No pressure then, Nick

[lakedistrictclaret]

Gareth Southgate will be at St.James's Park today to watch Nick Pope, before travelling to Goodison tomorrow to see Pickford.

Clean sheet please, Nick.

[IanMcL]

Just play your normal game Nick....and you Jordan and all will be well!

[Bosscat]

Just play your normal game Nick....and you Jordan and all will be well!

[IanMcL]

[Bosscat]

[IanMcL]

[tim_noone]

Gareth Southgate will be at St.James's Park today to watch Nick Pope, before travelling to Goodison tomorrow to see Pickford.

Clean sheet please, Nick.

Well done Nick!

[Vegas Claret]

if he was a touch better with his feet (kicking) then he would be the best English keeper by a mile at this moment in time

[tim_noone]

if he was a touch better with his feet (kicking) then he would be the best English keeper by a mile at this moment in time

Half a mile is good enough for me though.

[alboclaret]

Kicking is going to let him down I think. Pretty poor performance with is kicking today.
Better throwing when he can.

[Vegas Claret]

Currently has the most clean sheets in the PL

[Rileybobs]

Currently has the most clean sheets in the PL

One less than Alisson. Played 9 games more though.

[Vegas Claret]

One less than Alisson. Played 9 games more though.

not what the commentator on the game said - I just assumed he was correct

[Rileybobs]

not what the commentator on the game said - I just assumed he was correct

Yeah think he’s on one less. May become two less if Liverpool keep Watford out.

[IanMcL]

One less than Alisson. Played 9 games more though.

Not in prem.

Pope rules

[Rileybobs]

Not in prem.

Pope rules

Quite right. My mistake.

[Woodleyclaret]

Top of the Golden glove league aftet Liverpools debacle at Watford

[Rileybobs]

Top of the Golden glove league aftet Liverpools debacle at Watford

Forget England, he'll be getting a Brazil call up at this rate.

[TheFamilyCat]

if he was a touch better with his feet (kicking) then he would be the best English keeper by a mile at this moment in time

If only the person who makes the decision recognised that the priority for a goalkeeper was to prevent goals.

[Rileybobs]

If only the person who makes the decision recognised that the priority for a goalkeeper was to prevent goals.

Whilst I'm not averse to making Pope England's number one, unforunately it doesn't quite work like that.

For example, if Pope's saving ability was 9/10 and his kicking ability was 4/10, and Pickford's respective attributes were 8/10 and 9/10 then that doesn't necessarily make Pope a better keeper, nor does it necessarily make him more suited to the England jersey.

Everybody knows that preventing goals is more important for a goalkeeper than being able to kick the ball, but Pickford is also a good shot stopper. Pickford is obviously considered a more rounded goalkeeper, although this season may see that view change. Southgate will pick the players he deems to be the best, there's no reason why he wouldn't.

[IanMcL]

Pope's long kicks are nowadays, usually pretty accurate.
His throwing is good. His actual keeping excellent.

No 1 for most of the country.

[dougcollins]

It's no big deal, Mr Southgate is regularly sat in the same seat at TM. It is the nearest PL ground to his house, I suppose his life will become a little easier in that respect when Leeds come up next year.

[rob63]

Kicking is going to let him down I think. Pretty poor performance with is kicking today.
Better throwing when he can.

Goalies don't throw the ball as much as they used to, in the 70's they'd chuck it to the halfway line pretty accurately.

I assumed at the time it'd stopped when they reduced the number of steps a GK could take, maybe time to bring it back now that they can wander round their box? Unless the lightweight balls make throwing less controllable now?

[ClaretTony]

It's no big deal, Mr Southgate is regularly sat in the same seat at TM. It is the nearest PL ground to his house, I suppose his life will become a little easier in that respect when Leeds come up next year.

I don't think he's been here as often this season

[IanMcL]

He should come now! We're off to Europe.

[Vegas Claret]

shoe in, Pickford is crap

[IanMcL]

Arm shrinking, body shrinking....he'll soon be signing on for Lilliput Giants

[BurnleyFC]

Short arms Pickford should’ve stopped Fernandez’ equaliser there.

