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he doesn't look arrogant to me but just a very bland uninspiring water carrier of a footballerForeverAddickted said:TheNotoriousBWP said:
You’re missing the point entirely.ForeverAddickted said:
Ah yes... I forget that Skipp had involvement in the transfer fees that have been paid for himTheNotoriousBWP said:
Neither Kermorgant or Francis came off the back of a £25m transfer fee and ridiculously high wage demands, and also seemingly with attitude problems.ForeverAddickted said:TheNotoriousBWP said:
If you honestly think Skipp is a good signing, then I wouldn’t suggested looking up “Skipp” on the #LCFC hashtag on X. Their fans despise him, and most of their worries come from not being able to shift him due to his wage demands. None of them seem to rate him as a player either, and think they are a better side without him in the team. It’s hugely underwhelming unfortunately.Garrymanilow said:Oliver Skipp would be an absolutely crazy signing. Wasn't that long ago he was being positioned as Tottenham's first choice holding midfielder and being talked about for England. Then he was a £20m signing for Leicester in the Premier League. Two seasons later he's a L1 player we're seriously looking at. I could see Leicester being willing to let him go for very little or nothing given he's apparently on £50k a week but even if we offer him half that it's a lot to invest on a player on a real downward trajectory. Feels a bit like we've realised JRS is off, gone for a low salary alternative in Nkeng and shifted the money we were willing to throw at Jes into the CM position but it's a real gamble to be giving that to Skipp instead.What were Leicester opinions on Yann Kermorgant?What were Charlton opinions on Simon Francis?You see it time and time again with the higher earners in football that go into clubs. Not all of course, but a very large number.
We’ve started well as a team, there’s a great feeling around the club and in the changing room at the moment, and we don’t need an arrogant personality to come along and potentially unsettle that. If he had the ability of Pirlo then perhaps it would be a bit more worth the risk, but the Leicester fans that have watched him for 3 consecutive seasons think ability wise he is crap. Yes it’s an opinion but it’s totally an opinion worth valuing.If it were all about wages or transfer fees, then why would a lot of us have been happy to see someone like Coady back? Because he is a leader and great personality to bring into the squad. He was vital in keeping us up last season and took to the club and fans like a duck to water. That makes paying his high wages totally justifiable.
There’s a big difference between that and someone that would likely immediately think they’re too good for us.How do you know Skipp is arrogant, and is going to be a problem in the Dressing Room? - You're judging someone's personality purely on hearsay - If its not about wages / transfer fees, why did you bring up his £25m move in the first place? - Yes am sure we'd have been happy to see Coady back this summer, but lets not re-write history and pretend that the transfer wasn't viewed as a terrible one when it first got announced back in January1 -
Good lord. The FA are going to have to step in at this pointfenaddick said:
Think Bindon has scored an overhead kick tooGarrymanilow said:I was going to question Skipp's technical skills and how that might not mesh well with Coventry compared to Chalobah but I've just seen that he scored a bicycle kick last season so all doubts have been cast aside. If we're wielding dual bicycle kick threats in Skipp and Lloyd Jones then the Championship won't know what hit them8 -
What I will say in defense of Skipp is that the last midfielder we got just six months ago who had crap reviews from Leicester fans turned out to be one of the most important players in helping us stay up.14
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I'm genuinely quite intrigued by the winger signing, if JRS was our first choice and by all accounts we had a big bid put forward then I am sure we could have redirected those funds towards a more "proven" winger - if this 19 year old with huge potential is what we opt for instead that suggests to me someone at the club sees really big things in his future. He has apparently had a fair bit of other interest too, so it doesn't actually seem quite as "any winger will do" as I first feared.2
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As I say I think we should value the opinion of what other supporters say. He’s been under contract at Leicester a while now and they all seem to have the same thing to say about him. They’ve been relegated to L1 and have had a shit start, it should raise alarm bells that they’re actually happy to be losing him as opposed to being disappointed.ForeverAddickted said:TheNotoriousBWP said:
You’re missing the point entirely.ForeverAddickted said:
Ah yes... I forget that Skipp had involvement in the transfer fees that have been paid for himTheNotoriousBWP said:
Neither Kermorgant or Francis came off the back of a £25m transfer fee and ridiculously high wage demands, and also seemingly with attitude problems.ForeverAddickted said:TheNotoriousBWP said:
If you honestly think Skipp is a good signing, then I wouldn’t suggested looking up “Skipp” on the #LCFC hashtag on X. Their fans despise him, and most of their worries come from not being able to shift him due to his wage demands. None of them seem to rate him as a player either, and think they are a better side without him in the team. It’s hugely underwhelming unfortunately.Garrymanilow said:Oliver Skipp would be an absolutely crazy signing. Wasn't that long ago he was being positioned as Tottenham's first choice holding midfielder and being talked about for England. Then he was a £20m signing for Leicester in the Premier League. Two seasons later he's a L1 player we're seriously looking at. I could see Leicester being willing to let him go for very little or nothing given he's apparently on £50k a week but even if we offer him half that it's a lot to invest on a player on a real downward trajectory. Feels a bit like we've realised JRS is off, gone for a low salary alternative in Nkeng and shifted the money we were willing to throw at Jes into the CM position but it's a real gamble to be giving that to Skipp instead.What were Leicester opinions on Yann Kermorgant?What were Charlton opinions on Simon Francis?You see it time and time again with the higher earners in football that go into clubs. Not all of course, but a very large number.
