Jamie Vardy - Goodbye to our GOAT

[HankMarvin]

4 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

You know, Celtic could very much be a possibility. Top up the trophy cabinet and play with Kasper again.

Said earlier it was reported their top earner under 40k

[HighPeakFox]

3 minutes ago, Parker Pen said:

His end statement, ‘ You will see me again soon I promise’ Is interesting or am I reading too much into it?

Probably 

[Zear0]

Crazy to think how it turned out given his start with us.

 

We'll move on, but it really will take some time to get used to him not being here rattling the opposition fans.

 

Always smile at that Man City doc where Aguero got Vardy's shirt as his son had asked him for it and he then describes him as "the phenomenon". Really was. 

[Corky]

A sad day where the era of us having top players and club legends has ended. Just a remarkable time, a rollercoaster ride. Spells of genuine brilliance and quality and a personal cabinet of awards that is superb.

 

What makes it better for me is that he overcame the doubters and naysayers not just outside the club but within the fanbase. He was written off after his first season, through the first PL season, in Ranieri's final weeks and even before last season in the Championship. He answered them all.

 

Hope he gets to 200 goals now. Irreplaceable and hopefully an inspiration to the next generation.

[HankMarvin]

1 minute ago, Corky said:

A sad day where the era of us having top players and club legends has ended. Just a remarkable time, a rollercoaster ride. Spells of genuine brilliance and quality and a personal cabinet of awards that is superb.

 

What makes it better for me is that he overcame the doubters and naysayers not just outside the club but within the fanbase. He was written off after his first season, through the first PL season, in Ranieri's final weeks and even before last season in the Championship. He answered them all.

 

Hope he gets to 200 goals now. Irreplaceable and hopefully an inspiration to the next generation.

Shame there wasn’t a young protege that learnt from him for years in training. Ready to step up. Would’ve made it much more palatable 

[Dahnsouff]

Has been an absolute pleasure.

You arrived and we thought you were shit.

You left and you know we are.

[HankMarvin]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/34625190/jamie-vardy-reveals-best-leicester-xi/ 
 

 

[HankMarvin]

3 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Has been an absolute pleasure.

You arrived and we thought you were shit.

You left and you know we are.

Misread 🤓

Edited 24 April by HankMarvin

[HankMarvin]

Jamie Vardy targets Premier League move after choosing to leave Leicester City

 

 

Former England striker has made 496 appearances and scored 198 goals for club since joining from Fleetwood Town in 2012

John Percy24 April 2025 5:06pm BST

Jamie Vardy is bringing the curtain down on his Leicester career, during which he won the Premier League in 2016 Credit: Getty Images/Carl Recine

Jamie Vardy is not ruling out extending his career in the Premier League after announcing he is leaving relegated Leicester after 13 years.

Vardy will weigh up his options after making the decision to leave Leicester at the end of this season and is open to staying in the top flight as he feels like he still has a lot to offer.

Leicester’s immediate relegation back to the Championship was sealed on Sunday with a 1-0 defeat by Liverpool, which led to Vardy labelling their season a “total embarrassment”.

Vardy has made 496 appearances for Leicester since joining the club from Fleetwood Town in 2012 and played a huge role in Leicester’s fairy-tale Premier League title in 2016 when he broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record by scoring in 11 consecutive matches.

He scored 18 goals as Leicester won the Championship last season, but this term he has managed just seven in the league.

In a heartfelt video posted on social media, Vardy said: “To the fans of Leicester, gutted that this day is coming but I knew it was going to come eventually.

“I have spent 13 unbelievable years at this club with lots of success. Some downs but the majority were highs but it is finally time to call it a day, which I am devastated about, but I think the timing is right.”

Vardy also won the FA Cup and Community Shield in 2021 under Brendan Rodgers as well as two Championship titles and is the club’s third-highest goal scorer with 198.

