Oliver Skipp - confirmed official

[Muzzy_no7]

I have a feeling that the money Spurs still owe us for Maddison has played some part in this. 

[murphy]

1 hour ago, STEVIE B said:

 

Nutshell. In. A. Foxestalk.......rearrange these words to form a coherent sentence....

It's almost as if Foxes talk (and Spurs' fan base) is made up of many different individuals with potentially different opinions. 

 

Weird!  

[marcymarc666]

Stick his tongue out a lot !!

[Sunbury Fox]

2 hours ago, Finn Claw II said:

I predict he will equally as good if not better than KDH. Seems a solid enough signing and will hopefully help drive the team forward on the counter.

 

 

Have you ever watched him play?!

[Scotch]

25 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I have a feeling that the money Spurs still owe us for Maddison has played some part in this. 

Could be. 

[Marshall Cockney Fox]

My Spurs supporting mates view when comparing Winks & Skipp.

 

"Well, they're very similar players. Winks is a bit more no. 8 (so, yes, possibly held back a bit) and Skipp is more of a 6. Both can shoot, both can pass, neither are tricky. Winks is more dynamic. He can drive forward with the ball more. Skipp is a bit stronger. Better at holding the ball".

 

Could it be that in the absence of a real passing CAM. Skipp's function is to perhaps allow Winks to play a little further forward?

[Sunbury Fox]

3 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

Anything is possible, I guess we'll find out the way Cooper is thinking in the next few games. 

Assume his "thinking" is to have a double pivot of Winks and Skipp, with Ndidi in the 10.

[st albans fox]

34 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I have a feeling that the money Spurs still owe us for Maddison has played some part in this. 

Why?  
do you think they’re short of cash?

we’d have to pay Macquarrie anyway cos we’ve drawn down as we usually do. 

[st albans fox]

Just now, Sunbury Fox said:

Assume his "thinking" is to have a double pivot of Winks and Skipp, with Ndidi in the 10.

Wilf as box to box with double pivot behind. Wilf can’t play as a ten - you need to be able to do things with the ball to be a ten !

[Scotch]

4 minutes ago, Marshall Cockney Fox said:

My Spurs supporting mates view when comparing Winks & Skipp.

 

"Well, they're very similar players. Winks is a bit more no. 8 (so, yes, possibly held back a bit) and Skipp is more of a 6. Both can shoot, both can pass, neither are tricky. Winks is more dynamic. He can drive forward with the ball more. Skipp is a bit stronger. Better at holding the ball".

 

Could it be that in the absence of a real passing CAM. Skipp's function is to perhaps allow Winks to play a little further forward?

From what I've seen of Cooper's tactics so far, he wants two players sitting in front of the back four. One more a traditional #6 (Skipp/Ndidi) and one deep lying playmaker (Winks and hopefully Braybrooke) but both solid defensively.

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

Wilf as box to box with double pivot behind. Wilf can’t play as a ten - you need to be able to do things with the ball to be a ten !

4-3-3 similar to what Liverpool did under Klopp, very workman like midfield.

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

4-3-3 similar to what Liverpool did under Klopp, very workman like midfield.

Possible 

[coolhandfox]

5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Why?  
do you think they’re short of cash?

we’d have to pay Macquarrie anyway cos we’ve drawn down as we usually do. 

I don't think it's about cash.

 

But I wouldn't trust any trust any fee between two PL clubs, lot of inflating fees and dodgy deals to circumnavigate PSR.

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

Possible 

If we can get a decent forward in it could work, but I'd also argue Liverpool made it work because they had very attacking fullbacks.

 

Something we don't really have.

 

But we do need to be a lot tighter then the last time we were in the PL, having a decent screen in front of the back 4 will help.

[HankMarvin]

2 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

I don't think it's about cash.

 

But I wouldn't trust any trust any fee between two PL clubs, lot of inflating fees and dodgy deals to circumnavigate PSR.

We have nothing to gain in publicly inflating the deal quite the opposite this would benefit spurs, so unless they are planning on purchasing one of our players it’s not really beneficial in this instance.

 

[Jattdogg]

2 hours ago, fox_favourite said:

I don't have Spurs mates... actually, I don't have mates. 

 

Who do I ask 

Foxestalk nation of experts, who else? Duh!

[coolhandfox]

11 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

We have nothing to gain in publicly inflating the deal quite the opposite this would benefit spurs, so unless they are planning on purchasing one of our players it’s not really beneficial in this instance.

Depends if we are planning any other deals with them.

[MPH]

38 minutes ago, Marshall Cockney Fox said:

My Spurs supporting mates view when comparing Winks & Skipp.

 

"Well, they're very similar players. Winks is a bit more no. 8 (so, yes, possibly held back a bit) and Skipp is more of a 6. Both can shoot, both can pass, neither are tricky. Winks is more dynamic. He can drive forward with the ball more. Skipp is a bit stronger. Better at holding the ball".

 

Could it be that in the absence of a real passing CAM. Skipp's function is to perhaps allow Winks to play a little further forward?

 

I said the exact same thing but it got shot down!

[LFox99]

44 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

I said the exact same thing but it got shot down!

I feel like that's because Winks was brought in to play that one specialised role. He's perfect at it, moving the ball from A to B without much hassle. 

It's the role he rose to "fame" with at Spurs as well, his downfall, other than his injuries, were coaches attempting to play him elsewhere.

[Bluearmyfox28]

For me I actually think Skipp is a good signing and will form a good partnership with Winks.
 

My problem stems from the desperate need for attacking reinforcements, if we have just spent the majority of the budget on a defensive midfielder, then that’s concerning. 

[Jon the Hat]

42 minutes ago, Bluearmyfox28 said:

For me I actually think Skipp is a good signing and will form a good partnership with Winks.
 

My problem stems from the desperate need for attacking reinforcements, if we have just spent the majority of the budget on a defensive midfielder, then that’s concerning. 

You have to have the ball to score goals.

[Phenom]

2 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

4-3-3 similar to what Liverpool did under Klopp, very workman like midfield.

Comparing Wilf to Sabozlai, MacAllister or Thiago is laughable 

[Iran]

Useless player and (more or less) useless signing for a position that really doesn't need prioritizing over a striker and/or #10.

[K789]

Getting more on Board with this. Mandela Keita would have been about 13 to 14 mill. For the extra money we get someone battle hardened in prem who can slot right in and a guy who seems like a leader. 

 

Welcome skippy

[Gloria]

Having now had a while to process this, I'm optimistic Skipp will give us much needed solidity and depth in the middle. It's naive of us to believe all transfers are done in order of importance. Some are obviously simpler and quicker to get done, others take longer or just fall through. Cooper has acknowledged there are more to come (🤞), so let's just relax and enjoy the match later (🫣).

Edited 19 August 2024 by Gloria
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