Really poor averaging 1 in 3 more or less whilst having injuries lol. Stick to being a fan ffs.
Goodbye Nick Pope
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Re: Goodbye Nick Pope
I’ll be gutted to see Pope leave, he’s certainly surpassed Heaton as the best goalkeeper I’ve seen play for Burnley. But if the right bid comes in then I think it’s a no-brainer. We need to raise funds, and I think Hennessey could do a more than adequate job in the Championship.
Re: Goodbye Nick Pope
Brilliant shot stopper Pope but I guess the question marks over his distribution (and, as we saw again yesterday, he can be flappy from crosses) will affect which clubs might be interested.
At 30 with a year left on his deal (apparently we have an option for another, so you could say it's effectively two years) talk of £40m seems a bit fanciful. I think the list of PL clubs that a) need a goalie b) don't mind one not known for his distribution and c) are willing to pay £20m+ is probably a short one. Considering Pope is probably our most valuable player and we are going to be reliant on sales this summer, it could be a sticky situation, especially if only one team wants him.
I'm not sure any sort of "bidding war" is likely but if say Newcastle/West Ham were keen we will hopefully at least not get ripped off. Hennessey should be fine in the Championship and BPF is OK as a number two so our depth is actually alright in goal. I'd love him to stay but we probably can't afford to keep him unfortunately.
At 30 with a year left on his deal (apparently we have an option for another, so you could say it's effectively two years) talk of £40m seems a bit fanciful. I think the list of PL clubs that a) need a goalie b) don't mind one not known for his distribution and c) are willing to pay £20m+ is probably a short one. Considering Pope is probably our most valuable player and we are going to be reliant on sales this summer, it could be a sticky situation, especially if only one team wants him.
I'm not sure any sort of "bidding war" is likely but if say Newcastle/West Ham were keen we will hopefully at least not get ripped off. Hennessey should be fine in the Championship and BPF is OK as a number two so our depth is actually alright in goal. I'd love him to stay but we probably can't afford to keep him unfortunately.
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Re: Goodbye Nick Pope
Apparently Charlton will be getting a percentage of whatever we sell Nick for.
Re: Goodbye Nick Pope
Can't see him going for anything more than £25m. Any team wanting to play out from the back - and let's be honest, that's most teams - just won't want to pay any more than that. Fulham or West Ham perhaps.