In their title-winning campaign, Vardy was named the Premier League Player of the Season and the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year. He also won the Premier League’s Golden Boot with 23 goals in 2019-20.

His last home game will be against Ipswich Town at the King Power Stadium on May 18. “It’ll be a really sad day,” Vardy told the club’s website. “It’s something that I’ve thought about and spoken about with my family. I think it’s time.”

He added on Instagram: “My only regret and I feel devastated about this – is that I am not saying farewell to you on the back of a much better season. This isn’t how I wanted my career here to finish. Finally this isn’t retirement, I want keep playing and doing what I enjoy most – scoring goals. I may be 38 but I’ve still got the desire and ambition to achieve so much more.”

Vardy has enjoyed a glittering career at Leicester Credit: Getty Images

When asked if a statue should be made in tribute to Vardy, his manager Ruud van Nistelrooy said: “Of course. He is the best player to ever play for this club. When you put the silverware next to his goals and appearances, you get the full picture.”

Edited 24 April by HankMarvin

[cityfanlee23]

Comments coming in fast so I haven’t looked back to see if it’s been posted but Ruud is asked multiple questions about Jamie. They had a 45 minute question about his career all all sorts of other things.

 

 
 

 

[HankMarvin]

Analysis: Leicester will never see someone like Vardy again

By John Percy 

Sitting in a Santa Monica hotel, shortly after Leicester City’s glorious title win in 2016, Jamie Vardy compared his own rise to a fairground ride.

The problem is that, at some point, the rollercoaster has to come to a halt. Vardy has now reached the end of his journey at Leicester, and we will never see his like again. He is not only Leicester’s greatest ever signing - a mere £1 million from Fleetwood Town in May 2012 - but arguably one of the Premier League’s best ever buys.

Vardy has lifted the Premier League title, an FA Cup, two Championship titles and a Community Shield. He has rampaged across Europe’s finest arenas in the Champions League.

During that title winning season, when Leicester turned putting noses out of joint into an art form, he broke a long-standing goals record by scoring in 11 consecutive league matches. The previous owner of that record? Leicester’s current manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Vardy has also appeared in a World Cup and European Championship, earning 26 caps for his country.

Quite simply, he is a true legend of the past decade in English football. A ‘Barclaysman’ in every sense. Vardy once dressed up as Spiderman to lift spirits around the training ground and has been Leicester’s very own super hero. He turned 38 in January and does not deserve his story to end on such a sour note.

Leicester were relegated on Sunday, for the second time in three seasons, and in recent weeks he has visibly carried the pain of such a nightmare campaign. Even in a struggling team, he managed seven league goals this season. It has been difficult not to feel sympathy for him.

Vardy’s story is also one of great loyalty. He had many chances to leave over the years, most notably when Arsenal came in for him after the title win. He has epitomised Leicester’s electric story more than any other player. There may be frustration over this season, but the 13 years have largely been ups rather than downs.

Despite the infamous stories of Red Bull and omelettes before matches, he has cleverly prolonged his career by tailoring his training regime. He even has a cryotherapy chamber installed in his home to aid recovery.

Even Vardy cannot have predicted what would follow when Leicester shattered the non-league transfer record to sign him. It was Nigel Pearson who took what was perceived as a gamble nearly 13 years ago.

Many, many clubs watched the tearaway with a soaring reputation, including future England manager Roy Hodgson while he was in charge at West Brom. It proved a slow-burner, and many one-on-ones with Pearson and his assistant Craig Shakespeare were required to convince Vardy that he could cut it at a higher level. Losing a play-off semi-final in dramatic fashion to Watford in his first season, promotion followed the following campaign and the fairytale ignited.

Vardy was the archetypal pest, with shark-like instincts in the penalty area. So many goals spring to mind, and I still maintain he has never received enough credit for his lethal finishing. There was the goal which clinched a remarkable 5-3 win over Manchester United, with Vardy sliding to his knees complete with Mohican haircut. A brilliant individual goal at West Brom later in the 2014/15 season which sparked the Great Escape from relegation.

