For the price mentioned would have been a good purchase, not that bothered he has said no. Ideally wanted someone better but on the other hand there is a serious shortage of strikers available. I think that was why I was so open to the deal, I think we will play a more counter attacking style and he'd have fitted into that.
Jamie Vardy signs new contract at Leicester City
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
This is the biggest nonsense I have ever read. Leicester remain a small club, winning the PL or not changes nothing about that. It is not unheard off that small clubs can win the league but is unheard off that they repeat that in the coming seasons.
In terms of cash Leicester is still a small club that cant even attract the likes of Troy Deeney. Arsenal can attract players like Sanchez and Ozil, you think they would ever want to play for Leicester ?
The PL clubs get a good amount of tv money but in financial resources there is still a huge gap with top clubs because of sponsorship money which is the huge bulk of the budget for top clubs.
So yes Arsenal is a much bigger club than Leicester and will remain for the forseeable future.
They have better players, more money, more fans, a bigger stadion, a much bigger history and they will be much more successfull than Leicester in the coming years. Even if they dont win the PL, it is should still be your ambition to play for such a club if you are an ambitious footballer.
Sanchez and Ozil have less premiership winners medals than Jamie Vardy.
Ow come on
It has been a freak season for Leicester, faor fecks to them that they have seen it out till the very end because usually that doesnt happen but no way will this last, no way.
There is not enough quality in that team to make that happen. They wont keep on to all of their players, certainly Kante will be off. They will not keep on to their luck with all their players being in top form and having no injurry troubles. They will have to juggle now with european games aswell. The expectations and pressure will be much bigger. The opposition knows about them now and will adept to that. The competion will be much better witj coaches like Conte, Mourinho and Pep, uou honestly think they will all lose out to fecking Leicester ?
Good for him. Might send a message to the other players being linked with moves away.
I honestly think there is a decent chance Leicester will continue to do very well - especially since the likes of Vardy have now committed themselves to the club. You honestly think Pep, Jose, Conte will come straight in and immediately turn the clubs around in their first season? Maybe they will, maybe they won't but it's not guaranteed - nothing is. To dismiss the current premiership champions simply because they are a 'small club' is just to continue the same dismissals that were made all through last season and we all know what happened. They are the form team, they are settled (yes they might lose Kante but Vardy signing a contract is massive to them) and they know how to win.
Right Ozil has a CL winners medal, a world cup winners medal, la liga medal
Same goes for Sanchez who has CL medals, copa america medal, la liga medals
What is your point ?
Did they win them with Arsenal?
Yes I think Conte, Mourinho and Pep will settle in quite quick and will not lose out to Leicester.
Ranieri did the same did he not ?
My point is that Arsenal is a bigger club than Leicester. If you want to question that than list the trophies both clubs won.
If Vardy goes to Arsenal he is sure to get top 4 and CL again next season and there is a posibility to go all the way and challenge for trophies like the PL or Fa cup. At Leicester he can be happy to finish in a EL spot.
Chances are he wouldn't win anything else regardless of staying at Leicester or joining Arsenal, so he may as well stick with the club where he's just won the league and will go down as a legend rather than move for a probably marginally better wage (offset by the cost of living in London) and still winning feck all.
Whether Arsenal are a bigger club than Leicester is irrelevant considering he has just won the league with his current club - you are totally missing this point.
Also when you say stuff like 'In terms of cash Leicester is still a small club that cant even attract the likes of Troy Deeney' you ignore the fact that Jamie Vardy (who was non-league not that long ago) just rejected the mighty Arsenal then what does that make Arsenal?
Right now Arsenal are a less successful club than Leicester if we look at titles in the last few years - that is all that matters.
Why go and sit on the bench at Arsenal when he could be playing each week at his current club?
He's earning a nice sum from them too - good to see a bit of loyalty.
As I said, it shows that he isnt ambitious and scarred of taking his chance at the top level.
He prefers to be a big fish in a small pool rather than try his chance as a small fish in a big pool.
He chose the easy, safe option that shows he has zero ambition as player. Which might also explain why he is only surfacing on age 29 at the highest level.
I'm no fan of Jamie Vardy but that's just delusional arrogant nonsense.
He's just won the trophy your lot have been failing to get your hands on for 12 years.
Strange but respectable move from Vardy. Regardless of the fact he'd win feck all at Arsenal, usually a player of his age would want one final big wage.
Lolz.. Talk about sounding like a jilted lover
Good grief.
And if he had gone to Arsenal you would have slagged him off for chasing the money and showing no loyalty.
Chavtastic news.
He's played for England. I doubt he was afraid of playing for Arsenal.
He's going to be playing in the champions league this season so the highest level argument falls totally flat.
It's funny and all but I'd have far rather seen Arsenal sign him than just about anyone else. Whoever they sign will almost certainly be better.
Hopefully they join the race for superstar Troy Deeney.
Hopefully they join the race for superstar Troy Deeney.
WTF is this shit?
