Opinion

'Best loan signing since Huckerby' - Skipp leaves Norwich fans purring

Connor Southwell

Published: 10:05 PM February 23, 2021

Oliver Skipp of Norwich scores his sides 3rd goal during the Sky Bet Championship match at St Andrew

Oliver Skipp scored his first professional goal as Norwich beat Birmingham 3-1. - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd

Oliver Skipp's first-ever senior goal topped off another impressive performance for the Tottenham Hotspur loanee.

Ollie Skipp is gonna go right to the top. He deserved that goal tonight, been our most consistent player all season and is essential to how we play. England have got a player on their hands #ncfc
— Jake Mann (@JakeNcfcMann11) February 23, 2021

Skipp is absolutely phenomenal. Plays every minute of every game. Home, away, weekend, midweek, tidy game, physical game, good pitch, bad pitch. Doesn’t matter. And he’s the one busting a gut to make that a three-man run on the keeper. Best loan signing since Huckerby. #NCFC
— Nathan Hill (@ValorousVrancic) February 23, 2021

#ncfc looked sloppy at times, but don’t underestimate how sapping it is to miss pen and then concede from series of errors. To recover sufficiently to let quality tell is mark of a good team. 10 pts clear at mo. Pressure on those chasing. #otbc
— Mick Dennis (@MickDennisReal) February 23, 2021

Ugly pitch, ugly game, ugly win but my god it feels good!!! #ncfc
— Mike Ward (@mjtward19) February 23, 2021

Teemu Pukki's 29 Championship goals in 2018/19 gained Norwich City an extra 20 points.

Teemu Pukki's 17 Championship goals so far in 2020/21 have gained Norwich City an extra 20 points.#ncfc 🔰 🐐 🇫🇮
— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) February 23, 2021

Huge credit to Daniel Farke. That win is on him.

Bemoaned his lack of early subs at times this season, but that change to bring Onel on won us the game. #NCFC
— Daniel Emery (@DanielEmeryRS) February 23, 2021

Wow. Three points in the bag! What a tremendous victory - rode our luck a tad but who cares? #ncfc
— van der Finz (@JamesFinbow) February 23, 2021

Norwich City goal No. 58 for Teemu Pukki which puts him out on his own in 16th place in the #ncfc all-time top goalscorers list. Next up is a place in the top 15 alongside Roy Hollis (1948-52) on 59 goals... https://t.co/DuQ1gZcIlJ
— Pete Raven (@PeteJRaven) February 23, 2021

That was hard work, Birmingham (the team and the pitch) were a tough opposition tonight. Another precious three points to keep a healthy gap to the sides below. It’s all looking good folks. 14 games to go! #NCFC #CanaryCall #HMSPTL
— BLM ✊🏿 Terri Westgate 😷 Wear A Mask (@TerriWestgate) February 23, 2021

That wasn’t the prettiest, and at 75 minutes I would’ve bitten your hand off for a point.

Doesn’t have to be pretty to be worth three points though. Great result and puts pressure on the chasing pack #ncfc #otbc #canarycall
— Ben Seager (@digsb) February 23, 2021

The 20-year-old has caught the eye for the Canaries this season, playing a pivotal role as City moved 10 points clear at the summit of the Championship table with their promotion rivals all in action on Wednesday evening.

Skipp's performances have reduced long-standing midfielder Alex Tettey to very little in term of starts in the league and looks set for a Premier League return regardless of whether Norwich can achieve promotion come the end of the season.

The energy and industry the youngster injects into City's game belies his years., his passing is incisive and purposeful. That was graphically illustrated through his lung-busting run in stoppage time to tap home after Lukas Rupp squared the Spurs loanee the ball.

Teemu Pukki netted twice to add a further two goals to his tally, making it six from his last four outings. The Finnish international also missed a penalty in the opening period.

- You can read the thoughts of Norwich City supporters above and below

How good was Skipp tonight? I can’t see us signing for us permanently but what about another loan for another year to get him experienced in the Premier League. #canarycall #ncfc
— David'Spud'Thornhill (@spud1902) February 23, 2021

Nine of the final 14 opponents are in the bottom half of the table. Eight ground-out wins would take us to 91 points and that would surely be enough for top two. This season is all about results, not 90-minute performances.
— Steve Gedge (@stevegedge) February 23, 2021

So pleased for Skipp. If anyone deserves an open goal from six yards, it's him. #NCFC
— Sam Langan (@samuellangan) February 23, 2021

Another comfortable victory in the end. Our consistency is so impressive, especially when you look at the results of other sides and consider how quickly the games are coming. So proud of our squad of players #ncfc
— Richard Balls (@RichardBalls) February 23, 2021

Play poorly, miss a pen & still score three goals, is that a sign of champions? #ncfc
— Chris Meadows (@meds89) February 23, 2021

Birmingham the better team in the first, we were the better team in the 2nd.

Chances taken, another win nearer the end game OTBC #canarycall
— Andy R (@CanaryAndy03) February 23, 2021

What a win!!! Love it boys!! Biggg skippdog, love it you congratulations on your first goal!! And what can I say about the 🐐 he’s on fire! Love it Teemu!!! 🔥🔥
— Jordan Hugill (@JordanHugill) February 23, 2021

Not our best performance, but the fight and team spirit was next to none second half. We fight on 💛💚@NorwichCityFC
— Todd Cantwell (@ToddCantwell_10) February 23, 2021

𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗣 pic.twitter.com/HcxOfkZqtd
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 23, 2021

It's all about the points, another great away win, sign of a good team picking up wins when not playing at your best! 💪🏼 #Ncfc #TopOfTheLeague #AnotherGameTicked
— Darren Huckerby (@hucks6dh6) February 23, 2021