Tom Pope banned for second time this season for Twitter post
Port Vale’s leading scorer Tom Pope has been banned for a second time this season for an inappropriate tweet.
The 34-year-old forward has also been fined £1,500 after a breach of FA Rule E3 was found proven by an independent panel.
In November, Pope was given a one-game ban relating to his social media use.
As a result of his latest suspension, Pope will miss Saturday’s League Two match away at leaders Swindon Town.
Sky Sports report that he punishment is in reference to a tweet in which Pope compared another person to the character Sloth from the film ‘The Goonies’.