[dougcollins]

Isn't the Sheff Utd guy favourite anyhow?

[IanMcL]

Pope
Henderson
Ramsdale

[BurnleyFC]

Isn't the Sheff Utd guy favourite anyhow?

He shouldn’t be after three quarters of a decent season.

[Somethingfishy]

Isn't the Sheff Utd guy favourite anyhow?

Why should he jump the queue? His stats are no better than Popes. It is also only his first season of producing it in the Prem. Pope has more experience. He has certainly put himself in the 3 but certainly not as first choice.

[Paul Waine]

Headline in the S.Times - online edition:

Burnley trio Nick Pope, Ben Mee and James Tarkowski reinforce England credentials

Kind of loses some of it's impact, with the game it is reporting on:

Newcastle 0 Burnley 0

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[Rileybobs]

He's got to be given the gloves in the next international.

[Spijed]

Headline in the S.Times - online edition:

Burnley trio Nick Pope, Ben Mee and James Tarkowski reinforce England credentials

Kind of loses some of it's impact, with the game it is reporting on:

Newcastle 0 Burnley 0

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On current form Charlie Taylor is the best English left back in the Prem as well.

[Somethingfishy]

On current form Charlie Taylor is the best English left back in the Prem as well.

I suspect Southgate wants full backs who are almost like wing backs. We know Chalie can cross a ball but that is not really how we play and not his strength.That will go against him.

[joey13]

Popes distribution lets him down

[IanMcL]

Popes distribution lets him down

Pickford's distribution, after picking the ball out of the net, is irrelevant.

[beddie]

Pickfords double save this afternoon will give him the England start.

[BurnleyFC]

Popes distribution lets him down

Where as Pickfraud’s goalkeeping lets him down.

[Rileybobs]

Pickfords double save this afternoon will give him the England start.

He flapped at the first one which enabled him to make the good recovery save. Making a decent save doesn’t chalk off yet another error.

[AfloatinClaret]

Pope's long kicks are nowadays, usually pretty accurate...

They weren't that clever at St James' yesterday

[IanMcL]

Windy.

[Jakubclaret]

He flapped at the first one which enabled him to make the good recovery save. Making a decent save doesn’t chalk off yet another error.

Southgate might not share that view, the view could be is that he made amends.

[dougcollins]

He flapped at the first one which enabled him to make the good recovery save. Making a decent save doesn’t chalk off yet another error.

My view of it. I can guess that Pope would have stood firm and caught the first one by hardly moving a muscle.

Much more impressive for the media though what Pickfird did.

[KellyClaret]

Why should he jump the queue? His stats are no better than Popes. It is also only his first season of producing it in the Prem. Pope has more experience. He has certainly put himself in the 3 but certainly not as first choice.

Some are better, some are worse but it depends which you want out of a keeper.

Pope has 2 more cleansheets but has played 2 games more than Hendserson.

Pope has conceded 39 vs Henderson's 22

Pope has made more saves but Henderson has a better save %. 75% vs. 69.29%

Pope has saved 33% of penalties vs Henderson's 50%

Pope has made more errors leading to a goal, 2 vs 1

Henderson has won more aerial duals

[Leisure]

Southgate might not share that view, the view could be is that he made amends.

He conceded a soft goal. Not sure how then making a save makes amends? If he had saved the 'goal' then the course of the game would not have been the same and the 'save' wouldn't have occurred.

[Jakubclaret]

He conceded a soft goal. Not sure how then making a save makes amends? If he had saved the 'goal' then the course of the game would not have been the same and the 'save' wouldn't have occurred.

We'll see, I don't think in the grand scheme of things anyway based on a decision, 1 game between nufc Vs bfc & efc Vs mu will be the decider, it's probably studied in greater depth with more analysis.

[dougcollins]

Accidentally bumped onto Mr Southgate and Nick very much in his thinking. Really nice fella actually.

[Leisure]

Well at least Pickford is at the joint top of the table of mistakes leading to a goal!