Jamie Vardy - Goodbye to our GOAT

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, Dames said:

No counter to any of my legitimate points apart from snark? Proves deep down you know i’m right. 

No, it proves that some people will seek any way to find fault and then create argument. I have absolutely no time for it and I feel rather sad that so many people do it.

 

FWIW, I suspect this is as much the club's idea as it is his, but you double down if you must.

[teblin]

1 minute ago, Dames said:

No counter to any of my legitimate points apart from snark? Proves deep down you know i’m right. 

I get what you are saying to some extent, but he's a legend and has earned the right due to service and what he's achieved with us over the years. Wout Faes hasn't so you can't take that out of the picture. It would also be more of an issue if we needed to win to stay up for example.

 

There is so much to be angry about with this football club at the moment, not sure this is something you should be. Though it's not for me to tell you what to be angry about.

[Dames]

1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said:

No, it proves that some people will seek any way to find fault and then create argument. I have absolutely no time for it and I feel rather sad that so many people do it.

 

FWIW, I suspect this is as much the club's idea as it is his, but you double down if you must.

Not really? This is a place for sharing ideas and if you have no time for some of my ideas you don’t need to engage instead of throwing snarky comments. 
 

Its not entirely controversial or a miserable opinion to not want players to decide when they arent or are playing when drawing a wage from the club irregardless of past achievements. 

[Dames]

12 minutes ago, teblin said:

I get what you are saying to some extent, but he's a legend and has earned the right due to service and what he's achieved with us over the years. Wout Faes hasn't so you can't take that out of the picture. It would also be more of an issue if we needed to win to stay up for example.

 

There is so much to be angry about with this football club at the moment, not sure this is something you should be. Though it's not for me to tell you what to be angry about.

In terms of needing a win i’d argue with our finances we’d need to win both games as the prize money for finishing 18th is over a million pounds more than for finishing 19th.

 

I wouldnt say i’m angry but i’m of the opinion that there is still something to play for this season which will impact our future and we should not be allowing players legendary or not dictate wether they are available. 

[OnlyOneCity]

51 minutes ago, Dames said:

Okay as i’ve said to other posters take past achievements and bias out of it and ask yourself how would you feel if Wout Faes decided he was leaving at the end of the season and didnt want to play any more games for us despite drawing a wage? Especially after such a shit season. It feels like some of them cant wait to get away quick enough. 

But past achievements and memories make Vardy’s situation completely different to anyone else’s. Faes is not a very good choice really!

[filbertway]

1 hour ago, Dames said:

Not really and if you took bias and past achievements out of the equation you’d feel the same.

 

How would you feel if Wout Faes said he was leaving at the end of the season and then decided he didnt want to play the last game

of the season after a poor season?

 

Jamie is our best ever player and a living legend but that doesnt excuse him downing tools when we are paying him a wage. If he was retiring then fair enough but this absolutely stinks of one eye on the future. 

It's like playing with 10 men anyway to be fair, he's doing us a favour if anything.

 

Also our best ever player is Kante 

[Dames]

3 minutes ago, OnlyOneCity said:

But past achievements and memories make Vardy’s situation completely different to anyone else’s. Faes is not a very good choice really!

We can celebrate past achievements at the end of the season when theres nothing to play for. 
 

Picture this, we are 1-0 to Bournemouth in the 92nd minute, chance falls to Daka who completely scuffs it misses and we end up losing the game and Ipswich pip us to 18th on GD we then go down and get a points deduction or another transfer embargo because we missed out on making the rules by 1.2 million pounds which we would have had if we finished 18th. 
 

Its an unlikely but not entirely impossible scenario and with our financial situation so dire and our future to look forward too we need to be parking all sentimentality until the end of the season. 

[HighPeakFox]

12 minutes ago, Dames said:

Not really? This is a place for sharing ideas and if you have no time for some of my ideas you don’t need to engage instead of throwing snarky comments. 
 

Its not entirely controversial or a miserable opinion to not want players to decide when they arent or are playing when drawing a wage from the club irregardless of past achievements. 

I am sharing the idea that you have a terrible take on this, in my opinion. He deserves to go out in front of us all at home, not at a glorified cowshed, in a terrible season when we might finish 18th or 19th.

 

 

[UniFox21]

The JV9 Goat branding is really weird. Had a look on the website and it's just shite. Why make a weird Goat head monstrosity instead of just re-releasing some shirts from a few memorable Vardy games

[gerblod]

26 minutes ago, Dames said:

In terms of needing a win i’d argue with our finances we’d need to win both games as the prize money for finishing 18th is over a million pounds more than for finishing 19th.

 

I wouldnt say i’m angry but i’m of the opinion that there is still something to play for this season which will impact our future and we should not be allowing players legendary or not dictate wether they are available. 

Interesting that the amount of money you're using as a barb to criticise Vardy's lack of commitment (in your eyes, that is) is exactly-ish what the Club laid out for his services. The outcomes of the last two matches are moot and yet you're stretching a minor and unknown quantity to lambast a man who, in my eyes, has done well over enough to allow him to choose how he leaves. Are you stating that he actually, financially, needs to get a 'good deal'?

