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BBC News
24-04-2025
- Sport
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'Perfect mix of fan and footballer'
It is hard to know where to start when writing about a GOAT as it is incredibly difficult to put down on paper. Honestly, it is impossible to say in a few short words how much joy this man has brought for me, my family and my football Vardy is the perfect amalgamation of fan and footballer - the kid that had dreams like all of us. It has been an honour to witness firsthand his 13-year highlight reel.I have listed a few of my personal favourites here (in no particular order as that is too hard):Manchester United at home in 2014 - his first Premier League goal in an unforgettable 5-3 victoryWest Bromwich Albion away in 2015 - an injury-time winner; a major factor in the 'Great Escape' seasonLiverpool at home in 2016 - a tremendous volley on the road to the one thinks of Vardy, what immediately comes to mind is an abundance of ability, pace, character, tenacity and 'celebration engagement' with the away fans. The flying eagle against Crystal Palace, 'howl' to Wolves fans, corner flag guitar playing, running the length of the pitch to bow to the away fans, his '1-0' to Tottenham fans only as recently as January, and there is many more. As an away supporter, he is the man that you hate to love and love to aside from all that, Vardy has been the spearhead of an era where all of our dreams became a reality, including his own.A non-league £1m 'punt' by Nigel Pearson in 2012, soon followed by a 5,000-1 win of the Premier League title and reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. He led us through it all as a true professional. His impact and loyalty to this club will be unrivalled during my puts personality in football, something that has sadly become a dying breed, and he showed his unmatched loyalty to the club when 'better' offers were on the table. He is Leicester's heartbeat and now, in this sad moment of relegation, it is time to move on and find a new sign of cry because it is over, smile because it more from Kate Blakemore at Leicester Till I Die, external
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Pick of the stats: West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion will seek to consolidate their Championship play-off spot as they host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (15:00 GMT).The sixth-placed Baggies are unbeaten in three games but there are four sides below them within three points with 11 league games back-to-back defeats, QPR are now eight points behind Albion in 14th and have lost their past three away games in Bromwich Albion have lost just one of their past 11 league games against QPR (W7 D3), scoring 2.4 goals per match on average across that century, QPR have won just one of their 12 away league games against West Brom (D4 L7). That run includes a 7-1 defeat in August 2018 at the Bromwich Albion have won six of their past eight home league matches (D1 L1) and haven't lost any of their last 17 Championship home games against a side from London (W5 D12) since a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in September have lost five of their past seven league games (W2), losing each of their last three on the road. They last had a longer losing run on their travels between February and April Brom's John Swift has had a hand in a goal in each of his last two Championship games (1 goal, 1 assist). He hasn't done so in three in a row since September/October 2023.
