There was white smoke above St James' Park when Newcastle announced the Nick Pope deal NUFC
It’s official, the white smoke went up above St James’ Park to confirm Newcastle have their Pope.
At the Vatican City, white smoke emerging above the Sistine Chapel signifies a new Pope has been elected and Newcastle couldn’t resist having a bit of fun with his name.“The deal has taken a couple of weeks to come to fruition, but it got over the line really quickly and I’m delighted to be here and I’m really looking forward to getting stuck into it.”
“There has been a lot of interest in him from other clubs this summer, so I’d like to thank our owners and everyone behind the scenes for getting us ahead of the competition.A renowned shot-stopper, Pope kept nine Premier League clean sheets last season but could not prevent Burnley from slipping out of the top division.