Oliver Skipp Confirmed

[dillonpanthers87]

2 minutes ago, ParkerPen said:

Sorry I misunderstood your point !

 

yeah there both capable at championship level for sure 

 

this would sound ridiculous in the past, but I think Wilf should be moved on.

Agree. Equally for his sake more than anything. He needs a revival and is capable of it at 28, a change can help him. 

[Steve Earle]

1 hour ago, davieG said:

• Nottingham Forest
• Leicester City(active)

Number:33L. Thomas

Average Rating:8.85

 

Number:40F. Buonanotte

Average Rating:7.56

 

Number:4C. Coady

Average Rating:6.95

 

Number:9J. Vardy

Average Rating:6.73

 

Number:93J. Monga

Average Rating:6.70

 

Number:11B. El Khannouss

Average Rating:6.69

 

Number:41J. Stolarczyk

Average Rating:6.48

 

Number:35K. McAteer

Average Rating:6.39

 

Number:2J. Justin

Average Rating:6.32

 

Number:6W. Ndidi

Average Rating:6.25

 

Number:16V. Kristiansen

Average Rating:6.25

 

Number:24B. Soumaré

Average Rating:6.02

 

Number:3W. Faes

Average Rating:6.02

 

Number:5C. Okoli

Average Rating:6.01

 

Number:18J. Ayew

Average Rating:5.96

 

Number:22O. Skipp

Average Rating:5.86

 

From the BBC @davieG ? 
 

Some joke scores there. Elanga had Thomas on toast for the whole first half. Vardy was mostly crap. McAteer was McAteer. Ayew was much better than him and in the first half at least, offered more than Bilal. The game, against tiring opponents, was changed largely by Buonanotte & Monga. Luke Thomas MOTM, FFS!

[dmayne7]

Willing to give him a proper pre season. Looks horrendously unfit (which would appear to be his big asset) as he did some really good things today and then almost immediately something on the opposite end of the spectrum. Like his body couldn't keep up with his brain

[Tommy Fresh]

He'll be like Vestergaard, be class in the Championship then be utter shit again when we come back up

[Ian Nacho]

Shocking today. Those couple of times when he gave the ball away in terrible areas. Whilst it wasn't directly from it, but him losing the ball needlessly put us under pressure which led to their second. 

[KFS]

Clearly a way to pay off Levy’s outstanding payments. Just like Winks was.

[everton carr]

11 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Shocking today. Those couple of times when he gave the ball away in terrible areas. Whilst it wasn't directly from it, but him losing the ball needlessly put us under pressure which led to their second. 

You need to watch it again not saying Skipp was great but i am amazed you put any blame on him for the second Forest goal .He done well to keep the ball from a shocking pass from Jacob and played a good ball to Bilal who lost the ball with a shocking first touch talk about looking for a scapegoat 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, everton carr said:

You need to watch it again not saying Skipp was great but i am amazed you put any blame on him for the second Forest goal .He done well to keep the ball from a shocking pass from Jacob and played a good ball to Bilal who lost the ball with a shocking first touch talk about looking for a scapegoat 

Could have tried pressing Gibbs White given he was the nearest Leicester player to him. He allowed Forest's creative outlet about ten yards and tons of time to whip a perfect ball in. 

Edited 12 May 2025 by CosbehFox

[filbertway]

14 hours ago, Steve Earle said:

From the BBC @davieG ? 
 

Some joke scores there. Elanga had Thomas on toast for the whole first half. Vardy was mostly crap. McAteer was McAteer. Ayew was much better than him and in the first half at least, offered more than Bilal. The game, against tiring opponents, was changed largely by Buonanotte & Monga. Luke Thomas MOTM, FFS!

I'm glad it's not just me, Thomas was in a different post code to Elanga most of the time.

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

He's shit but our results have picked up a bit since he's been in.

 

Given no one will pay money for him we're realistically going to have to stick with him.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

He's shit but our results have picked up a bit since he's been in.

 

Given no one will pay money for him we're realistically going to have to stick with him.

I agree 

 

and you would of thought a division below he might actually look half decent (as winks did last season) 

 

then flog him once he garnishes some interest 

[RowlattsFox]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

He's shit but our results have picked up a bit since he's been in.

 

Given no one will pay money for him we're realistically going to have to stick with him.

Probably more down to Soumare being out than Skipp being in...

 

I've got no problem with having Skipp in the squad next season. 

[Ian Nacho]

4 hours ago, everton carr said:

You need to watch it again not saying Skipp was great but i am amazed you put any blame on him for the second Forest goal .He done well to keep the ball from a shocking pass from Jacob and played a good ball to Bilal who lost the ball with a shocking first touch talk about looking for a scapegoat 

There's a reason he got hooked. 

[The boy Linacre]

On 11/05/2025 at 21:08, Tommy Fresh said:

He'll be like Vestergaard, be class in the Championship then be utter shit again when we come back up

I can't agree more, I was at the game, there was a 5 min spell before their 2nd goal, when he just had an absolute shocker.

