Nick Pope has revealed that Eddie Howe waited until the eve of the game against Nottingham Forest to deliver the news that he would be starting in the encounter with the Premier League new boys.
Fans have been debating who should start between the posts throughout the pre-season programme but England international Pope got the nod over popular stopper Martin Dubravka. Pope kept a clean sheet on his debut for Newcastle but did not face a single shot on target.
When asked when he found out when Howe delivered the news, Pope said: "On Friday we went through the team and that was it. I'm delighted to be given the opportunity to play for this football club and I couldn't have asked for any more from my debut."