We’ve started well as a team, there’s a great feeling around the club and in the changing room at the moment, and we don’t need an arrogant personality to come along and potentially unsettle that. If he had the ability of Pirlo then perhaps it would be a bit more worth the risk, but the Leicester fans that have watched him for 3 consecutive seasons think ability wise he is crap. Yes it’s an opinion but it’s totally an opinion worth valuing.If it were all about wages or transfer fees, then why would a lot of us have been happy to see someone like Coady back? Because he is a leader and great personality to bring into the squad. He was vital in keeping us up last season and took to the club and fans like a duck to water. That makes paying his high wages totally justifiable.
There’s a big difference between that and someone that would likely immediately think they’re too good for us.How do you know Skipp is arrogant, and is going to be a problem in the Dressing Room? - You're judging someone's personality purely on hearsay - If its not about wages / transfer fees, why did you bring up his £25m move in the first place? - Yes am sure we'd have been happy to see Coady back this summer, but lets not re-write history and pretend that the transfer wasn't viewed as a terrible one when it first got announced back in JanuaryI brought up the fee for Skipp because Coady has also gone for fairly high fees in the past (in comparison to what we’re used to at least) and is on high wages, but there was never any concern over his attitude when he signed for us. I personally loved the signing of Coady and I know many others shared that opinion too.
Maybe I could be wrong, and Skipp could turn out to be great and I’ll gladly eat my humble pie, but I can’t help but immediately feel slightly concerned.1 -
Obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt but pages 97-100 (all I've read) of his thread on FoxesTalk is not pretty reading. They seem to think he bottled it in an uncomfortable atmosphere for the red card. Maybe he needs an arm round the shoulder from NJ and Fleming?
https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/135591-oliver-skipp-confirmed/page/97/#comments3 -
I would ask my Leicester mate about Skipp, but he's one of the most negative blokes in the world and would tweet Schmeichel after every game calling him shit.
I don't think he's ever said a player is good except Vardy, Mahrez and Kante.17 -
Tandem bicycle kick threats, surely.Garrymanilow said:I was going to question Skipp's technical skills and how that might not mesh well with Coventry compared to Chalobah but I've just seen that he scored a bicycle kick last season so all doubts have been cast aside. If we're wielding dual bicycle kick threats in Skipp and Lloyd Jones then the Championship won't know what hit them8 -
So...can we assume the JRS deal is dead in the water...😉6
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That figures. I’ve never seen itValleyGary said:
Hayley Cropper was on Coronation Street for about 30 years!Bedsaddick said:
I’ve no idea who either of those women are . I’m getting old .cafc4life said:Potentially going from signing JRS to ending up with Nkeng is like going on a date with Helen Flanagan at 8pm but ending up in bed at midnight with Hayley Cropper.0 -
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TheNotoriousBWP said:
As I say I think we should value the opinion of what other supporters say. He’s been under contract at Leicester a while now and they all seem to have the same thing to say about him. They’ve been relegated to L1 and have had a shit start, it should raise alarm bells that they’re actually happy to be losing him as opposed to being disappointed.ForeverAddickted said:TheNotoriousBWP said:
You’re missing the point entirely.ForeverAddickted said:
Ah yes... I forget that Skipp had involvement in the transfer fees that have been paid for himTheNotoriousBWP said:
Neither Kermorgant or Francis came off the back of a £25m transfer fee and ridiculously high wage demands, and also seemingly with attitude problems.ForeverAddickted said:TheNotoriousBWP said:
If you honestly think Skipp is a good signing, then I wouldn’t suggested looking up “Skipp” on the #LCFC hashtag on X. Their fans despise him, and most of their worries come from not being able to shift him due to his wage demands. None of them seem to rate him as a player either, and think they are a better side without him in the team. It’s hugely underwhelming unfortunately.Garrymanilow said:Oliver Skipp would be an absolutely crazy signing. Wasn't that long ago he was being positioned as Tottenham's first choice holding midfielder and being talked about for England. Then he was a £20m signing for Leicester in the Premier League. Two seasons later he's a L1 player we're seriously looking at. I could see Leicester being willing to let him go for very little or nothing given he's apparently on £50k a week but even if we offer him half that it's a lot to invest on a player on a real downward trajectory. Feels a bit like we've realised JRS is off, gone for a low salary alternative in Nkeng and shifted the money we were willing to throw at Jes into the CM position but it's a real gamble to be giving that to Skipp instead.What were Leicester opinions on Yann Kermorgant?What were Charlton opinions on Simon Francis?You see it time and time again with the higher earners in football that go into clubs. Not all of course, but a very large number.