Vardy terrorised Premier League defences for several years Credit: Getty Images/Getty Images

In the title campaign, how about the wonderful dipping volley against Liverpool? There was a cheeky backheel for England in a famous 3-2 win over Germany. Another memorable strike came against West Brom in 2018 when he displayed sublime technique to volley Riyad Mahrez’s long pass into the bottom corner.

Vardy’s story was also the stuff of legend off the field. He is and was a complete one-off. This is the man who, during his non-league escapades, wrapped cling film over the car of Fleetwood’s club chef. He learns swear words in foreign languages to unsettle defenders marking him. Who can forget those scenes of joyous celebration at his house when the league title was secured? Vardy has cornered the market in goal celebrations in front of opposition supporters. He was an undisputed king of s---housery.

He is soon to appear in a Netflix documentary and there will be enough material to film a second series. So what next? It was understood to be Vardy’s decision to leave Leicester, feeling it was the right time to finally sever his ties. He is going to explore all options, which include potentially staying in the Premier League. There are other offers both domestically and overseas.

Crucially, Vardy still feels he has a lot to offer and, as always, wants to prove the doubters wrong. His farewell tour with Leicester will be five matches, starting at Wolves this weekend.

One thing we have all discovered with Vardy is that he can never, ever, be written off.

Edited 24 April by HankMarvin

[Jonezy]

Whoa. Though kind of expected; it hits really hard. 

 

Thanks for all the memories. They will all be treasured.  

[Molson Canadian]

22 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

Probably 

Quite possible he comes back to the club in some sort of a role as an ambassador or even front office. 

[Bilo]

3 minutes ago, Molson Canadian said:

Quite possible he comes back to the club in some sort of a role as an ambassador or even front office. 

I'd want him to replace the Birch when he retires. 

[Foxdiamond]

5 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

Analysis: Leicester will never see someone like Vardy again

By John Percy 

Sitting in a Santa Monica hotel, shortly after Leicester City’s glorious title win in 2016, Jamie Vardy compared his own rise to a fairground ride.

The problem is that, at some point, the rollercoaster has to come to a halt. Vardy has now reached the end of his journey at Leicester, and we will never see his like again. He is not only Leicester’s greatest ever signing - a mere £1 million from Fleetwood Town in May 2012 - but arguably one of the Premier League’s best ever buys.

Vardy has lifted the Premier League title, an FA Cup, two Championship titles and a Community Shield. He has rampaged across Europe’s finest arenas in the Champions League.

During that title winning season, when Leicester turned putting noses out of joint into an art form, he broke a long-standing goals record by scoring in 11 consecutive league matches. The previous owner of that record? Leicester’s current manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Vardy has also appeared in a World Cup and European Championship, earning 26 caps for his country.

Quite simply, he is a true legend of the past decade in English football. A ‘Barclaysman’ in every sense. Vardy once dressed up as Spiderman to lift spirits around the training ground and has been Leicester’s very own super hero. He turned 38 in January and does not deserve his story to end on such a sour note.

Leicester were relegated on Sunday, for the second time in three seasons, and in recent weeks he has visibly carried the pain of such a nightmare campaign. Even in a struggling team, he managed seven league goals this season. It has been difficult not to feel sympathy for him.

Vardy’s story is also one of great loyalty. He had many chances to leave over the years, most notably when Arsenal came in for him after the title win. He has epitomised Leicester’s electric story more than any other player. There may be frustration over this season, but the 13 years have largely been ups rather than downs.

Despite the infamous stories of Red Bull and omelettes before matches, he has cleverly prolonged his career by tailoring his training regime. He even has a cryotherapy chamber installed in his home to aid recovery.

Even Vardy cannot have predicted what would follow when Leicester shattered the non-league transfer record to sign him. It was Nigel Pearson who took what was perceived as a gamble nearly 13 years ago.

