Newcastle United Thread

[Mountain]

Pope to Leeds was never ever going to happen.

(i) Leeds will never make a sub keeper one of their highest paid players
(ii) A keeper looking to the World Cup will never be warming a bench at a club with ambitions to get into mid table

[1964white]

Lets go with no back-up keeper, DM, AM & striker as we did last season & see where it takes us

Only our board & certain Leeds fans on here would refuse to sign players better than what we already ard have at the club.

[1964white]

Pope to Leeds was never ever going to happen.

(i) Leeds will never make a sub keeper one of their highest paid players
(ii) A keeper looking to the World Cup will never be warming a bench at a club with ambitions to get into mid table

He cost only £10m ffs.

We need serious competition in that position not a kid wet behind his ears, it would enhance Meslier's career whose confidence must have been shot at times last season.

[The Subhuman]

He cost only £10m ffs.

We need serious competition in that position not a kid wet behind his ears, it would enhance Meslier's career whose confidence must have been shot at times last season.

and his wages ? Casilla is the back up right now, hardly wet between the ears and MOTM last time he started

[Mountain]

He cost only £10m ffs.

His weekly salary is the issue. They would have to hose money at him to persuade him that sitting on a bench at a lower table club is a good move in a WC year.

[1964white]

and his wages ? Casilla is the back up right now, hardly wet between the ears and MOTM last time he started

Well that thought feeds me with the utmost confidence lets hope Meslier features in all 38 games next season then.

[1964white]

His weekly salary is the issue. They would have to hose money at him to persuade him that sitting on a bench at a lower table club is a good move in a WC year.

Shame we've wasted so much money on dirge in the past.

[The Subhuman]

Well that thought feeds me with the utmost confidence lets hope Meslier features in all 38 games next season then.

Casilla has been good a lot more times than he's been bad. Lets not forget it was Cooper's error not Kiko's that cost us v Derby. There have been a couple more incidences but no worse than Meslier who's errors probably cost us 4/5 goals last season. Kiko is a better shot stopper in my opinion. Meslier better on set pieces. Pope had a good season so unlikely to repeat that form next

[1964white]

Casilla has been good a lot more times than he's been bad. Lets not forget it was Cooper's error not Kiko's that cost us v Derby. There have been a couple more incidences but no worse than Meslier who's errors probably cost us 4/5 goals last season. Kiko is a better shot stopper in my opinion. Meslier better on set pieces. Pope had a good season so unlikely to repeat that form next

PL strikers would have a field day v bandy legs.

[1964white]

At the moment (imo) Pope is the better Keeper.

Imagine not signing Salah, Messi, Jota, etc because we already have Patrick Bamford

[The Subhuman]

At the moment (imo) Pope is the better Keeper.

It's a coin toss, a 10M plus wages coin toss.. Meslier had to perform behind a different defence every week, not sure the same could be said for Pope plus tbh I didn't see every Burnley game last season.. I'm sure he made mistakes. I'm also wondering why with all the great players they have, better than ours apparently, they got relegated..

[Cjay]

Pope would have been a great signing for us.

Southampton had Alex McCartney,Fraser Foster and Angus Gunn at one point.

Newcastle now have Nick Pope, Martin Dubravka and Karl Darlow.

It's not uncommon to have 2 genuine number 1 quality goalkeepers.

I'd have taken Pope for £10mil over Meslier id also take Dubravka.

[Cjay]

It's a coin toss, a 10M plus wages coin toss.. Meslier had to perform behind a different defence every week, not sure the same could be said for Pope plus tbh I didn't see every Burnley game last season.. I'm sure he made mistakes. I'm also wondering why with all the great players they have, better than ours apparently, they got relegated..

Burnley had the 10th best defence there problem was at the other end.

Nick Pope was brilliant for them last season especially near the end of the season.

Similar to Pickford at Everton.

Both of them were brilliant.

[1964white]

It's a coin toss, a 10M plus wages coin toss.. Meslier had to perform behind a different defence every week, not sure the same could be said for Pope plus tbh I didn't see every Burnley game last season.. I'm sure he made mistakes. I'm also wondering why with all the great players they have, better than ours apparently, they got relegated..

Burnley were playing without their two main CBs in five of their last six games, defence wasn't their problem, lack of scoring goals was the reason they were relegated.

Burnley have four decent players worth consideration, three now.

[The Subhuman]

But both played behind settled defences ... there's really no proof either of theses are so much better than Meslier

[1964white]

Pope would have been a great signing for us.

Southampton had Alex McCartney,Fraser Foster and Angus Gunn at one point.

Newcastle now have Nick Pope, Martin Dubravka and Karl Darlow.

It's not uncommon to have 2 genuine number 1 quality goalkeepers.

I'd have taken Pope for £10mil over Meslier id also take Dubravka.

The Leeds mentality, Cjay.

Even a section of our fans are brainwashed.

[1964white]

But both played behind settled defences ... there's really no proof either of theses are so much better than Meslier

So we have a problem with our injury-prone defence?

[Cjay]

But both played behind settled defences ... there's really no proof either of theses are so much better than Meslier

Maybe not so much better but as purely goalkeepers making saves and commanding areas I'd say Nick Pope is.

Had a higher save percentage than Meslier last season as well.

Not knocking Msslierhe was badly exposed last season but imo Pope would have been worth an extra few points.

[Cjay]

The Leeds mentality, Cjay.

Even a section of our fans are brainwashed.

Loyalty tbf nothing wrong with that.

[Mountain]

As we are getting carried away plucking names from thin air, frankly I'd rather Donnarumma as back up.

But just like Nick Pope, he has given no indication that he wants to come to Leeds, there is no suggestion Leeds could meet his wage expectations to stick him on the bench, and it's really just idle speculation.