Pretty sure it can wait.. I mean the bot lane doesn't really have many troubles. We need to make the game more interesting and what kept me playing were all of the new champions and exploring them! Kindred is making me continue, and if a new Poppy arrives so shall she!
I just made a Champion Concept for the new Poppy, go give it a look ^~^
Last I heard, all they needed to do was visual work on her. I suspect she'll be released in the preseason or early next year.
They said it will come out before the year ends. It'll is likely to be in the next couple of patches
I've been through this, Poppy isn't even going to be thought of until its a rainy boring month and riot is in an uncreative slump that they have absolutely nothing to do or can even justify doing and then they'll go welp i might as well do something with poppy. 9/10 times riot is creating more work for themselves I think they'll rework gangplank again before poppy at this point.
