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I think we could really do with one or two players like him with lightening pace that thrive on the counter. Despite having a bit of pace in the side we''ve been ponderous and indecisive on the counter for the last 3 or 4 years now which hurts us when we try to play a more defensive game

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Here you go gainer. Vardy in action.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30z35p

Same time as all the youth team players who got sacked. Manager too. Vardy got a fine and attended cultural awareness training or something of that ilk.

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You do realize that this is the same cheating Vardy who blatantly dived at CR to win a penalty?I just wanted to also point out that this is not an all time consecutive scoring record - this is just a "Premier League record" and Vardy has not even equaled the all time]English Football league consecutive scoring record yet that stands at 12. Lots of people seem to think that because Vardy has set a Premier League record that this is the record. If Vardy gets to 13 then he would have broken the record but until he gets to 13 he hasn''t broken any record yet. 

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Thanks DC.

Why''d he want the guy to "walk on"? Seems like he''s being more of a prick than anything.

What he called the guy is no more racist than the comment by Hog''sbreath or by that sis Till on the Arsenal Flight thread. Rude and ignorant, but crying racism over that is a little over the top.

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[quote user="Crabbycanary3"]What did Hogesar and Til say Gainer?[/quote]

I think they said something howwible about Americans.

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Hog''sbreath implies all Americans are narrow minded while Tilly used a derogatory term for Americans, much like Vardy did to the unseen apparently Japanese guy while trying to play bully boy. Weirdly, Hoggy features a Florida symbol as his avatar.

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Ratboy!!!

One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day. So he''s had a good run in a team that''s playing well, so what?

He''ll get sold for a huge fee and end up a bit part player. All this non-league hero stuff is just sentimental pish.

Apples

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I would like to use my 1000th post to congratulate Jamie Vardy on giving the media/pundits something to celebrate other than Whine Rooneys inevitable passing unremarkable milestones in scoring against smaller teams.

I hadnt realised Vardy was 28, fair play to the guy, hard work, pace and a real competitive edge about him.

I hope he carries on the good work , upsetting all around him, except us , of course.

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Would be interesting to know why he didn''t reach this level earlier in his career, along with other players who have succeeded coming from non/lower leagues. Is it just that they are given a chance? Late development? Poor attitude/work ethic that holds them back?

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[quote user="Mr Apples"]Ratboy!!!

One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day. So he''s had a good run in a team that''s playing well, so what?

He''ll get sold for a huge fee and end up a bit part player. All this non-league hero stuff is just sentimental pish.

Apples[/quote]

Apples

Sounds more like sour GRAPES wish we had him an all round player fast and scores goals

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I''m not going to bother countering any of the individual knockers on here.

Regardless of his credentials as a likeable human being, he''s achieved this feat in an incredibly competitive league in a side, Mahrez apart, that''s pretty short on stardust. Not forgetting they also lost Cambiasso, arguably their best player last season.

Achieved having been rejected by a system that often produces a bunch of mediocre, over coached softies. I liked Ian Wright for the same reason.

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No Daly it''s not sour grapes I just don''t get the whole media hype which people appear to have bought into wholesale. So he''s scored in these consecutive games, so what? Its hardly Messi/Ronaldo-esque stats. He''s a slightly above average player who is on a good run, that''s all.

Apples

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Jonathan Liew on Jamie Vardy being a massive racist

So I’ve been getting a bit of “heat” overnight – mostly from Leicester fans, but not entirely – for pointing out that Jamie Vardy is a racist. Vardy, in case you’re not aware, was caught on camera abusing a man of east Asian origin in a casino in August. The responses seem to fall into four main categories. Let’s deal with them one at a time.

1) Who cares?

Actually, I can sort of understand this one. If my car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the mechanic who comes to fix it happens to be an EDL member, I’m probably not going to send him packing. If you’re an avid Leicester fan who depends on your football club for your happiness, and Vardy’s goals make you happy, then you’re more likely to decide that his racism isn’t as important. Every single person makes moral compromises every day of the week.

