Bruno Guimaraes has become the first - apart from the man himself - Newcastle United player to recognise Nick Pope’s new-found social media fame. Bizarrely, the Magpies’ goalkeeper was the subject of an unlikely meme on Friday afternoon.
Newcastle fan account @ToonPolls hijacked a Burger King poll asking whether people preferred gherkins or tomatoes. A spontaneous response of “Nick Pope’ saw thousands of fellow supporters follow suit.
Before long, international juggernauts like McDonalds and Amazon got involved - causing the Newcastle shot-stopper to trend number one in the UK on Twitter… and fifth in the world! The England international broke his silence to tweet a simple response amid the online furore.
