Nick Pope has bought a set of goalposts from former club York City
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England goalkeeper Nick Pope - who was once on the books of Ipswich Town - has bought a unique piece of memorabilia from one of his former clubs - without knowing how he s going to get it home.
The Burnley keeper, 28, who previously attended West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds, won a set of goalposts from York City s old Bootham Crescent home in a blind auction.
Pope, who was with Ipswich up until the age of 16, enjoyed a spell with York City in 2013-14, playing 24 games while on loan from Charlton Athletic.
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