thebrokendoll 14201 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 15 minutes ago, Rosco said: Nobody fucked with John Burridge he’d rip your head off I took mrs tbd and the 3 month old baby tbd to the manor ground against oxford in october '90. we were quite near the back of the cuckoo lane end which admittedly wasn't massive but you could hear every single profanity which came out his mouth in crystal.clarity. which was basically every word he uttered. hilarious, loved the fucker me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43823 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Rosco said: Nobody fucked with John Burridge he’d rip your head off I remember the Smith sacking season after the failed promotion attempt in 1990, I'm sure it was early on against West Ham and we'd started the season off points wise but Budgie had an absolute brain fart pope would've been proud of and just went out to get a ball he had no chance of getting and doubling down on his mistake trying to stop the attacker before it eventually went into an empty goal. We got beat and the season unravelled pretty quickly after that. Edited November 26 by Howmanheyman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 14201 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 new song... nick pope, in the middle of nowhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12326 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 48 minutes ago, Rosco said: Nobody fucked with John Burridge he’d rip your head off Visions of Paul Hardyman shitting his pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12326 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 26 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said: I took mrs tbd and the 3 month old baby tbd to the manor ground against oxford in october '90. we were quite near the back of the cuckoo lane end which admittedly wasn't massive but you could hear every single profanity which came out his mouth in crystal.clarity. which was basically every word he uttered. hilarious, loved the fucker me. Similar experience at Hull in the 3rd round of the FA Cup earlier that year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17223 Posted November 26 Author Share Posted November 26 1 hour ago, thebrokendoll said: new song... nick pope, in the middle of nowhere. Middle of the pitch, surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 14201 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 9 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Middle of the pitch, surely? both are probably appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco 1127 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Pope will know his time here is up if/when fans boo his name when line ups announced before KO….so Eddie drop him before it’s too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1837 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Ridiculous amount of stick that Pope is getting. He's been a fantastic keeper for us since he arrived. Given is the only keeper I've seen for us who compares to him, I loved Pav but come on he wasn't a top class keeper. Pope is going through a bad spell, which has cost us in the last three away games (and could have cost us early on against city), and the concerning thing is his decision making more than anything else. He should be dropped now because if players aren't performing they shouldn't retain their place in the team, and what would be the point of bringing Ramsdale to the club if we're not prepared to play him when the other player in his position is out of form. But honestly, I thought I'd accidently clicked on twitter rather then toontastic when I read some of the shit over the last few pages. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 You want to read last night's match thread, you would've thought you were on 4chan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco 1127 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) 15 minutes ago, David Kelly said: Ridiculous amount of stick that Pope is getting. He's been a fantastic keeper for us since he arrived. Given is the only keeper I've seen for us who compares to him, I loved Pav but come on he wasn't a top class keeper. Pope is going through a bad spell, which has cost us in the last three away games (and could have cost us early on against city), and the concerning thing is his decision making more than anything else. He should be dropped now because if players aren't performing they shouldn't retain their place in the team, and what would be the point of bringing Ramsdale to the club if we're not prepared to play him when the other player in his position is out of form. But honestly, I thought I'd accidently clicked on twitter rather then toontastic when I read some of the shit over the last few pages. It’s not ridiculous as good as he’s been he is now liability and needs dropping before it’s too late. As I said earlier if Eddie persists in playing him and he drops a bollock at SOL that’s Pope finished the fans will not forgive him, he needs taking out now and worked on by GK coaches Since Pope arrived he’s always given me nightmares when charging out of his box Edited November 26 by Rosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex 42073 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Re: Hooper, according to Pedro, who seen him at Liverpool and Newcastle, he was absolutely class in training and a very ly talented keeper. But he just lacked the bottle and mentality to play in front of large crowds under that sort of pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12326 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 IIRC Hooper played a couple times against us for Liverpool before he came to us and was class. I think half his challenge was that Pav was a cult hero and the fans didn't take well to him being replaced by someone who wasn't significantly better. Hooper wasn't anything special, but he wasn't as bad as was made out. When you think about it he was one of only two keepers purchased by Keegan in 5 years - the other being Hislop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1837 