For me, these two decent results show that the players, knowing relegation was certain, have felt the weight of continued demand from all corners has dissipated enough for them to relax enough to play effective football. Only Winks and Vestergaard have pulled 'sickies' whilst Jamie Vardy has continued to give 100%. Save your aspersions for someone who warrants them. Have a dig at Rudkin like everyone else, but don't demean yourself in others' eyes by fighting a meaningless battle.

[Dames]

27 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

I am sharing the idea that you have a terrible take on this, in my opinion. He deserves to go out in front of us all at home, not at a glorified cowshed, in a terrible season when we might finish 18th or 19th.

 

 

That was far more constructive than your last 2 responses fair play. 

[Finnegan]

3 minutes ago, Dames said:

That was far more constructive than your last 2 responses fair play. 

 

Mate come on, you're being a plonker. 

 

The damage has already been done this season, it's going to be no impact on the long term - or even short term - position of the club if Vards plays at Bournemouth or not. 

 

Under normal circumstances, I'd agree it's a bit cringey and odd making a show of bowing out on a home game. If it's how we'd handled someone like Cambiasso who'd been here a year, just because he's famous, fair enough. 

 

But it's Vards innit. You're just looking for something to be grumpy about at this point and frankly there should be plenty this season already without finding more. 

 

Edited 16 May 2025 by Finnegan

[foxile5]

10 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

The JV9 Goat branding is really weird. Had a look on the website and it's just shite. Why make a weird Goat head monstrosity instead of just re-releasing some shirts from a few memorable Vardy games

The club has seen 'GOAT' is a thing online. Largely amongst foreign fans arguing about Messi AND Ronaldo.

 

They've assumed that everyone thinks this is a) part of fan vernacular and b) engaging enough to part cash for.

 

The size of it is to grab attention.

 

I'm almost certain the club will have looked at phrase usage metrics on social to identify 'fan culture' and thought this was a brilliant piece of marketing.

 

It's classless, hideous, and another step towards the global soccerball roster FC we're desperate for.

 

Vardy deserves something that is solely about him; not some ridiculous meme reference popularised by Internet comment sections.

 

[Dames]

4 minutes ago, gerblod said:

Interesting that the amount of money you're using as a barb to criticise Vardy's lack of commitment (in your eyes, that is) is exactly-ish what the Club laid out for his services. The outcomes of the last two matches are moot and yet you're stretching a minor and unknown quantity to lambast a man who, in my eyes, has done well over enough to allow him to choose how he leaves. Are you stating that he actually, financially, needs to get a 'good deal'?

For me, these two decent results show that the players, knowing relegation was certain, have felt the weight of continued demand from all corners has dissipated enough for them to relax enough to play effective football. Only Winks and Vestergaard have pulled 'sickies' whilst Jamie Vardy has continued to give 100%. Save your aspersions for someone who warrants them. Have a dig at Rudkin like everyone else, but don't demean yourself in others' eyes by fighting a meaningless battle.

I’m not worried about demeaning myself. I’ve had plenty of digs about Rudkin. It is my opinion that the needs of the club far outweigh any sentimentality for a living legend. We are in dire financial straits due to crap rules like it or not so we need our best players giving 100% until the last possible moment. 
 

After such a poor season its not time to be sentimental, the club needs to be doing its best to put us on the best financial footing for the future, the sentimentality can wait until after. It wouldnt have taken much to open the stadium for Vardy once the season had finished and they’d have probably generated a bit of extra cash too. 
 

I imagine if we miss the rules by a fine margin and handicap ourselves next season the opinion on here would be very different. 

[Dames]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

Mate come on, you're being a plonker. 

 

The damage has already been done this season, it's going to be no impact on the long term - or even short term - position of the club if Vards plays at Bournemouth or not. 

 

Under normal circumstances, I'd agree it's a bit cringey and odd making a show of bowing out on a home game. If it's how we'd handled someone like Cambiasso who'd been here a year, just because he's famous, fair enough. 

 

But it's Vards innit. You're just looking for something to be grumpy about at this point and frankly there should be plenty this season already without finding more. 

 

I get where people are coming from and its a very emotional debate but theres a big wedge of money that is the difference between 18th and 19th and with our poor adherence to the rules every single penny is going to count. So there is a potential impact. 

[lcfc278]

15 hours ago, Dames said:

As much as he is our goat theres just something that doesnt sit right with me with him effectively deciding he doesnt want to play in our last game of the season. We pay him an huge wage that has possibly hindered us this season the least he could do is be professional. 

 

The very least this could have been handled behind closed doors. 

Deal with it.

[moore_94]

2 minutes ago, Dames said:

I’m not worried about demeaning myself. I’ve had plenty of digs about Rudkin. It is my opinion that the needs of the club far outweigh any sentimentality for a living legend. We are in dire financial straits due to crap rules like it or not so we need our best players giving 100% until the last possible moment. 
 

