Vardy: It’ll Be A Special Day
by Sam Jones
Building up to Jamie Vardy’s King Power Stadium swansong, our captain shares thoughts on his final home outing in Leicester blue.
Jamie Vardy’s final home game at King Power Stadium will come against Ipswich Town on Sunday
The decorated forward is leaving City this month after 13 years with the Club
He sat down with CITY to reflect on his time as a Fox; the full interview available to read this weekend
In what promises to be an emotional occasion, the Foxes’ greatest-ever player will say goodbye to the Club he has served for the past 13 years on Sunday, when we host Ipswich Town in the Premier League (3pm kick-off) – our last home match of the season.
Ahead of his Filbert Way farewell, Vardy reflected on the many highs and lows during an exclusive interview with CITY, which will be available to read in full this weekend, inside the special souvenir extended edition of the programme produced in honour of our No.9.
Now one away from hitting the 200-mark, signing off with a goal on his 500th LCFC appearance could be the perfect way to bow out on the pitch he has called home since 2012.
From then to now... Vardy's first season with the Foxes.
“I just think it’s going to be one of those emotional days,” the 38-year-old admitted, speaking to the Club’s official matchday publication. “I’m not really somebody who shows his emotions either, if you ask anyone who’s close to me, so I’m not sure how it’s all going to pan out for myself when the day finally comes around.
“It’s heat of the moment stuff and what will happen will happen, but I’m really looking forward to the occasion. I’m sure it’ll be a special day.
“It’d mean everything to me [to end on a high]. For me, personally, it would be a nice little send-off for myself to have the fans cheering one last time.
“It’ll be a sad day as well, but [leaving is] something that I’ve thought about and spoke about with my family. I just think it’s time. I’ll obviously be devastated on the day, when it is my last game, but good things, they come an end.”
Celebrating Conor Coady's opener at Forest last weekend, before assisting Facundo Buonanotte's equaliser.
Experiencing Premier League glory, FA Cup success and two top-flight promotions over the course of the last decade, there has been one constant throughout all that – Vardy. Helping to create a special relationship with the Blue Army, it’s a bond which will stay with him long after his departure.
“It’s been massive,” the forward explained. “You can tell it really is a close-knit, family club. That’s from everyone who works within the Club to the fans. They take it on themselves to make sure it’s like that.
“To have them backing us through the highs, which is maybe a little easier, but also during the tough times, through the low times, it shows you exactly what this Club means to them as well.
“The fans took me in as one of their own and you always want to repay that. They have been nothing short of fantastic for me here. That’s why this Club will always have a massive place in my heart. It’s everything to me. It really is.”
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