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Oliver Skipp

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Grebfromgrebland

Grebfromgrebland

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3 hours ago, fleckneymike said:

One of the most unnecessary signings ever.
 

Signed to play a position we didn’t need cover for, for a fee far in excess of his worth and a level of ability below those already in the squad. 
 

There was some ‘logic’ to other failed signings like Slimani and Musa but non at all for Skipp. 

Corruption 

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everton carr

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On 19/07/2026 at 09:41, fleckneymike said:

One of the most unnecessary signings ever.
 

Signed to play a position we didn’t need cover for, for a fee far in excess of his worth and a level of ability below those already in the squad. 
 

There was some ‘logic’ to other failed signings like Slimani and Musa but non at all for Skipp. 

Agree we overpaid but  course we needed cover in that  position Hamza and Soumare were nowhere near good enough leaving only Ndidi who Cooper was looking to play in a more attacking role which was successful under Enzo

honeybradger

honeybradger

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17 minutes ago, everton carr said:

Agree we overpaid but  course we needed cover in that  position Hamza and Soumare were nowhere near good enough leaving only Ndidi who Cooper was looking to play in a more attacking role which was successful under Enzo

The problem is that Skipp is worse than Soumare and a similar level to Hamza. He's probably the midfielder we are least likely to win a game with in the team.

 

Just a terrible signing.

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fox_up_north

fox_up_north

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Skipp for a few million or even up to 10 million, if shifting Soumare or Hamza, makes sense on paper.

 

I remember reading we'd actually signed him. Just so unnecessary and an absolutely moronic fee. It could have covered 2 half decent players and maybe a good loan. 

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Muzzy_no7

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Skipp is a lot of things and yes the signing and fee was a disgrace but he is not similar to or worse than Hamza f***ing Choudhury.

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fleckneymike

fleckneymike

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2 hours ago, everton carr said:

Agree we overpaid but  course we needed cover in that  position Hamza and Soumare were nowhere near good enough leaving only Ndidi who Cooper was looking to play in a more attacking role which was successful under Enzo

But he wasn’t looking to play Wilf in a more attacking role. 
 

He did drop Facundo once for Wilf but that was to play a more defensive style. 

coolhandfox

coolhandfox

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Doesn't matter what the justification to buy him was, it was a poor deal for a player that's not even stood out in the championship.

 

Accept and move him on asap.

 

Amazing we sold out best player, one of the few at PL standard and spent the money on Skipp, Okoli and Ajew.

 

All total flops.

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honeybradger

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5 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Skipp is a lot of things and yes the signing and fee was a disgrace but he is not similar to or worse than Hamza f***ing Choudhury.

Choudhury has at least had some good games in a Leicester shirt. 

 

Skipp has been consistently rubbish since he signed.

 

For me I think we're a better team with Choudhury than with Skipp. Choudhury is a bomb scare on the ball but at least he offers some energy in midfield. Skipp just offers nothing.

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Keyworth63

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9 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Choudhury has at least had some good games in a Leicester shirt. 

 

Skipp has been consistently rubbish since he signed.

 

For me I think we're a better team with Choudhury than with Skipp. Choudhury is a bomb scare on the ball but at least he offers some energy in midfield. Skipp just offers nothing.

Just to set the record straight - Skipp had several excellent games last season and this was generally recognized by commentators and podcasters.

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DAS Boot

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Just now, Keyworth63 said:

Just to set the record straight - Skipp had several excellent games last season and this was generally recognized by commentators and podcasters.

Just to set the record straight.

 

He’s fvcking cr@p.

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honeybradger

honeybradger

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13 minutes ago, Keyworth63 said:

Just to set the record straight - Skipp had several excellent games last season and this was generally recognized by commentators and podcasters.

Choudhury won more man of the match awards than Skipp last season whilst being a bit part player.

 

Was also good against Charlton early in the season but didn't win man of the match.

 

I can't remember any note worthy performances from Skipp (that weren't noteworthingly bad at least). One of the worst seasons a midfielder has had for us.

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coolhandfox

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12 minutes ago, Keyworth63 said:

Just to set the record straight - Skipp had several excellent games last season and this was generally recognized by commentators and podcasters.

As a 20m PL player he should be one of the best players in the league..

 

No having the odd good game. 

MGLCFC

MGLCFC

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5 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Choudhury won more man of the match awards than Skipp last season whilst being a bit part player.

 

Was also good against Charlton early in the season but didn't win man of the match.

 

I can't remember any note worthy performances from Skipp. One of the worst seasons a midfielder has had for us.

I'm not defending Skipp, because he's genuinely poor for the money we paid, but there was a patch last season where people said he'd had a really good game. There were several games at home where he was one of the better players, namely in the game when Okoli got sent off early on. But I do agree with you, he needs moving on as for the money he's far too inconsistent.

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honeybradger

honeybradger

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14 minutes ago, MGLCFC said:

I'm not defending Skipp, because he's genuinely poor for the money we paid, but there was a patch last season where people said he'd had a really good game. There were several games at home where he was one of the better players, namely in the game when Okoli got sent off early on. But I do agree with you, he needs moving on as for the money he's far too inconsistent.

I think the bar for Skipp is just very low and I am not sure why.

 

It might be because he looks like he tries or maybe because he is White British. Maybe our fans feel sorry for him but the way he gets lauded after the most mediocre performances by our fans is just laughable.

 

Skipp is one of the reasons we were relegated last season, that's what a straight record should show.

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pmcla26

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4 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

Doesn't matter what the justification to buy him was, it was a poor deal for a player that's not even stood out in the championship.

 

Accept and move him on asap.

 

Amazing we sold out best player, one of the few at PL standard and spent the money on Skipp, Okoli and Ajew.

 

In total flops.

Wouldn’t even describe Skipp and Ayew as flops as it was obvious what they were before they joined. 

Brizzle Fox

Brizzle Fox

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1 hour ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

The state of our club, supporters squabbling over who is the worst out of Hamza and Skipp. 

You're right. There shouldn't be any squabbling at all as it's obviously Hamza.

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