Match report: Yeovil 1-1 Port Vale
Talisman Tom Pope scored his seventieth goal for the club but it was not enough as a goalkeeping error allowed Yeovil a share of the points.
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The tall forward is a Port Vale striking legend after breaking the goalscoring record for goals scored at Vale Park. A lifelong Vale fan, he initially joined the club on loan before the move was made permanent.
The striker rose to prominence with thirty three goals during the side’s 2012-13 promotion season. He moved to Bury in 2015 but returned for a second spell with Port Vale in 2017.
The forward has now won the club’s player of the year award on three separate occasions.
Talisman Tom Pope scored his seventieth goal for the club but it was not enough as a goalkeeping error allowed Yeovil a share of the points.
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Port Vale supporter Tom Pope says he feels “lucky to have played as long as I did for Port Vale” after he left the club to join Bury.
Port Vale striker Tom Pope has moved to League One rivals Bury on a three-year contract.
BBC Radio Stoke reports that striker Tom Pope is pondering a three year deal from League One rivals Bury.
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Rob Fielding feels that Tom Pope will leave but he hopes fans appreciate his contribution should he leave Vale Park.
Striker Tom Pope says he wonders if he is “respected” by Port Vale after the club’s contract offer was “even lower than I was told it would be.”
BBC Radio Stoke claims that striker Tom Pope could leave Port Vale as he will talk to League One rivals Doncaster Rovers this week.
Tom Pope has indicated that he would remain with the club if the contract offer is satisfactory.
Rob Fielding hopes that Vale fans will remember Tom Pope’s contribution to the side on Sunday.
Striker Tom Pope says he is still not fully fit but he is happy to play on to boost Vale’s fight against relegation.
Rob Page said that striker Tom Pope is not 100% after his injury and his performances in training persuaded him to drop him in favour of Ben Williamson.
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