Vardy

[Collymore]

Difficult to know what to say about this ..

On the one hand the guy is 30 years old in 6 months. He's come late into the game and has progressed so fast since 26 it's crazy. He's worked so hard to be where he is and therefore you'd feel based on his careeer that he's always chasing the clock to be as good as he can be and play at the highest level.

The fact is that from the start of next season we are that level for at least a year. Pot 1 of champions league, defending premier league champions etc.

I appreciate the guy has ambitions to go as high as possible with possibly only two years at his peak left. But next season arsenal can offer nothing that we can't. Of course they're a bigger overall club but as said Vardy has two more seasons in him. He's in it for the short term now to play as much as he can at the highest level and he has that here!

I'll be truly gutted if he goes and based on his loyalty and desire to stay here as he's mentioned countless time I will have to feel it's his twat of an agent who's just looking for a quick pay day.

I work in sport and come across agents and clubs on a daily basis but if he truly has been going to clubs begging to take Vardy then he can fcuk right off. It's an embarrassing culture.

Just crossing my fingers Vardy has his head screwed on and can see how far he's progressed with us and that he has a chance here to continue that.

Why only 2 years left in him? I'd say comfortably 4.

[catfordfox]

she's trailor trash that's why, even his own family hate her.

This is such bollocks. Could easily take the other side and say that it was only after meeting her that he sorted himself out and became a top class player. None of us know, we just read crap in the papers. Just leave her out of it, it's embarrassing. If he goes, it'll be because he's 29 and it's his last chance at getting a massive contract. I don't think we should be paying people 120-140k a week, not yet anyway - even vardy. it's how to **** the club up in the longterm

[hornyhollthefox123]

Why only 2 years left in him? I'd say comfortably 4.

Perhaps it could be more than two you're right. Just thinking how essential his stamina and acceleration are. It tends to leave most players at 31/32.

Not to say he won't be quick or Good enough then but just feel his level might drop slightly. Further to that based on our sports science department vs Arsenal's and their track record with injuries I hope he realises where he has the chance to play for longer!

[volpeazzurro]

Difficult to know what to say about this ..

On the one hand the guy is 30 years old in 6 months. He's come late into the game and has progressed so fast since 26 it's crazy. He's worked so hard to be where he is and therefore you'd feel based on his careeer that he's always chasing the clock to be as good as he can be and play at the highest level.

The fact is that from the start of next season we are that level for at least a year. Pot 1 of champions league, defending premier league champions etc.

I appreciate the guy has ambitions to go as high as possible with possibly only two years at his peak left. But next season arsenal can offer nothing that we can't. Of course they're a bigger overall club but as said Vardy has two more seasons in him. He's in it for the short term now to play as much as he can at the highest level and he has that here!

I'll be truly gutted if he goes and based on his loyalty and desire to stay here as he's mentioned countless time I will have to feel it's his twat of an agent who's just looking for a quick pay day.

I work in sport and come across agents and clubs on a daily basis but if he truly has been going to clubs begging to take Vardy then he can fcuk right off. It's an embarrassing culture.

Just crossing my fingers Vardy has his head screwed on and can see how far he's progressed with us and that he has a chance here to continue that.

I think this is a very reasoned response and sums up most of what I'm thinking as I wake up to the news this morning. If he went it would somewhat burst the dream I've been wandering around in for the past few weeks. Of all our players I thought of him as the real deal. I fully understand about players wishing to better themselves like Marhez's Barcelona dream etc, but Arsenal? Keep the same players plus a few reinforcements and I honestly believe we'd come above those unambitious perennial failures again. That being said, no one player is bigger than the club. A concern for me is that Vardy, Kante and Marhez are all part of that dream that would attract other players to come here. Without them they may just see another small unheard of club again with a lack of ambition.

[catfordfox]

If he goes, he goes. As others have said, this release clAuse was made public very soon after he signed his contract. It's one of two things, he wants more money or he actually wants a move.

It's a shame really. These players gave there all and broke records. They're being rewarded by some very generous owners. If they doubt they'll be able to do it again, then it really is a shame.