So you make a little adjustment in your head: tell yourself that what Vardy did wasn’t actually that bad, that he’s being unfairly vilified, that there’s a campaign against him. That’s a compromise you’ve made, and you’re entitled to it. But it’s not my compromise. I care that Vardy’s a racist. And as long as I care about it, I’m going to talk about it.

2) Calling someone a “Jap” isn’t racist. It’s just like calling someone a “Brit”.

Ah yes, the classic “hierarchy of racism”. You wouldn’t use the P-word or the N-word or the Y-word, but somehow the J-word – which tellingly nobody feels the need to asterisk out – is on the right side of the line. It’s the classic response of the racism apologist: yes, there is bad stuff out there, but this doesn’t qualify.

To which the only possible response is: watch the video. Watch the filthy, inebriated hatred in him: the seething disdain for someone he clearly regards as an inferior. Now replace the Asian-looking bloke with a white guy, and imagine Vardy saying “Yo, Brit. Yeah you, Brit. Walk on."

Can’t really picture it, can you?

3) It was just a drunken mistake. We all make mistakes. It was one comment, one time. Let it go.

Yes, we all make mistakes. But my drunken mistakes tend to involve falling asleep on the night bus rather than racially abusing a stranger. Maybe I need to get out more.

You really do have to feel for Vardy here. The only time he’s ever said something racist - in his entire life! – and it gets caught on camera. Talk about unlucky.

4) He’s apologised, been fined, been sent on a diversity awareness course, and genuinely seems a changed person. Give him a break.

Yes, all these things are true. And this seems to be the default position of most Vardy apologists – some of them in the media. Why carry on persecuting Vardy for something that happened in the past that he can’t change? Can’t we just accept his apology and move on? Well, you might be able to. But then, I’d doubt whether you’ve ever been the victim of genuine racism.

My view is this: racists should be pariahs. They should be punished with the full fist of the law and beaten down by the crushing yoke of public opinion. They should be out of a job. They should be out of friends. They should have to get on their knees and beg us all for forgiveness.

Vardy should be out of work right now. But seeing as he''s not, he can use his platform. He should be speaking out against racism at every opportunity. He should be working tirelessly with charities, doing talks in schools, educating young players on diversity and tolerance. And he should still be apologising. Every time there''s a camera on him or a microphone in front of his face, he should start by expressing his remorse for what he did and telling us how he''s putting things right.

It''s a pipe dream, of course. I completely understand if you don’t share this view. But there’s a victim here, and it’s not me and it’s not you. And it’s certainly not the England footballer with an 11-game scoring streak and the admiration of millions.

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Because calling out someone for being racist makes you a woman.
Love it Houston.  It''s like a time tunnel to the Wild West, only you have no excuse for your ignorance.

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Nope. The level of emotion in that article you chose to post makes you a woman suffering menstrual cramps.

Your ignorance of the "Wild West" is amusing. Gunsmoke wasn''t a documentary, you dip.

Calling someone a name doesn''t automatically make you a racist, you hyper sensitive close minded hypocrite.

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[quote user="Gainer the Gopher"]Nope. The level of emotion in that article you chose to post makes you a woman suffering menstrual cramps.

Your ignorance of the "Wild West" is amusing. Gunsmoke wasn''t a documentary, you dip.

Calling someone a name doesn''t automatically make you a racist, you hyper sensitive close minded hypocrite.[/quote]
No idea where to start with that, so I''ll bid you a good afternoon and let your ignorance in the above post speak for itself.

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[quote user="wcorkcanary"]Actually Bor, i think he does have an excuse for his ignorance.[/quote]
So do I, though I''m curious as to whether we think it''s the same excuse.

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Lets put it this way. When a former vice president of a major world power visited Brazil, he said '''' i wish i had brushed up on my latin''''....being in latin america. this would be the same vice president of that same major world police, sorry, power, that was involved in strange hunting accident.

ps less than 30% of them hold passports.

d''ya get me Bor?

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By that line of illogic, he''s a gullible fool because a future PM kept pushing away at Gallipoli despite reports of massive losses and the hopelessness of the situation, and the PM he replaced announced peace in our time because he took Hitler at his word.

On the topic of Latin America, Bornobo thinks Texas and Mexico are very similar. As Bugs Bunny (another world beloved American creation) says, "What a maroon."

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