Was just about to say the same thing. Watched him closely in the warm up and he seems much more assured than Henderson. Don't understand what goes wrong in games. Seeing a steady improvement though, both yesterday and against Colchester I thought he was decent. Every time a cross comes in, I still have my heart in my mouth though.
  • charliewright1
    charliewright1 Posts: 1,650
    I think he would benefit with a sports psychologist (shrink) and also some dancing, yoga, or something else that could help his balance. He always looks SO awkward to me and almost frightened when the ball comes to him, especially when it is a long range shot and he has time to think about it. It looks sometimes he sees 2or 3 balls and goes for the wrong one!
    It is a real shame though I, like many on CL REALLY REALLY want him to do well and then he goes and throws a couple of 'dollys' in !?!?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,781
    PL debut coming on for injured Tom Heaton.
  • Bbc website

    On comes Nick Pope in nets. Looks nervous.
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  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    Don't let Palarse back in Nick.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,002
    Boy did well!
  • reserves
    reserves Posts: 795
    Starting for England tonight
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,416
    edited March 2021
    reserves said:
    Starting for England tonight
    Big opportunity this week for him, be interesting to see who starts against Poland

    With Pickford missing along with San Marino, and to an extent Albania coming up Southgate could effectively play all three Goalkeepers

    Johnstone: San Marino
    Henderson: Albania
    Pope: Poland

    Unfortunately there is little point of even having a Goalkeeper this evening

    Its not like Pope will be able to show what he can do
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Hope he gets a big move in the summer so we can get some extra cash from the sell on fee 
  • Hope he gets a big move in the summer so we can get some extra cash from the sell on fee 
    What percentage are we on do you know ?
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,173
    reserves said:
    Starting for England tonight
    Big opportunity this week for him, be interesting to see who starts against Poland

    With Pickford missing along with San Marino, and to an extent Albania coming up Southgate could effectively play all three Goalkeepers

    Johnstone: San Marino
    Henderson: Albania
    Pope: Poland

    Unfortunately there is little point of even having a Goalkeeper this evening

    Its not like Pope will be able to show what he can do
    It's his kicking that will be under scrutiny today. I think everyone including Southgate knows that Pope is a more reliable keeper than Pickford, but Southgate wants someone who can pass out well and start moves. Pope will probably have a good few opportunities to be on the ball given that we'll have a lot of control so hopefully he'll show that he can play out and nail his place down
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,730
    Hope he gets a big move in the summer so we can get some extra cash from the sell on fee 
    What percentage are we on do you know ?
    In a different thread, somebody said 20% of profit.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    Nice little story from the Bromley Addicks meeting.

    I asked Chris Powell about Nick and he laughed "Are you trying to get me to reveal the team, Ben?"   Obviously he took my hint but more importantly he said that they have a tradition that when a player makes his debut they are formally presented with their shirt and there is a little speech made.

    Southgate asked SCP to make the presentation and speech for Pope and he spoke about the journey he has made, his loans, etc.  Said that he had signed him for Charlton (he credited Ben Roberts and Phil Chapple here).
  • Hope he gets a big move in the summer so we can get some extra cash from the sell on fee 
    What percentage are we on do you know ?
    In a different thread, somebody said 20% of profit.
    Cheers, Muttley. Fingers crossed he gets a big summer move.
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  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    he just needs to be alert for the first 7 seconds 
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    How things work out! Not meant to be poking fun at the below-cited users or anything, but I had 70 new posts to read on this thread, and these were the first three that came up.


  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    reserves said:
    Starting for England tonight

    I don't think England have named the team yet
  • Just shows you how players can improve, I wonder who the goalie coach is at Burnley?
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,063
    MOM tonight
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,360
    MOM tonight
    You would say that Charlton Nick Pope
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,863
    Sign the San Marino keeper up, a keeper who can save long shots  ;)
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    So glad for Pope. He's not a world class keeper by any stretch, but neither are any of the other England keepers and I think he's actually the best of the bunch. Pickford is bang average