A man has an amazing season, part of something that's once-in-a-lifetime and is loyal enough to stay and continue to make history - and you are begrudging him for that?
How are you even a football fan?
Yes but we could see this as a freak Leicester season since they have been in the championship and fighting relegation recently. Arsenal always play in the champions league, are bigger on the world stage and are more likely to be in with a shout of the title in the coming years. There is little comparison
The former is the better option though. I'd rather have Alan Shearers career (where he is adored) over Michael Owens (where he won a couple more medals but is forgotten by every fanbase).
Vardy almost certainly wont win the league again; with Arsenal or Leicester, but at least he'll always be remembered if he stays. He wouldn't even be a footnote at Arsenal.
Football fans are funny.
Complain about loyalty in the modern game.
Player shows loyalty, lacks ambition.
LCFC did the incredible this season. Escaping relegation in incredible fashion to winning the league the following season.
I'm glad Vardy is staying.
oh and they can attract Troy Deeney above poster.. Watford are just holding them ransom. 25mill for fecking Deeney rejected?
Complain about loyalty in the modern game.
Player shows loyalty, lacks ambition.
LCFC did the incredible this season. Escaping relegation in incredible fashion to winning the league the following season.
I'm glad Vardy is staying.
oh and they can attract Troy Deeney above poster.. Watford are just holding them ransom. 25mill for fecking Deeney rejected?
You seem to forget he is playing for the Champions of England.
And that ain't us or any of the other big teams.
Really good decision from Vardy, happy for Leicester, it's nice to not have the big clubs completely sucking the life out of a smaller club for once, it's a cancer in football that is. Could still see Mahrez, Kanté etc., leave this window of course, but I sincerely hope not, even if it's for United. If they keep them and focus on strengthening their depth they could be headed into another good season (although I don't think it'll be nearly as straightforward as this season).
I think it's a great decision.
He'll now get to play a full season with the champions, hopefully with many of the same players who won it this year. Why would anyone trade that for the stresses of uprooting and moving to a club that probably aren't going to enjoy any more success than Leicester in the next couple of years? It's all finally come together for him, and then he chucks it? Probably for not much more money? It would've been madness imo.
Plus, Champions League with Leicester fecking City!! Not being involved in that would've been a huge mistake.
Good for him.
He'll now get to play a full season with the champions, hopefully with many of the same players who won it this year. Why would anyone trade that for the stresses of uprooting and moving to a club that probably aren't going to enjoy any more success than Leicester in the next couple of years? It's all finally come together for him, and then he chucks it? Probably for not much more money? It would've been madness imo.
Plus, Champions League with Leicester fecking City!! Not being involved in that would've been a huge mistake.
Good for him.
Think Mahrez should be staying too then.
Jamie got paid!
All the money pouring into the league and the league's TV revenue distribution system is going to create a more level playing field moving forward. No way in the past a club like Leicester, even after winning the league, could afford to keep Vardy if a big club came calling. Now they have the money to offer him a similar pay packet to Arsenal's and keep him.
Money, Champions league and continuing with the champions - he got everything at Leicester now.
Good decision. I doubt loyalty has got a lot to do with it, though.
All the money pouring into the league and the league's TV revenue distribution system is going to create a more level playing field moving forward. No way in the past a club like Leicester, even after winning the league, could afford to keep Vardy if a big club came calling. Now they have the money to offer him a similar pay packet to Arsenal's and keep him.
Money, Champions league and continuing with the champions - he got everything at Leicester now.
Good decision. I doubt loyalty has got a lot to do with it, though.
Or maybe he's signing a new contract so that Arsenal end up paying more to Leicester to get him. We don't know.
If this is indeed a show of loyalty, then it's a great decision, and my respect for Vardy will have gone up. Big clubs aren't big clubs anymore, and like Irish Red said, it's better to be a legend at one club like Shearer than have medals and no belonging like Owen. Such decisions are rare to see, and make players club legends. This will send a strong message to the other players, surely.
If they keep even one of Mahrez/Kante too, it would be a great season for them again. I look forward to seeing them in the CL.
If this is indeed a show of loyalty, then it's a great decision, and my respect for Vardy will have gone up. Big clubs aren't big clubs anymore, and like Irish Red said, it's better to be a legend at one club like Shearer than have medals and no belonging like Owen. Such decisions are rare to see, and make players club legends. This will send a strong message to the other players, surely.
If they keep even one of Mahrez/Kante too, it would be a great season for them again. I look forward to seeing them in the CL.
Good for you Jamie.
Great news.
If Leicester manage too keep their team together for at least next season, they'll have better chance winning the CL than Arsenal.
So why would he move there to sit on the bench.
So why would he move there to sit on the bench.
Jesus Christ how does vardy snub Arsenal?
Arsenal have had their feel of embarrassing moments but this is just disgusting. You've got to feel sorry for them at this point.
It's freaking Jamie Vardy who does he think he is?
Arsenal have had their feel of embarrassing moments but this is just disgusting. You've got to feel sorry for them at this point. It's freaking Jamie Vardy who does he think he is?