I'm concerned as Vardy is a key player. The unfortunate thing is, these so called Elite clubs maintain their status due to situations such as this. Same thing happened to Southampton. Building becomes impossible as your best players doubt their own sense of ability and decide to pack up and leave.

If you do go, good luck Vards. Shame you may spend your later years thinking what if I stayed that extra year.

Not only southampton, it happens to teams like Sevilla and Dortmund every season too. They manage to cope with it through excellent scouting and recruitment, and as we know thats definitely a strength for us. That's the level we should be aiming at on a long term basis, top 6 at least, and europe, with occasional title challenge. Got to sort the release clauses out though, I get we needed one so he didn't leave in Jan but 20m is far too low.

[Tielemans63]

People saying if he leaves it's because of his Mrs Have a word with yourself. If he chooses to go then he chooses to go simple as that.

[Legend_in_blue]

If we're ever going to break up this "big club" mentality long term, then it's situations like this where either the club, or the player, tell whoever it is to bugger off.

If he goes, regardless of what success we create for ourselves in the future, we'll just be that little old club that goes on to sell its best players. When we ruffle one or two feathers on the "big clubs" during the season, they'll just think they can roll up, flash the cash, and poach players to the detriment of the club and quite possibly the player too.

If it's agents touting players at other clubs to encourage interest, what sad times we are in when, despite all the success achieved on the pitch, the band of brothers quotes, the team playing for one another etc etc, will be for what? A stepping stone elsewhere? Ouch.

This will hit hard if it happens.

[st albans fox]

Plus we will need an extra few quid to change the picture on the stadium ...........

[MC Prussian]

Not only southampton, it happens to teams like Sevilla and Dortmund every season too. They manage to cope with it through excellent scouting and recruitment, and as we know thats definitely a strength for us. That's the level we should be aiming at on a long term basis, top 6 at least, and europe, with occasional title challenge. Got to sort the release clauses out though, I get we needed one so he didn't leave in Jan but 20m is far too low.

 

I keep hearing people saying that £20m is too low an asking price, but they keep forgetting that Vardy's 29 going on 30 now - if he was five years younger, I'd agree with the notion that we should be looking at a (much) higher figure.

So, it remains to be seen for how much longer he can maintain his fitness and speed. A body is not a machine.

[MrLuke]

Christ, I'm without phone signal for 12 hours and come back to this. Sorry state of affairs that this is the first place I check before anything else!

So what's the gist, is there substance behind the rumour or is this just lazy journalism?

[foxes161]

we really need to cut out these release clauses..puts us in an impossible situation.

[ian_marshall]

I'm not fussed. Last season was unique. We'll never recreate that. And if he doesn't score loads his head might drop, as we've seen in the past. Sure he works hard for the team, but so will Musa or whoever else we bring in as the scouting team will have assured that they have a good team ethic.

I hope we don't try to match an Arseanal offer. I think it would be wrong for a couple of reasons. We want players who are here because they want to be, not just because they get an additional £20k a week on top of their already very high wages. And we have been able to turn a profit, one of the best in the league before net sales of players, and I want that to continue. If we go the way of paying stupidly high wages, even with the new TV deal, we put that at risk. We are still a medium sized club and we shouldn't be dragged into the wage lunacy.

Football is a business, we've shown you don't need to spend big to be succession, however it is going to be hard for us to keep costs down now because of our success. And as a business, Vardy should go where he'll get the best offer. I wouldn't begrudge him that. His club career will suffer, he won't suit their style. He'll be assured an England place though. I just don't want us being held over a barrel.

The money aspect only becomes an issue when once a club under performs. By refusing to pay market value you essentially create a conveyor belt with the star players of the previous season being sold every year. If you want to progress and take the club to the next level it is unsustainable long term as it's hard work integrating new players into an existing structure, let alone identifying the right players in the first place who are technically good enough.

I think we as a club need to be leaders and set a new precedent in football whereby we cap the base salary but top up salaries with huge bonuses on a performance related pay basis. I wouldn't be averse to the club paying above market value under such a structure to as the money is there in the game for successful teams, and it'd give the players the financial rewards that they deserve for success but also gives them an incentive to deliver results whilst protecting the club from getting into financial commitments that it can't sustain.

