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Hat-trick hero Pope lays down a marker

By Tom Sherwin

STAR MAN
TOM POPE
Port Vale

BOSS John Askey praised Port Vale’s hat-trick hero Tom Pope’s attitude as he almost single-handedly fired them to a second-round victory at Cheltenham Town.
Vale were up against it throughout the opening half and they trailed to Reuben Reid’s thirdminute penalty.
But Pope’s opener after an hour sparked the turnaround and he completed his treble in just eight minutes as Askey’s side stormed into the third-round draw.
“We couldn’t have made a much worse start”, said Askey.
“We were all over ...

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