We’ve started well as a team, there’s a great feeling around the club and in the changing room at the moment, and we don’t need an arrogant personality to come along and potentially unsettle that. If he had the ability of Pirlo then perhaps it would be a bit more worth the risk, but the Leicester fans that have watched him for 3 consecutive seasons think ability wise he is crap. Yes it’s an opinion but it’s totally an opinion worth valuing.If it were all about wages or transfer fees, then why would a lot of us have been happy to see someone like Coady back? Because he is a leader and great personality to bring into the squad. He was vital in keeping us up last season and took to the club and fans like a duck to water. That makes paying his high wages totally justifiable.
There’s a big difference between that and someone that would likely immediately think they’re too good for us.How do you know Skipp is arrogant, and is going to be a problem in the Dressing Room? - You're judging someone's personality purely on hearsay - If its not about wages / transfer fees, why did you bring up his £25m move in the first place? - Yes am sure we'd have been happy to see Coady back this summer, but lets not re-write history and pretend that the transfer wasn't viewed as a terrible one when it first got announced back in JanuaryI brought up the fee for Skipp because Coady has also gone for fairly high fees in the past (in comparison to what we’re used to at least) and is on high wages, but there was never any concern over his attitude when he signed for us. I personally loved the signing of Coady and I know many others shared that opinion too.
Maybe I could be wrong, and Skipp could turn out to be great and I’ll gladly eat my humble pie, but I can’t help but immediately feel slightly concerned.I think the opinion of other fans can be interesting, but equally taken with a huge dose of saltI'm not saying that Skipp is going to turn out to be some huge success, and know that you're entitled to your concerned opinion as there is nothing to say you'll be wrong either - I'll always just adopt a "wait and see" mentality.0 -
Tbf to Skipp having Kante as the benchmark for a good midfielder at Leicester completely screws the whole gradingBraziliance said:I would ask my Leicester mate about Skipp, but he's one of the most negative blokes in the world and would tweet Schmeichel after every game calling him shit.
I don't think he's ever said a player is good except Vardy, Mahrez and Kante.5 -
thought we were signing Mike Flanagan and ended up with Harry CrippsBedsaddick said:
I’ve no idea who either of those women are . I’m getting old .cafc4life said:Potentially going from signing JRS to ending up with Nkeng is like going on a date with Helen Flanagan at 8pm but ending up in bed at midnight with Hayley Cropper.0 -
'What tools does Oliver Skipp have to down?' has pleased me as a sentencefenaddick said:Obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt but pages 97-100 (all I've read) of his thread on FoxesTalk is not pretty reading. They seem to think he bottled it in an uncomfortable atmosphere for the red card. Maybe he needs an arm round the shoulder from NJ and Fleming?
https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/135591-oliver-skipp-confirmed/page/97/#comments10 -
He sounds very similar to you. No wonder you get along.Braziliance said:I would ask my Leicester mate about Skipp, but he's one of the most negative blokes in the world and would tweet Schmeichel after every game calling him shit.