After such a poor season its not time to be sentimental, the club needs to be doing its best to put us on the best financial footing for the future, the sentimentality can wait until after. It wouldnt have taken much to open the stadium for Vardy once the season had finished and they’d have probably generated a bit of extra cash too. 
 

I imagine if we miss the rules by a fine margin and handicap ourselves next season the opinion on here would be very different. 

IF we did miss the rules be a fine margin I would certainly not be blaming Vardy for missing 1 game as the reason as to why it has happened

 

The club will have another month after the Bournemouth game to get their shit in line by selling someone like Hermansen or Bilal

 

Maybe you should take more of an issue with how the club behaves in the transfer market

[Dames]

Just now, moore_94 said:

IF we did miss the rules be a fine margin I would certainly not be blaming Vardy for missing 1 game as the reason as to why it has happened

 

The club will have another month after the Bournemouth game to get their shit in line by selling someone like Hermansen or Bilal

 

Maybe you should take more of an issue with how the club behaves in the transfer market

I’ve got plenty of issue with the club and its many transfer failings but it doesnt sit right with me that the club are allowing our best striker to sit out the last game of the season for sentimentality when there is something to play for. 
 

If it were any other player this place would be up in arms, i’m not begrudging Vardy of anything at all but its not the smartest move from either him or the club. 
 

A party at the stadium at the end of the season would have been far more fitting and appropriate. 

[moore_94]

1 minute ago, Dames said:

I’ve got plenty of issue with the club and its many transfer failings but it doesnt sit right with me that the club are allowing our best striker to sit out the last game of the season for sentimentality when there is something to play for. 
 

If it were any other player this place would be up in arms, i’m not begrudging Vardy of anything at all but its not the smartest move from either him or the club. 
 

A party at the stadium at the end of the season would have been far more fitting and appropriate. 

Surely you should actually wait and see what happens on Sunday first?

 

If we lose then the Bournemouth game means exactly nothing

[Dames]

2 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Surely you should actually wait and see what happens on Sunday first?

 

If we lose then the Bournemouth game means exactly nothing

But the player and club made this announcement prior to the game and by the logic you’re agreeing with me that if we do win the game we are intentionally handicapping ourselves for the Bournemouth game for sentimentality that could have waited until after the season had finished?

 

I’m all for Vardy having a huge send off by the way and theres no doubt he’s our greatest ever but i’m not in the slightest bit impressed with how this has all been handled. It enforces the lack of professionalism thats been on display the entire season. 

[Les-TA-Jon]

11 hours ago, That_Dude said:

Won't be a PL one.

On what basis? 

 

We've been truly awful this season, we've failed to score in 16 out of 36 games, we have the 2nd lowest xG and at the age of 38 Vardy 8 goals and 4 assists. 

 

There's 5-10 PL who would take a punt on him. Unless he wants to go to Saudi or MLS for final pay day why shouldn't he be playing at the highest level next season? 

[moore_94]

2 minutes ago, Dames said:

But the player and club made this announcement prior to the game and by the logic you’re agreeing with me that if we do win the game we are intentionally handicapping ourselves for the Bournemouth game for sentimentality that could have waited until after the season had finished?

 

I’m all for Vardy having a huge send off by the way and theres no doubt he’s our greatest ever but i’m not in the slightest bit impressed with how this has all been handled. It enforces the lack of professionalism thats been on display the entire season. 

Personally I would much rather see Vardy finish his career out for us against Ipswich and have no problem with him not playing against Bournemouth

 

If the club are having to rely on us finishing 18th in order to comply with PSR then there are so many more bigger problems to take issue with than Vardy missing 1 game

 

Trying to take such a massive issue with Vardy doing this over a problem that we might not even have just seems like you are looking for any reason to have a problem with it

[Foxdiamond]

19 minutes ago, Dames said:

But the player and club made this announcement prior to the game and by the logic you’re agreeing with me that if we do win the game we are intentionally handicapping ourselves for the Bournemouth game for sentimentality that could have waited until after the season had finished?

 

I’m all for Vardy having a huge send off by the way and theres no doubt he’s our greatest ever but i’m not in the slightest bit impressed with how this has all been handled. It enforces the lack of professionalism thats been on display the entire season. 

I think you are digging yourself into a hole and feel the need to defend. As I said Vardy could have just feigned injury for the last match and we would all have just shrugged our shoulders. We go into the Bournemouth game knowing he won't be with us next season. Gives Daka a chance to prove he can provide something or not without an absolute need for the points

[Raj]

Who gives a flying feck if he doesn't play at Bournemouth?

 

How much he has done for us, yes i get hes getting paid loads but so are players like Ward, Soumare, Daka,Faes etc who have added feck all.

 

He's our GOAT, Legend, has given us some of the GREATEST memories a player ever has

Stop crying over him  missing a pointless away game.

Edited 16 May 2025 by Raj
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[bovril]

I'm not ready for this. Seeing him walk down the tunnel at the end is going to be quite gut-wrenching I think.