Vale & the Ale Podcast: Tom Pope!

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We're releasing our interview with Tom Pope that we did this past Monday. It's comes in just over 3 hours long by the time it was all done! We cover his career and time at Vale including:

- Early days trying to make it as a professional footballer

- Time at Rotherham as their joint record signing

- The Jim Gannon era

- Signing permanently for Micky Adams

- Promotion season and 33 goals, including our favourite goals

- Lee Collins

- Signing for Bury and his two years there

- Return to Vale and his work with Michael Brown and Neil Aspin

- John Askey, the captaincy and that relationship

- The Man City game

- The Flitcroft/Clarke appointments and his release from Vale

 

There's a lot to take in over the whole of the episode. He obviously goes in to a bit more detail about his release from Vale and how that was handled. We're aware that it isn't positive, however we felt that it was an interesting interview that people should get to hear. As we say on the pod, these are Tom's words and there are two sides to every story. Enjoy!

 

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On 20/08/2021 at 07:04, News Feed said:

We're releasing our interview with Tom Pope that we did this past Monday. It's comes in just over 3 hours long by the time it was all done! We cover his career and time at Vale including:

- Early days trying to make it as a professional footballer

- Time at Rotherham as their joint record signing

- The Jim Gannon era

- Signing permanently for Micky Adams

- Promotion season and 33 goals, including our favourite goals

- Lee Collins

- Signing for Bury and his two years there

- Return to Vale and his work with Michael Brown and Neil Aspin

- John Askey, the captaincy and that relationship

- The Man City game

- The Flitcroft/Clarke appointments and his release from Vale

 

There's a lot to take in over the whole of the episode. He obviously goes in to a bit more detail about his release from Vale and how that was handled. We're aware that it isn't positive, however we felt that it was an interesting interview that people should get to hear. As we say on the pod, these are Tom's words and there are two sides to every story. Enjoy!

 

Sponsored by

 

Johny’s Micro Pub. Enjoy a socially distanced pint on St John’s Square in Burslem!

 

Inplayman (https://www.inplayman.com/) - Daily Football Betting Tips & Stats

 

Home Choose Carpets (https://www.homechoose-carpets.com/) 30 year family business of Vale fans providing great quality and great service!

 

Listen to the full podcast

Yesterday I listened to this podcast. As a Vale fan I found it interesting what TP had to say. There are always two sides to the story and would like to think that the ppl who he made disparaging comments about would like to give their version of events. He certainly puts Smurf in a different light. A start for me would be speaking to Monty to see if he corroborates TPs version of events regarding his signing for Livingston and DCs response. Again if true I feel that due to personal issues with TP, if true then JA cost us promotion by selecting that buffoon Bennett ahead of TP, game after game. I don’t expect Smith/Worrall to comment as they’re still at the club and will be silenced by a code of conduct and professionalism. Perhaps TP shouldn’t have named them at this time.

I’m struggling to see if TP should be allowed back to the club at the moment with DC and DF at the helm for a testimonial. I’d be interested in hearing others points of view.

COYW