I don't think he's ever said a player is good except Vardy, Mahrez and Kante.7 -
Cary Grant is defo a 10.DamoNorthStand said:Thinking Knibbs may be the odd one out here..... Carey / Grant as a 10 and probably JRC as something different.2 -
all i see is a bag of cementSporadicAddick said:If I had access to Chat GPT, I'd have asked it to create a picture of Oliver Skipp, but dressed as B.A. Baracus and with a mohawk.
If you can create that image in your mind's eye, it would be appreciated.0 -
Take note Olly.cabbles said:
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I’m saying it “20x” because I’m replying to people that have mentioned me and asked me questions back. It’s a forum mate, we’re all entitled to sharing our views as much as we like.FirenzeAddick said:TheNotoriousBWP said:
Sorry mate, I just quite simply repeated what he had told me. A bit like others ask around for opinions on players we could be potentially signing.FirenzeAddick said:TheNotoriousBWP said:Genuinely just asked my Leicester supporting pal what he thinks of Oliver Skipp as he could be signing for us, and his exact words were: “Shi* useless cun* mate.I could have told you what he was going to say. You could have named every one of their 25 man squad and the answer would have been the same.We get it, you're not keen on the signing.
Would you like me to ask him his opinion on him once he’s finished work? Maybe he’ll be in a better mood then and he’ll tell me he’s actually the second coming of Andres Iniesta.No, maybe just accept you've let everyone know you don't like the potential signing and leave it at that.Saying it 20x and keep telling us his attitude is terrible doesn't change a thing, if you're proven right you can come back and tell us all I told you so.
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I really liked the response being something like "Not a set of clippers"Garrymanilow said:
'What tools does Oliver Skipp have to down?' has pleased me as a sentencefenaddick said:Obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt but pages 97-100 (all I've read) of his thread on FoxesTalk is not pretty reading. They seem to think he bottled it in an uncomfortable atmosphere for the red card. Maybe he needs an arm round the shoulder from NJ and Fleming?
https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/135591-oliver-skipp-confirmed/page/97/#comments2 -
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SporadicAddick said:If I had access to Chat GPT, I'd have asked it to create a picture of Oliver Skipp, but dressed as B.A. Baracus and with a mohawk.
If you can create that image in your mind's eye, it would be appreciated.
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I personally think Skipp would be a good signing, also him & Coventry played youth football together for Spurs so should have a good understanding between them1
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Jackson talks about him coming off the bench and having an impact - was hoping we were signing a starter there as think we need it - maybe we still willthenewbie said:I'm genuinely quite intrigued by the winger signing, if JRS was our first choice and by all accounts we had a big bid put forward then I am sure we could have redirected those funds towards a more "proven" winger - if this 19 year old with huge potential is what we opt for instead that suggests to me someone at the club sees really big things in his future. He has apparently had a fair bit of other interest too, so it doesn't actually seem quite as "any winger will do" as I first feared.0 -
Coventry played for West Ham academy from the age of 10?Red_James said:I personally think Skipp would be a good signing, also him & Coventry played youth football together for Spurs so should have a good understanding between them8 -
mendonca said:The anti-Skipps' are reminding me of the anti-Mcnamaras'.
Just chill and let things be. We have a very intense gaffer that generally takes care of things properly!
Nice one Mendonca.
Skipp is 26 in a couple of weeks and before going to Leicester we would've been astounded that he could end up at CAFC (IF he does)
How Skipp and Winks have fallen down the leagues is a really strange situation as you would've thought both would've been outstanding in the Championship if a tad short in the Premier. At Leicester they seemed to stink the place out so Nathan is going to try to rescue Oliver's career out of the misery of being in the 3rd tier.
No disrespect to the many experts on here but none of us know him personally and going on others teams website is bad for your health and should be stopped immediately 😤
Skipp has looked poor recently but in NJ we must trust🤞🏻and we definitely know that he is a player that has played at a higher level.
Not convinced we should change a winning team from the 2nd half on Saturday if all fit.
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Nkeng is the JRS replacementthenewbie said:I get all the arguments about his previous potential and possibly able to reinvent himself under a new manager etc etc but Rak-Sakyi to Skipp would be one of the biggest fall offs in expectations in a long while.
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What a let down. If that's the only winger then that's crap. I know nothing about the kid but if he's a 'proper talent' someone would've taken him earlier and not just linked with supposed clubs.Yann897 said:
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Skipp has the potential to go very well or absolutely abysmally no in between. On the plus side it’s an extra body to cover Chalobah’s dodgy hamstrings and if he’s poor gives us more of an excuse to use Mwamba0
