" No silverspoon, No £300m academy "

" No silverspoon, No £300m academy "

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy


Jamie Vardy ‏@vardy7 Tweeted
Great performance from the lads, never stopped believing. And what a feeling this was my1stgoal


" A Fairy Tale Story "

No silverspoon, no £300m academy, no 5 year £10m contract at 17, no God given ability - hard work, desire & now he's having a party

We should be championing people like him in this country to show the kids what you can achieve with hard work instead of these TOWIE idiots

And this kid Vardy is pure gold, worked his balls off through the leagues and now look at him, they will be making a film about him in 20yrs

After being released by Sheffield Wednesday at the age of sixteen, Vardy began his senior career with Stocksbridge Park Steels, breaking into the first team in 2007 and spending three seasons before joining Northern Premier League side F.C. Halifax Town in 2010. Scoring 26 goals in his debut season, he won the club's "Player's Player of the Year" award.

He then moved to Conference Premier side Fleetwood Town in August 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He scored 31 league goals in his first season at his new team, winning the team's "Player of the Year" award as they won the division.

In May 2012, Vardy signed for Leicester City in the Football League Championship for a non-League record transfer fee of £1 million, and represented the club in the Premier League after winning the Championship in 2014. He scored in a record eleven consecutive Premier League matches in 2015, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record, and made his international debut earlier in the same year.


Jamie Vardy scores on his England debut last night.

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Couldn't agree more, footballs gone mad and society has gone mad and then we wonder why we have issues. Vardy is total opposite and a reminder that the correct values are still respected by some. Good luck to the lad except against Wales.

Spot on annis varney as worked very hard love these players who came through the leagues and don't become big time Charlie's either .to be fair camrone jerome and Robert earnshire very similar to vardy even though camrone and ernie are diffrent type strikers I always felt these to players have done well for themselves

Couldn't agree more, footballs gone mad and society has gone mad and then we wonder why we have issues. Vardy is total opposite and a reminder that the correct values are still respected by some. Good luck to the lad except against Wales.

Gareth, a real fair tale story and there's problem many more out there like Vardy,but we keep brining in to many foreign players.

Spot on annis varney as worked very hard love these players who came through the leagues and don't become big time Charlie's either .to be fair camrone jerome and Robert earnshire very similar to vardy even though camrone and ernie are diffrent type strikers I always felt these to players have done well for themselves

Martyn, I love stories like this and when a local kid makes it for Cardiff City that means more to me,than brining in big names from other clubs.

And then came Darcy Blake for Cardiff City...
In the pub...same again please......

Spot on annis varney as worked very hard love these players who came through the leagues and don't become big time Charlie's either .to be fair camrone jerome and Robert earnshire very similar to vardy even though camrone and ernie are diffrent type strikers I always felt these to players have done well for themselves

Martyn, I love stories like this and when a local kid makes it for Cardiff City that means more to me,than brining in big names from other clubs.

Same here mate I agree with you there gareth bale Bellamy gigs I know these players didn't play for cardiff as kids Bellamy came years later but look where they came from and the areas of cardiff they grew up in same as joe ledley tough places no silver spoons there

How's santa ponsas mate hope you have settled in ok

Spot on annis varney as worked very hard love these players who came through the leagues and don't become big time Charlie's either .to be fair camrone jerome and Robert earnshire very similar to vardy even though camrone and ernie are diffrent type strikers I always felt these to players have done well for themselves

Martyn, I love stories like this and when a local kid makes it for Cardiff City that means more to me,than brining in big names from other clubs.

Same here mate I agree with you there gareth bale Bellamy gigs I know these players didn't play for cardiff as kids Bellamy came years later but look where they came from and the areas of cardiff they grew up in same as joe ledley tough places no silver spoons there

Martyn, Spot on with those names

I was hoping it would happen with Declan John, played 22 Premier League games,then dropped/pushed out and not a good time charlie.

As regards Declan John I think he has been treated terrible how they have allowed this is beyond belief

As regards Declan John I think he has been treated terrible how they have allowed this is beyond belief

Martyn, Your right he has and behind the scenes its been a disgrace by certain people in our club towards him as his face does not fit.

Playing for Wales Under 21 this week.

Declan John ‏@declanjohn7
Gutted to get injured after tonights game! Travelling back tomorrow wish the boys all the best on the next game against Romania on Tuesday

Jamie Vardy ‏@vardy7 Tweeted
Great performance from the lads, never stopped believing. And what a feeling this was my1stgoal

And didn't make it at a club at 16 where have we heard that before?

Think of all the money recently wasted on Etien Velikonja, Adam Le Fonde, Tom Adeyemi, Federico Macheda, Eoin Doyle, Alex Revel, Filip Kiss, Juan Cala and Javi Guerra. Only a fraction of their transfer fees and wages would fund a decent academy for years.

During the Sam Hammam academy era of the early 2000 CCFC produced 4 definite members of the Welsh Euro 2016 squad (5 if Adam Mathews makes it) plus the area of Cardiff adds the 2 super stars in the shape of Ramsey and Bale. If Wales were to win the Euro championships we could argue we are the Welsh club version of West Ham in 1966

My point is it makes so much sense to grow your own talent rather than waste £millions on journey men just looking for another pay day (reference the players in the first paragraph). There is also money to be made (or saved) in transfer fees if they move on.

I wish Ken Choo and Vincent would get this message and start funding the academy again.

That's a great story! The way his season is going he will be top goalscorer in France or maybe 2nd behind our Gareth . In all honesty it is a great story and examples to all young players

Good on him, great to hear stories like this