urban.spaceman Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 In my lifetime, there can be no dispute. I grew up in the 90s with 8 trips to Wembley in 10 years, 2 promotions, 2 League Cup victories, 4 games in Europe, all before we moved from Filbert Street. My favourite player from that era was Stevie Claridge, because of Wembley 96 alone. Jamie Vardy came here for the same amount we signed Claridge for. He’s gone from being so crap that he nearly gave up on football altogether to winning 2 penalties, providing 2 assists and scoring on his Premier League debut against MANCHESTER UNITED, to being the first Fox in 15 years called up for England, to smashing a Premier League goalscoring record at home against the team whose player held it previously, to scoring THAT goal against Liverpool, to leading us to an unprecedented Premier League title, to rescuing us in the Champions League and almost leading a charge into the Semi Finals. He’s scored with every possible part of his body from every conceivable angle, scored more goals at Wembley than any other Fox and managed to wind up every single set of opposition fans while doing it. This guy IS Mr Leicester City. Without a doubt the greatest Fox in my lifetime,
urban.spaceman Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 PS I should hope he ranks somewhere in private. (wank joke)
foxfanazer Posted 12 March 2019 Author Posted 12 March 2019 1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said: PS I should hope he ranks somewhere in private. (wank joke) That was a wank joke
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 I'd put him somewhere between Bobby Davison and David Lowe.
Captain... Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 17 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: scored more goals at Wembley than any other Fox I assume that is while a Leicester player and inflated by Spurs playing there. How many has he got?
urban.spaceman Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 2 minutes ago, Captain... said: I assume that is while a Leicester player and inflated by Spurs playing there. How many has he got? 4 1 vs Man Utd in the Community Shield 2 vs Spurs last season 1 vs Spurs this season He also scored another 4 for England at Wembley vs Netherlands, Spain, Lithuania & Italy. If anyone less lazy than myself wants to actually bother researching that stat then please go ahead!
Guest Col city fan Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 4 hours ago, Babylon said: I think you always have an affinity with the players you grew up. Players like Parker, Thomson, Wright despite being nowhere near as good as some players we've had since, will always be some of my favourites. Exactly this. Thompson was one of my favourite players. I loved how composed he could be on the ball. But Vardy ranks as our best ever striker surely? His goal scoring run in the title season broke records which may never happen again.
old koppite Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 So we should all sing this name louder every game!
Wolfox Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 11 minutes ago, mucfox said: Jamie always on fire.....4ever my #1 Bad curry ??
AylestoneRaider Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 It’s got to be Lineker for me. Local lad who won the golden boot in ‘86 World Cup. He’s always kept his love and affection for us as well. I love Vardy, Muzzy, Walsh, Joachim, Kante and Mahrez too...Morgan and Kasper also very high need my list. i think Maddison and Ricardo are top of the new crop, but we have such great players now it’s hard to pick faves. Maguire, Chilwell, Wilf! I think I love em all
RumbleFox Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 We've had so many greats. But I think judged on what he achieved whilst still at Leicester rather than what he went on to achieve with someone else he is our greatest ever. As @Babylon said, I think you tend to romanticise those players you grew up with (Walsh, Elliott, Claridge, etc) as I think it's harder to have "heroes" when you're an adult but objectively his achievements stand up against anyone to have ever worn the blue shirt. G'won Jamie. X
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 For me, he has to be number 1 - many have been just as talented but his attitude and loyalty and drive puts him up there as the GOAT. And never thought I'd see anyone surpass Muzzy Izzet or Neil Lennon in my reckoning. Unpopular view but Kasper should also be in the discussion as one of Leicester's greatest ever.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 2 hours ago, ScouseFox said: hi mate, have you ever seen jamie vardy play football? do you actually think a bit of mud on the pitch would counteract the fact he was being marked by some fat 40 year old bloke who has a fag when the ball is at the other end of the pitch? nuts. Plenty of times and yes, it would. You can't translate across eras; we'll never know. What if Chandler didn't have boots and a ball much heavier than the modern ones? What if pitches back then we're smooth, well-maintained, playing surfaces? If training facilities and conditions were of modern standard? Well they weren't, so we can't compare. Anyone who suggests otherwise is extremely short-sighted. Am I saying Chandler is better? No, and I want to make this perfectly clear, you can't compare. In short, they're all legends.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 1 hour ago, mucfox said: Jamie always on fire.....4ever my #1 So why have you got a picture of someone else?
Guest Col city fan Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 6 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: So why have you got a picture of someone else? Oooh.. Not necessary that post...
Corky Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 Izzet will always be my favourite, boyhood hero and all that, but Vardy's impact has been incredible and is certainly one of our greats. Fantastic for the younger generation of fans to have a player to look up to and appreciate for their qualities.
HighPeakFox Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 Good to see so many points of view I entirely agree with. Love Vardy to bits, always just waiting for him to hare through and score yet another exhilarating goal. Hate to imagine the time when he's gone.
Illusion35 Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 Totally agree! I’m 41 and my first lcfc game was in 1987. Jamie Vardy is my favourite ever Leicester player for so many reasons...think he’s the best player we have ever had during the time I’ve been attending games.
Vardinio'sCat Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 He's the best I have seen for us, and I'm the wrong side of 50. Just.
Sampson Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 There's no doubt history will treat him as such once he retires. He'll be to Leicester what Shearer is to Newcastle, Le Tissier is to Southampton, Matthews is to Blackpool or Bremner is to to Leeds. Absolutely no question about it in my mind.
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