Newcastle United fans think they’ve found huge loophole for Man Utd clash

Newcastle United fans think they’ve unearthed a loophole that would allow Nick Pope to play in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final, they haven’t.

It means he’s suspended for one game and, unfortunately for him, the team’s next game is their first major final since 1999, when they take on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup at Wembley.

And now Newcastle fans are hopeful they’ve found a loophole in order to make sure it happens, though it feels a little far fetched.

“Blyth [Spartans] play tomorrow and Saturday,” a fan took to social media to say, “Rearrange a fixture for Wednesday night. Senior keepers all get muscle strains.

“Nick Pope on an emergency loan. Serves his 3 match suspension. Terminate the loan Saturday night. Job done.”

The fan was then explained that it was just a one match, and he returned to add, “I’ve learned from the replies it’s just a 1 match ban and Blyth can still sign players so no need for emergency loan. Let’s get this done.”

Blyth play in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, and are based just 15 miles away from St James’ Park.

They play Bradford Park Avenue on Monday night and AFC Telford on Saturday, so Pope could ‘serve’ his suspension during either of those games.

The keeper’s last appearance for an English team was during the 2018 Champions League final, when he made two huge errors as Liverpool lost to Real Madrid. He also hasn’t played a competitive fixture in two years.

They would play Martin Dubravka of course, but he was on loan at Old Trafford earlier in the season, and is cup tied, having played in the last 16.