Only happens to us, it seems! How frustrating, I was looking forward to Skippy's return.
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If it's a minor break or sprain that won't require surgery just rest, that's 6-8 weeks .... will give the lad a well earned rest and still see him back for a full pre-season. It might end up being a blessing in disguise giving him the summer off rather than pissing around with England squads.
Oh for fuck sake... Spurs written all over it. With blood-red color and in bold...
Literally when everything was going in such an amazing way and he started all games but 1...
And in dying moments of the game that sealed Championship win - so exactly in the moment when Norwich does not need him that much and when he effectively would be Spurs player again - he breaks a leg.
Hope it is not too bad and he recovers from it as soon as possible.
Really have been waiting to see him in Spurs shirt again, after playing like 4000 minutes of pro-footie this season.
Literally when everything was going in such an amazing way and he started all games but 1...
And in dying moments of the game that sealed Championship win - so exactly in the moment when Norwich does not need him that much and when he effectively would be Spurs player again - he breaks a leg.
Hope it is not too bad and he recovers from it as soon as possible.
Really have been waiting to see him in Spurs shirt again, after playing like 4000 minutes of pro-footie this season.
The comments are hilarious.
Surgery on metatarsal, will be back during pre season
Hopefully back early in pre-season rather than later.
But at least they say 'during pre-season' rather 'early next season'
I hope he will be able to participate in celebrations of winning Championship?
He surely put in lot of sweat and some blood, would be nice to enjoy it as well.
He surely put in lot of sweat and some blood, would be nice to enjoy it as well.
Yes, though he will decondition more over the next few weeks than if he was fit and able to do a normal off-season fitness programme. So he'll be starting his pre-season from a lower base than others.
Championship plays more games than EPL right? I suspect he's played enough. If anything this gives him a slightly longer and welcomed rest.
I doubt injuries feel very restful - a stressful and anxious time, especially when he'll be desperate to get back for pre-season to impress the new manager. Also bear in mind he can't kick a ball or run for a few weeks. So will be hard to keep muscle strength.
You tend to see players take a few weeks playing matches before they are back to their best after any injury of this size. So Skipp may be ready for the new season, but it might be a 90 or 95% version to begin with. I just hope the new manager is patient, and if Skipp isn't flying in pre-season, doesn't write him off or send him back out on loan.
I can see him back at Norwich next year for experience in the PL and then many season's with us, winning trophies. He is a genius
No way. We need him. Get Winks and Sissoko out of here.
If this happens, we use it as leverage to get Max Aarons in the other direction.
Though regardless I wouldn't want to see it because Skipp seems to have elevated his game to where he'd be challenging to start for us. The caveat to that is if our new manager doesn't fancy him to start just yet and thinks the year in the PL with Norwich would be the most beneficial - I'd be surprised and would wager we'd put a January recall clause in there.
Skipp named in the sky sports championship team of the season.