I truly hate the guy as a player that can make LCFC a more effective better team.  AND whoever decided he was worth £20m/£25m, he has hardly been good enough to get in the team, we bought him for a position we already had covered (Winks/proven) and we're stuck with him now as you said like Vesty.  He'll do a job in the Champs, BUT this guy is NOT a Premier League player, hence he couldn't get in a team that may well end up this season 17th.

That buy is up there, having him at our club is like dragging a ball and chain.  If he goes well next season, get rid, don't offer him a Vesty/Choudry contract.

[filbertway]

1 hour ago, The boy Linacre said:

I can't agree more, I was at the game, there was a 5 min spell before their 2nd goal, when he just had an absolute shocker.

I truly hate the guy as a player that can make LCFC a more effective better team.  AND whoever decided he was worth £20m/£25m, he has hardly been good enough to get in the team, we bought him for a position we already had covered (Winks/proven) and we're stuck with him now as you said like Vesty.  He'll do a job in the Champs, BUT this guy is NOT a Premier League player, hence he couldn't get in a team that may well end up this season 17th.

That buy is up there, having him at our club is like dragging a ball and chain.  If he goes well next season, get rid, don't offer him a Vesty/Choudry contract.

He's got 4 more years, I doubt even we'd be daft enough to offer an extension on top of his remaining 3 years.

[Vindaloo FOX]

Dyche will transform him into the new David Batty.

[The boy Linacre]

5 hours ago, filbertway said:

He's got 4 more years, I doubt even we'd be daft enough to offer an extension on top of his remaining 3 years.

WOW!!!

Somebody???? at the club saw something at the club that 97% of Leicester fans didn't and haven't.

When you know you are in the PSR swamp in Aug last year, why would you do that??  You'd exert caution, and tell him to live with 3 years OR keep your money in your pocket.

Jeez

[ACF]

48 minutes ago, The boy Linacre said:

WOW!!!

Somebody???? at the club saw something at the club that 97% of Leicester fans didn't and haven't.

When you know you are in the PSR swamp in Aug last year, why would you do that??  You'd exert caution, and tell him to live with 3 years OR keep your money in your pocket.

Jeez

But giving him 4 years actually helped us PSR wise. Otherwise you’re spreading the £25m or whatever it was over 3 years, not 4, making his yearly impact £2,083,333 higher. That’s a Coulibaly a year!!!

[st albans fox]

2 hours ago, The boy Linacre said:

WOW!!!

Somebody???? at the club saw something at the club that 97% of Leicester fans didn't and haven't.

When you know you are in the PSR swamp in Aug last year, why would you do that??  You'd exert caution, and tell him to live with 3 years OR keep your money in your pocket.

Jeez

You don’t spend 20/25m on players with three year deals 

if you don’t think a player is worth longer than three years then you shouldn’t be spending more than £5m on them  (which makes your point from the opposite direction) 

Edited 13 May 2025 by st albans fox

[everton carr]

Any  Skipp haters intending to listen to last nights When you smiling podcast might want to check there blood pressure after listening to Tactical Anyalyst Dominic Wells who was full of praise for young Oliver

[TheGoldenGod]

3 hours ago, everton carr said:

Any  Skipp haters intending to listen to last nights When you smiling podcast might want to check there blood pressure after listening to Tactical Anyalyst Dominic Wells who was full of praise for young Oliver

I just came to this thread whilst listening to WYS....my word, tactico nonce that Dom Wells clearly.  Skipp is extraordinary at showcasing absolutely zero element of his game to a decent level. Pure NPC.

[Gloria]

Just listened to the Second Tier podcast highlighting two key players for each team next season. Abdul was a shoe-in, but the other was another fan favourite - Oliver Skipp!

 

Talk of how strong our squad is in general, and how a Winks/Skipp double pivot in a Cifuentes team was an exciting prospect at Championship level.

 

Don't shoot the messenger...

 

Anyway, I'm sure everyone here will be wiping the slate clean and getting behind all squad members next season! 🤣

 

 

[Vindaloo FOX]

He will boss the Championship, I think he was in the Championship team of the year when he played for Norwich.

[honeybradger]

8 minutes ago, Vindaloo FOX said:

He will boss the Championship, I think he was in the Championship team of the year when he played for Norwich.

5 years ago. Soyuncu was in the PL team of the year 6 years ago and now he's playing in Turkey.

 

If you actually watch him play football he clearly lacks quality but people are gaslighting themselves that he will tear up the division next season because he was good on loan half a decade ago.

 

If you compare him to Dewsbury Hall for example who was our star player in the championship last time around there's a clear gap in quality. You could point to KDH's ball carrying, playmaking, athleticism and runs into the box and say those were his key qualities.

 

What exactly does Skipp do well? His positioning is very poor, often times he is left standing like a statue whilst the opposition bypass him, his passing isn't good, he's not particularly energetic, he's short, he's not a goal threat, he's not press resistant, he doesnt progress the ball up the pitch well, often times just laying it straight back to the centrebacks. When he was in the championship last time around he was a lot more mobile and a lot more confident, that's all gone.

[cropstonfox]

Correct he's pretty shit.However he will work his socks off and may become an average to good hold up player.