Many, many clubs watched the tearaway with a soaring reputation, including future England manager Roy Hodgson while he was in charge at West Brom. It proved a slow-burner, and many one-on-ones with Pearson and his assistant Craig Shakespeare were required to convince Vardy that he could cut it at a higher level. Losing a play-off semi-final in dramatic fashion to Watford in his first season, promotion followed the following campaign and the fairytale ignited.

Vardy was the archetypal pest, with shark-like instincts in the penalty area. So many goals spring to mind, and I still maintain he has never received enough credit for his lethal finishing. There was the goal which clinched a remarkable 5-3 win over Manchester United, with Vardy sliding to his knees complete with Mohican haircut. A brilliant individual goal at West Brom later in the 2014/15 season which sparked the Great Escape from relegation.

Vardy terrorised Premier League defences for several years Credit: Getty Images/Getty Images

In the title campaign, how about the wonderful dipping volley against Liverpool? There was a cheeky backheel for England in a famous 3-2 win over Germany. Another memorable strike came against West Brom in 2018 when he displayed sublime technique to volley Riyad Mahrez’s long pass into the bottom corner.

Vardy’s story was also the stuff of legend off the field. He is and was a complete one-off. This is the man who, during his non-league escapades, wrapped cling film over the car of Fleetwood’s club chef. He learns swear words in foreign languages to unsettle defenders marking him. Who can forget those scenes of joyous celebration at his house when the league title was secured? Vardy has cornered the market in goal celebrations in front of opposition supporters. He was an undisputed king of s---housery.

He is soon to appear in a Netflix documentary and there will be enough material to film a second series. So what next? It was understood to be Vardy’s decision to leave Leicester, feeling it was the right time to finally sever his ties. He is going to explore all options, which include potentially staying in the Premier League. There are other offers both domestically and overseas.

Crucially, Vardy still feels he has a lot to offer and, as always, wants to prove the doubters wrong. His farewell tour with Leicester will be five matches, starting at Wolves this weekend.

One thing we have all discovered with Vardy is that he can never, ever, be written off.

Great article. Of those 26 England caps with 7 goals does not show the full story. Only six full games for England. Maybe good for Leicester but under used by England?

[Lako42]

That should be a positive video and in truth it's tinged with sadness and regret at how it's ended. 

 

Genuine goat, privileged to have watched the entire journey. 

 

Happy to be calling it a day with him, just not like this. 

[filbertway]

1 minute ago, Bilo said:

I'd want him to replace the Birch when he retires. 

Has he got the charisma? Literally the only gear we know he has is "wind up merchant/knob head" I feel like that'd get quite tiresome after a while

 

[Bilo]

[mohammedsaqib]

It’s got Wrexham written all over it hasn’t it?

 

Hollywood get a superstar name. Rebekah can pretend to be mates with Blake Lively. They come up to the championship for a new season of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ where they play us first game.

[Big Blue Maff]

Unbelievable 

In my opinion VARDY IS THE GOAT OF LCFC, I’m 55 and have never experienced seeing such a wind up merchant to opposing fans in all my years supporting 🦊, true legend / loyal to the core, do hope he plays abroad next. 

[Bilo]

1 minute ago, filbertway said:

Has he got the charisma? Literally the only gear we know he has is "wind up merchant/knob head" I feel like that'd get quite tiresome after a while

 

Wind up merchant is enough so long as it gets the away end frothing. 

[Noahfence]

Would any of the big 6 pick him up as a back up that plays Europe/cup/rotation? I’d love to see what he could do even at 38 surrounded by actual footballers. 
 

Probably not thinking about it. 

Edited 24 April by Noahfence

[sm1]

Sad day. I'd rather he went aboard, dont want to see him play against us.

[Foxdiamond]

On a purely selfish note I would prefer he ply his trade in US. Too close to home to see him scoring for another club in England or Wales. 

[dayday]

Thanks for all the memories Jamie , and good luck for the future