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 3 minutes ago, Rosco said: It’s not ridiculous as good as he’s been he is now liability and needs dropping before it’s too late. As I said earlier if Eddie persists in playing him and he drops a bollock at SOL that’s Pope finished the fans will not forgive him, he needs taking out now and worked on by GK coaches Since Pope arrived he’s always given me nightmares when charging out of his box Saying someone is out of form isn't ridiculous at all, in fact I've said the very same thing. But someone being out of form doesn't make him a keeper on the level of Mike fucking Hooper or any of the other borderline competent keepers he has been compared to over the last few pages. We tried to sign Trafford and ultimately brought in Ramsdale because it's obvious that there is an area of Pope's game that is weak, his ability with his feet. Pope ended last season and started this season well, hence winning his place back in the England squad, so there has not been any need/opportunity to bring in Ramsdale. Now the opportunity is there and it's in the teams, and probably Pope's best interests to make the change. But that doesn't change the fact that he has been very good for most of his time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12326 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRhZ-__DUQs/?igsh=MWFzdjNpaDJvMXU1Zw== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1837 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 3 minutes ago, Craig said: IIRC Hooper played a couple times against us for Liverpool before he came to us and was class. I think half his challenge was that Pav was a cult hero and the fans didn't take well to him being replaced by someone who wasn't significantly better. Hooper wasn't anything special, but he wasn't as bad as was made out. When you think about it he was one of only two keepers purchased by Keegan in 5 years - the other being Hislop. Keegan wasn't very good at buying keepers unfortunately. Neither of them two were remotely close to being top class. If we'd had a keeper close to Schmeichel's quality we'd have probably won the league. Not that those sort of keepers grow on trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12326 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Just now, David Kelly said: Keegan wasn't very good at buying keepers unfortunately. Neither of them two were remotely close to being top class. If we'd had a keeper close to Schmeichel's quality we'd have probably won the league. Not that those sort of keepers grow on trees. If only we’d been presented with a gold opportunity to sign Schmeichel 3-4 years before he signed for Man Utd, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 14201 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) if I was pope I'd probably be asking to be taken out the firing line at this point. straight of the top of me head i can think of 6 absolute howlers he's made that's cost us goals this season. and before anybody pipes up with him having made some decent saves too... good, that's his fucking job. his ludicrous decision making has become a massive liability, last night's wasn't an anomaly, he's done similar on multiple occasions when coming out his box. Edited November 26 by thebrokendoll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 9864 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Pope is just going through a bad patch. He is still a good keeper (bar the kicking). It’s whether Eddie decides he is in the last chance saloon. I think he’ll start at the weekend hoping that the blunders are behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Can we at least all agree that him turning and chasing Aubameyang and SCREAMING at him to try and out him off was fucking hilarious? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4933 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 1 minute ago, Holden McGroin said: Pope is just going through a bad patch. He is still a good keeper (bar the kicking). It’s whether Eddie decides he is in the last chance saloon. I think he’ll start at the weekend hoping that the blunders are behind him. He’ll definitely start at the weekend mostly because Eddie can be a bit bloody minded when it comes to this sort of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 8305 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Just now, Gemmill said: Can we at least all agree that him turning and chasing Aubameyang and SCREAMING at him to try and out him off was fucking hilarious? I sort of respect that he's prepared to do that in a way, make himself look even more stupid to try and salvage anything at all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 14201 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 2 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Can we at least all agree that him turning and chasing Aubameyang and SCREAMING at him to try and out him off was fucking hilarious? next time he should try putting his thumb on the end of his nose and wiggling his fingers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 388 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 FWIW I think its harsh on Pope all of this. I watched on TV too so its hard to see how much space there was when pope left his box - the commentary on our whatsapp group from lads there was that he'd not been stranded when we lost the ball , but ran out from his box when he saw ab was going to break away (i'm not even going to try and spell it). Yes he made a mistake, but he's clearly been coached and told to play sweeper keeper and one on one with Ab , he made the decision to try close it down . Howe didnt play Dubs because dubs was almost glued to his line. If pope makes the right choice, and brings on a transition that results in a goal no one notices. No one gives any credit for the quick release throwing he has consistently done since he arrived etc. And at least this time he didnt handle it and get sent off like before the cup final 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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