Big News - Ah Kid Tom is coming home..

[bookworm]

Welcome home Tom Pope, bang the goals in son!

 

IS daddy pleased with that Danni 'cos he was the one who got rid originally.

[ashfieldrichard]

Be really happy with that! Good step of getting out of league 2, just need two good wingers next season.

 

Yep, decent wingers and supply the key to Pope scoring goals

[Martino Knockavelli]

IS daddy pleased with that Danni 'cos he was the one who got rid originally.

Pope got his head turned by the £4K a week and rightly so. Vale couldn't match that.

[Timothius]

Pope got his head turned by the £4K a week and rightly so. Vale couldn't match that.

 

Norman had no intention of even matching the contract he was on at the Vale, that is why he went to Bury

[SuperValiant1876]

Just wondering how with our reputation in tatters and everyone knowing how bad we treated Tom Pope when he left why he would come back and sign for a club that is thought of so badly in the football world?

[werstayinup]

Exactly so offer him the contract and watch him walk and take the compo.

 

They couldn't take the risk of him signing it and taking a fairly decent part of the budget

[cheshirevaliant]

Just wondering how with our reputation in tatters and everyone knowing how bad we treated Tom Pope when he left why he would come back and sign for a club that is thought of so badly in the football world?

 

He is a Vale fan?

We are offering him first team football, whereas Bury may not be now Beckford has signed?

Injuries have taken their toll and he is more comfortable in League 2, where the pace is slower and he has had success in the past?

He doesn't enjoy commuting and would prefer to work down the road from his home/family/mates?

 

Take your pick from any of those I guess.

[Timothius]

Just wondering how with our reputation in tatters and everyone knowing how bad we treated Tom Pope when he left why he would come back and sign for a club that is thought of so badly in the football world?

 

He mentions in his Sentinel interview that his Dad didn't want him to come back due to the off the field situation but Michael Brown convinced him it would not be a problem. Popey also already knows Smurthwaite is a ***

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

They couldn't take the risk of him signing it and taking a fairly decent part of the budget

 

Would it have been as much as Pope though?

[Smudger]

Glad he's back. Hopefully first of many positive signings.

 

Too much negativity from some people. Brought a smile on my face when I saw the news. Look how many goals Vaughan scored off playing alongside him. Just need another decent strike partner and go 2 up front. Plus decent wingers putting crosses in and he'll get a few himself. Happy days! Up the Vale!

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

You're embarrassing yourself.

 

I've been quietly watching this forum descend into to chaos and you are as bad as anyone. Just beçause you don't hold te same opinion as the mob doesn't make it any less ridiculous. All I'll say is you must be really bored to consistently spout so much twaddle

 

But the analogy still stands, he like King has had one exceptional season at the level people say he's proven at. It's simply a very strange observation.

[Jacko51]

Would it have been as much as Pope though?

 

More.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

More.

 

Personally I can't see Pope coming back here for less than 2k per week.

[Timothius]

Would it have been as much as Pope though?

 

you have no idea how much popey is going to be on and neither should you, or anyone else for that matter. We have a budget and a manager who has managed to get pope to come back on reduced wages within that budget. Its a great signing for many reasons

[Jacko51]

Personally I can't see Pope coming back here for less than 2k per week.

 

Agree.