Vardy retires from playing for England

[Samilktray]

Good decision

Edited 28 August 2018 by Samilktray

[1972 Fox]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/28/jamie-vardy-retires-england-gareth-southgate-leicester

[Livid]

England's former number 9 ?

[foxfanazer]

Where have you seen this? Good decision if true and can only be a good thing for us that should prolong his club career

Edited 28 August 2018 by foxfanazer

[Guest TaggertvsWise]

Guardian.  Good decision, they don't play to his strengths and nothing is going to change that. May aswell prolong the successful part of his career with us and live the good times as long as he can.

[ajthefox]

I think it's a shame for him really that he hasn't had more game time but it's a mature decision and it makes sense re his family and focusing on club football.

England's loss, our gain imo.

[foxy boxing]

the right decision whatever season he has he's got Kane, rashford and probably others ahead of him in the pecking order. plus England don't play to his strengths. more time for us so great.

[RutlanderFox]

I’m disappointed as an England fan as I still feel he has a lot to offer but it’s a shame he’s never been used in the right ways. I’m also disappointed that it’s one les Leicester player playing for England. However it should prolong his club career which is definitely good news

[lifted*fox]

his strengths were never going to be played to in the England setup.

very mature and sensible decision.

[HankMarvin]

Good for the club

keep him fresh

he was never gonna top that goal against the Germans.

2 years of meaningless international football before the next tournament, plus he plays a bit part which obviously influenced his descion 

Edited 28 August 2018 by HankMarvin

[coolhandfox]

I can't blame him, he want to be more than a bit part.

The play time he received at the WC compared to the likes of Lingard, Sterling, Alli was telling. 

It's a good thing for us.

[Ashley]

Slightly disapointed he didnt wait until after the game at the King Power. Oh well Chilwell, Maguire, Gray and Maddison could be called up as they're already with the young lions.

[Voll Blau]

Would've been great for him to have another crack at the Euros, but fair play. Can go out with his head held high.

Plus, it means I'll stop being an insufferable "Vardy would've..." bore in the pub any time Kane fluffs a chance.

[Guest ttfn]

Fair enough really, he’s been to two tournaments on the back of 20+ goal seasons. Both times we’ve been crying out for an alternative to Kane and neither manager has trusted him despite Kane not turning up for the first one and badly losing his way in the second.

Not sure I’d be volunteering to give up my summers any more if I was in his shoes.

[Bayfox]

10 minutes ago, Ashley said:

Slightly disapointed he didnt wait until after the game at the King Power. Oh well Chilwell, Maguire, Gray and Maddison could be called up as they're already with the young lions.

I think his red did for any chances of him being picked for the game at the KP anyway.

So now is a good time.

 

Now to break the news to my boy that he won't be seeing Vardy in an England shirt.

[Cincinnati Fox]

Mature decision 

will be hammered by the likes of talk sport for giving up on his country 

[ScouseFox]

makes sense for everyone. he wouldn’t have been picked for the next euros anyway with southgate basically already saying all the fringe spaces in the squads will be going to younger players to blood them etc, he doesn’t fit into that. 

 

and even when they picked him they didn’t play him much anyway so never mind. scored at the euros, played at the world cup in one of our best world cups ever. good effort. 

[Mike Oxlong]

Does this mean that Mrs Vardy is now a former WAG ? 

Good decision by JV. 

[HighPeakFox]

Sensible chap - backs up my feeling that his red card was a massive kick at the international set-up, after the world cup he had.

[CosbehFox]

25 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

he was never gonna top that goal against the Germans.

His goal against Wales wouldn't be far off either. 

[Guest Manini]

****ing great news. 

Imagine that wasn’t an easy decision for him to make but you can’t question that every time he wore an England shirt in anger he gave it his all, just has he does for Leicester. A dignified end to a nice chapter in his story. 

[Captain...]

38 minutes ago, Blue Fox 72 said:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/28/jamie-vardy-retires-england-gareth-southgate-leicester

That is a really good insight into the maturity of Vardy, I know he is a bit of a hot head on the pitch at times, but those are the words and actions of someone who had a lot of respect for England and Southgate and but also to his family and club and had a tough decision to make.

Fair play to Southgate to,  no bitterness or recriminations, gave him time to think about it and respected his decision.

[AKCJ]

A Leicester player doing this in Berlin. ****ing unreal.

 

 

Edited 28 August 2018 by AKCJ

[rn9013]

I'll be honest I'm a little disappointed, and I say that as a massive Vardy fan. I will never be able to comprehend the thought of turning down the opportunity to represent England, regardless of whether there's much play time involved. But that's just my personal opinion and I can understand Jamie's too. 

His goal against Germany will be what I remember about his England games, loved that goal! SO glad I got to see him play in an England shirt at Elland Road in June now. 

 

[Ric Flair]

Fair fcuks to the man