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Oliver Skipp is an Addick: Season long loan from Leicester City

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  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,989
    I believe the Leicester City fans were scathing about Coady previously.
    Welcome Oliver, above everything else be a winner.
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 2,559
    Didn’t want him, don’t think he really improves us. But he’s here now so hopefully proves me wrong and can find his Norwich form. 
  • ProperCharlton
    ProperCharlton Posts: 2,479
    Sword65pf said:
    Not overly excited by this signing, which could be a good thing if my recent judgement continues😂, as I always say once in the shirt he has my full support, good luck and welcome to the club.
    This is exactly how I feel. Well said that man
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,546
    I think he will thrive under Nathan.
    A pity we haven’t signed him on a permanent and I sincerely hope that there is not a recall option in January.
    Could we have an option to buy?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,950
    For every Leicester fan who thinks he's shit, there's a Norwich fan who will tell you he was really good for them in a team that won the league. He was named in the Championship team of the season that year.
  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,783
    Please explain to me why, a team trying to get out of league 1 are happy to let an (allegedly championship quality player go out on loan) surely they need quality players to get promoted. 

  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 23,442
    RaplhMilne said:
    Please explain to me why, a team trying to get out of league 1 are happy to let an (allegedly championship quality player go out on loan) surely they need quality players to get promoted. 

    They want a refresh of the squad, need to trim the wage bill a bit and he will have wanted to play Championship football
  • Watameire
    Watameire Posts: 175
    fenaddick said:
    RaplhMilne said:
    Please explain to me why, a team trying to get out of league 1 are happy to let an (allegedly championship quality player go out on loan) surely they need quality players to get promoted. 

    They want a refresh of the squad, need to trim the wage bill a bit and he will have wanted to play Championship football
    But other than that?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,950
    RaplhMilne said:
    Please explain to me why, a team trying to get out of league 1 are happy to let an (allegedly championship quality player go out on loan) surely they need quality players to get promoted. 

    They're financially a mess and need his wages (or at least some of them) off the books. There's even been rumours of administration but not sure how true they are.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,950
    edited September 2
    For context on how 'shit' he was at Leicester i found these comments on one of their sites.

    "one of the only players last season who looked like he wanted to be here and gave us everything he had, week in week out"

    "He may very well be limited, but the price we paid wasn't his fault and he gave everything every time he played, unlike some others I could mention"

    However i cannot confirm whether or not these messages were posted by Linda Skipp..........

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,675
    edited September 2
    Leicester's demise can't be pinned on Skipp. He needs to get his career back on track which is why we could get him. He did look good for Spurs and did ok for Norwich. Now he is out of the toxic environment, hoping we see the player we saw not that long ago.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,501
    Out of the chronic toxicity that has been Leicester for two years and back home in London.
    You'd like to think that fresh start coupled with Jones' enthusiasm at a club on an upward curve will all help reinvigorate a player who cost £20m, won 24 caps at England U21 level and who helped win the European Under-21 Championship in 2023.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,708
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Leicester's demise can't be pinned on Skipp. He needs to get his career back on track which is why we could get him. He did look good for Spurs and did ok for Norwich. Now he is out of the toxic environment, hoping we see the player we saw not that long ago.
    He 'did ok for Norwich' is maybe the most absurd thing anyone has posted across this entire transfer period, no offence lol
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,822
    Are you sure he's 25? Looks older than my dad (76)
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,708
    Alwaysneil said:
    Are you sure he's 25? Looks older than my dad (76)
    Have we not learnt the lessons of Claus Jensen
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 24,556
    Charlton are the mentality monsters in 26/27.

    You want more Oliver ? You have come to the right place.
  • bromdog
    bromdog Posts: 154
    Jones says in his interview after signing that he’s known ‘Skippy’ for a long time. Is that from youth football as i can’t see where they would have crossed paths before? To be fair to Nathan Jones he’s done well with players he’s know in the past. Small, Berry, Bell, Jones. All players that weren’t particularly fancied at their old clubs but then totally different for us. Hopefully the same with this.
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,485
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,626
    Happy with this, played at higher level, has 24 caps for u21s. NJ will get him back to his best!
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,626
    cantersaddick said:
    Hair transplant coming for this fella before Christmas I reckon!
    Can ask Danny Hylton on that :)

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  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,980
    Hopefully we see a bit of a resurrection story for Skipp, there was definitely a player in there at one point and if he can get back to those levels it looks like a smart bit of business. 

    Will be interesting to see how we manage the minutes and prioritise between Chalobah, Coventry, Skipp, Ouma and Mwamba but I'll take that over last season's solution of signing a centre back on loan and putting him into midfield.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 23,442
    CafcWest said:
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
    Playing next to him
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 12,087
    CafcWest said:
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
    Skipp will either play alongside him or they'll rotate.
  • ButtleJR
    ButtleJR Posts: 1,832
    fenaddick said:
    CafcWest said:
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
    Playing next to him
    Yeah I reckon they both play tonight with Chalobah injured, unless Skipp wasn't registered in time? Otherwise imagine it's Coventry and Ouma/Mwamba? 
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,626
    He has already served his suspension
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,655
    edited September 2
    ButtleJR said:
    fenaddick said:
    CafcWest said:
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
    Playing next to him
    Yeah I reckon they both play tonight with Chalobah injured, unless Skipp wasn't registered in time? Otherwise imagine it's Coventry and Ouma/Mwamba? 
    He wouldn't have been registered in time.
  • ButtleJR
    ButtleJR Posts: 1,832
    LargeAddick said:
    ButtleJR said:
    fenaddick said:
    CafcWest said:
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
    Playing next to him
    Yeah I reckon they both play tonight with Chalobah injured, unless Skipp wasn't registered in time? Otherwise imagine it's Coventry and Ouma/Mwamba? 
    He's still suspended.
    see above
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,626
    LargeAddick said:
    ButtleJR said:
    fenaddick said:
    CafcWest said:
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
    Playing next to him
    Yeah I reckon they both play tonight with Chalobah injured, unless Skipp wasn't registered in time? Otherwise imagine it's Coventry and Ouma/Mwamba? 
    He's still suspended.
    Leicester played 3 games since Sending off but one was Carabao
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,424
    Watameire said:
    fenaddick said:
    RaplhMilne said:
    Please explain to me why, a team trying to get out of league 1 are happy to let an (allegedly championship quality player go out on loan) surely they need quality players to get promoted. 

    They want a refresh of the squad, need to trim the wage bill a bit and he will have wanted to play Championship football
    But other than that?
    Perrenially injured? Seems to be a Charlton standard maybe Leicester too.

    Good luck Oliver.
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,626
    Redhenry said:
    LargeAddick said:
    ButtleJR said:
    fenaddick said:
    CafcWest said:
    On Wikipedia says he is a predominantly defensive midfielder ... so where does that leave Coventry?
    Playing next to him
    Yeah I reckon they both play tonight with Chalobah injured, unless Skipp wasn't registered in time? Otherwise imagine it's Coventry and Ouma/Mwamba? 
    He's still suspended.
    Leicester played 3 games since Sending off but one was Carabao

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