[ousefox]

He'll stay, sign a new 120k a week contract and then break his leg vs Russia for England.Can see it now

[GaelicFox]

My 9yo daughter just woke up

I gave her the bad news that rumours are circulating

She is a season ticket holder and Was undoubtably going to be upset, after Matty James he is her fav player

Me "Vardy might be going to Arsenal"

Her (very upset) "dad he can't go this is a disaster I have waited two years for this"

Me "waited two years for what ?" ( expecting a profound footballing reasoning)

Her "for my age to be the the same as Jamie's shirt number"

Wow even 9yo fans are obsessed

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

Has the artist done the Vardy portrait on the Marks Electricals mural yet?

[Mike Oxlong]

Own up. Who had the life size tattoo of Vardy's face done yesterday lunchtime?

[Filbert_Ross]

Has the artist done the Vardy portrait on the Marks Electricals mural yet?

Yeah. Seen it last night.

[Finn Claw II]

Kasper, Vardy, Mahrez, Kante and Drinkwater will all leave at some point sooner rather than later, I just hope we can keep the team together for one more season.

As for Arsenal \ London it is a bigger club, more money (an extra £2m a year is a lot of money) and a better city so lots of positives. Will arsenal base their play around him? I don't think so.

I'd like to know whether this is a proper release clause or a Saurez one.

[Stevosevic]

I'd turn on him

One player i didnt expect to leave.

[Jimothy]

Has the artist done the Vardy portrait on the Marks Electricals mural yet?

Well he was still part of the league winning campaign, so should be there regardless of whether he leaves or not.

[Merging Cultures]

The money aspect only becomes an issue when once a club under performs. By refusing to pay market value you essentially create a conveyor belt with the star players of the previous season being sold every year. If you want to progress and take the club to the next level it is unsustainable long term as it's hard work integrating new players into an existing structure, let alone identifying the right players in the first place who are technically good enough.

I think we as a club need to be leaders and set a new precedent in football whereby we cap the base salary but top up salaries with huge bonuses on a performance related pay basis. I wouldn't be averse to the club paying above market value under such a structure to as the money is there in the game for successful teams, and it'd give the players the financial rewards that they deserve for success but also gives them an incentive to deliver results whilst protecting the club from getting into financial commitments that it can't sustain.

A pay structure based on bonuses sounds a good way to go. Obviously, money becomes an issue if we under perform. Which paying big money doesn't isolate us from, see Chelsea etc this year. What we don't have that the 'big club' have is alternative revenue sources or the pulling power to bring in top players if we under perform. Whether we like it or not, 'big club' can under perform, make a huge loss, borrow massively and bring in players and managers who can turn their club around quickly.

Our model is very different. Lower salaries, unknown on players, team ethic and time to adjust.

[FantasticMrFox&Son]

Dear God I can't belive the cr*p that is being posted here.

Another of OUR players that did so much for us last year, REMEMBER and now all this bile towards him, his wife FFS.

 

Love and hate separated by a few speculative journo's tweets.

Didn't even rate a mention in the early Sky Sports Transfer Centre this morning.

 

As I said about N'Golo, the same for Vardy, Mahrez and ALL the lads that achieved the unthinkable with Claudio.

 

Whatever you choose you'll never be forgotten for what you did, go and play your football wherever you choose, show the World how good you are, and if you choose to stay at Leicester then I'll be delighted.

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

Well he was still part of the league winning campaign, so should be there regardless of whether he leaves or not.

I totally agree but no doubt some idiot will graffiti it if he goes

[CupidStunt]

Wonder if his missus is the one who told him to tone down his accent.

When he first came to Leicester he used to talk in a Jamaican accent for some strange reason

She must have some influence.

We need to start our campaign in EU style to keep our best players.

If Vardy goes, it will be a disaster. He epitomises everything about the club

[Stevosevic]

All the sources are saying his people have been approaching the top clubs looking for a move.

Very disappointing