Oliver Skipp - confirmed official

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Looks like our only chance of staying up is 38 0-0's.

[LCFCCHRIS]

3 hours ago, Blue and white said:

I think we can safely assume this one will go through, no danger of being beaten to this signing

Rudkin:

 

[splinterdream]

i wonder whats happening to Golding, will he get a game?

[coolhandfox]

Just now, splinterdream said:

i wonder whats happening to Golding, will he get a game?

He was always signed as one for the future.

[Micky]

6 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

plenty of development left in goulding and braybrooke… and guess what they don’t cost 20m. 

 

In what world do you pay  20m for someone you need to develop? He’s not going to be a star player ever… not even for us 

Wibble

[jamfox]

Was just reading the spurs forum , well liked works hard never let them down.  General consensus was 20 mil was about right with him being 23 , and that he wasn't  quite good enough to start for a top 6 epl side. Realistically that's as good as we're going to get !! I know we desperate for attacking options but that doesn't make this bad business we just need some of the attacking players were going for to come off.  A new striker of the few mentioned will be such a lift. We all feeling that frustration right now.

I think the money is high reflects the age and re sale opportunity as well 

 

 

Edited 18 August 2024 by jamfox

[splinterdream]

Just now, coolhandfox said:

He was always signed as one for the future.

i'd imagine he signed for us to get a chance of senior level football, or at least thats what was speculated when i listened to reports on the deal

[Mickyblueeyes]

Very worrying how flippant Top and the leadership are with the clubs money. Skipp is a good profile but every man and his dog will be raising eyebrows at the fee. 

[Cropwellfox]

Assuming we get this over the line there’s every chance this lad will be our captain in 12 months time. 

[coolhandfox]

Just now, splinterdream said:

i'd imagine he signed for us to get a chance of senior level football, or at least thats what was speculated when i listened to reports on the deal

100% has more chance here then at Chelsea.

 

He will get games for us, I'm just saying he wasn't signed as a starter.

[Stopharage]

The Spurs’ fans’ feedback on The Athletic article is really positive about him. Gives 100% every game, seem to think he’ll work well with Winks, adaptable to various systems and has a fantastic attitude. 

[JonnyBoy]

Really good solid signing but 25 million reported is eye watering.. considering we could have got Szmodics for 10mil albeit a different position. 

can only assume club have ££ for an AM and ST? 

 

[Edingleyfox]

Skipp  has been mentioned as a target all summer and he has been on a few clubs radar. As always shopping in the top 6 incurs a supplement but I truly believe he is quality and Cooper and Winks will know him well.. I think it was Mourinho that tipped him as a future Spurs captain so he obviously has a bit of steel about him.

 

Overall whether this is a good move for the club all depends on what is planned for other targets. I'm not disagreeing with anyone who think the squads is massively short of goal scorers

 

 

[Jaspa]

Saw him in the u23's England v France a while ago at the KP, comfortably our worst player that evening. Apprehensive about this one.

[Madelin21]

25m Jesus Christ!!!

[Phenom]

I don’t mind Skipp but considering our budget limitations and our areas of serious need this seems like a luxury pick up. We definitely paid a luxury price. Rudkin totally outmaneuvered by Levy.

[marcymarc666]

Levy always gets his own way, screwed us over for madders too.

[OadbyBlue]

Looking at his highlights, he looks like more of a ball winner than winks. Though a lot of this footage was from his loan to Norwich.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

20m + 5m add ons.....Jee why so much it's not as other clubs want him aswell.

Other DOF's know how to sell their unwanted players for decent amounts before they run down their contract 

Edited 18 August 2024 by CrispinLA in Texas

[MPH]

15 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

Very worrying how flippant Top and the leadership are with the clubs money. Skipp is a good profile but every man and his dog will be raising eyebrows at the fee. 

 

it’s mesmerizing that we would  ‘ weigh up the options ‘ of spending a similar amount on someone with a more attacking profile  yet pay this on someone who hasn’t..

[AKCJ]

Just now, OadbyBlue said:

Looking at his highlights, he looks like more of a ball winner than winks. Though a lot of this footage was from his loan to Norwich.

He is, yeah.

 

I know fans won't want to hear it because it won't be great to watch but a midfield 3 of Winks, Ndidi and Skipp should be enough to let the likes of Mavididi and Fatawu run wild. The worry for me is that we need a striker that can play with his back to goal.

[Richmondfox]

Rinsed by Levy for Maddison when desperate on the way down.  Now back up and desperate he’s rinsed us again. 

[MPH]

1 minute ago, OadbyBlue said:

Looking at his highlights, he looks like more of a ball winner than winks. Though a lot of this footage was from his loan to Norwich.

 

So why would. We tie Ndidi down to a new contract who was already on good money and then splurge on this guy? Makes no sense to me.

 

 

my only conclusion is that we are not short of money, just having a hard job of convincing people to sign.

[Supergray22]

Given what we got for Maddison we have been well and truly Ruddered. 

[FoxesWalk]

50 minutes ago, Ricey said:

 

 

Potentially £25M and yet we were apparently weighing up whether spending a similar amount on Ioannidis was worth it.

 

I think Skipp will be a decent addition, but he's never worth more than £15M. I fully expected it to be a loan with an option and then for us to spend our budget on more pressing areas of the team.

 

My guess is we are weighing up which positions are best to sign someone on a perm and which will be loans, maybe we’ve struggled to get permanent deals done for strikers and CAMs