[madsteve]

While Pope can score lots of goals in L2, his L1 record is no better than Madine's L1 record.

L2 - P118 Goals 47

L1 - P132 Goals 42 (almost 1 in 3)

Madine's all round play is better than Pope's. Not saying that Pope can't step up but at 29, his best days are behind him while Madine's best days should be ahead of him. If we want to progress, we want to be bringing in players that at least have some resale value so 25 & under.

While I agree that Madine's best days are ahead of him, I do wonder if that will not be with us!!  Pope is not a bad shout, I do find it strange that he hasn't been picked up by someone with his good record at Port Vale, but his record is good and as a 6'3" striker he could be a good foil for May.  But the Madine question needs to be answered first!!

I agree that Madine will probably leave. Who knows if he is good enough but he isn't going to get a chance to prove it as SG clearly prefers Nuhui. Just a shame that we will lose him for free.