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After the things Smurf said during his tussle with Pope over the contract and how negotiations were conducted in the media would Pope want to come back?

 

I loved Pope playing for us but we have moved on now imo....whatever happens he will always be one of our own

 

I will never forget what Popey did for us promotion season, he, along with JMW and Micky Adams will be club legends for their contributions that season. Wouldn't want any of them back though, maybe if Popey cut down his smoking and drinking he might not have the fitness of a 40 year old man but we will never know.

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Whether Popey is the answer or not - I look at the dressing room currently and I don't see enough leaders and characters.

 

I think that's a fair point.

 

We've lost a lot of lads who had bags of experience at this level (Neal, Duffy, O'C, Dicko, Dodds, Moore) and replaced them with inexperienced players from abroad, in the main.

Even the other English lads in the current squad are very green behind the ears (Smith, JJ, Forrester & Kelly, off the top of my head).

 

If you've played football you will know how important it is to have a few leaders in the changing room.

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I think that's a fair point.

 

We've lost a lot of lads who had bags of experience at this level (Neal, Duffy, O'C, Dicko, Dodds, Moore) and replaced them with inexperienced players from abroad, in the main.

Even the other English lads in the current squad are very green behind the ears (Smith, JJ, Forrester & Kelly, off the top of my head).

 

If you've played football you will know how important it is to have a few leaders in the changing room.

 

Would rather have Leon Clarke than Pope who is well past his sell buy date.

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Don't think it would be worth it, don't like us re signing our old players especially when they have gone downhill. The positive of him joining would be the impact in the dressing room and as others have stated, experience. However at the moment we do still have players with that and who know the league, brown, foley, purkiss, Yates, grant (for now). Who knows maybe a few of these lads joining are the characters that we need in the dressing room.

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pope is on good money so he could stay at bury and see his contract out surely.:smile:

 

Until administration looms & he, along with the rest don't get paid! :smile:

 

Seriously I don't know what the hell their chairman is trying to do. I'm a lot more worried for them than I am for us.

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Until administration looms & he, along with the rest don't get paid! :smile:

 

Seriously I don't know what the hell their chairman is trying to do. I'm a lot more worried for them than I am for us.

 

interesting, i dont know much about bury, but bad management and money trouble might explain why pope ended up with that deal in the first place and why they are willing to let him go 1`year into a 3 year contract for free. it will be interesting to see what happens at that club this season, they could be joining blackpool in div 2.

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I wouldn't have him back at any cost but if the his wages were realistic, for a 30 year old, I think he'd be a good addition and a good option from the bench. There's no doubting Tom's affection for the club and I think he could learn our young strikers a few things.

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I wouldn't have him back at any cost but if the his wages were realistic, for a 30 year old, I think he'd be a good addition and a good option from the bench. There's no doubting Tom's affection for the club and I think he could learn our young strikers a few things.

 

or teach them even :-)

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I believe that Tom lost his motivation from the day that he was pushed out of Port Vale. I simply can't believe the short memories that many on here have of Tom.

Yes he was brought back too soon after his injury and his performances suffered but as well as his goal tally when he was fit I remember the guy who constantly ran himself into the ground to keep the Vale in L1 especially when he almost singlehandedly got us the point against a good Preston team that for me gave the team the momentum to crawl to safety.

Surely if we can bring him home for reasonable wages then it could be a great move for both parties. No disrespect but Tom was never going to bust a gut after being forced out of the club. For the cynics out there who said that he could of stayed at the Vale I ask would you work on for a 60% pay cut with the owners barbed comments ringing very loudly in your ears?

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I would have Popey back. He always gave a 100% for the club. He struggled at Bury due to niggling injuries. Assuming he is fit he could provide a further dimension to our attack with his ability in the air, his work ethos and his ability to hold up the ball. The only Vale legend since the Rudgie era.

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