Western Morning News (Saturday)
Vardy wants win to honour Leicester owner
Jamie Vardy hopes Leicester can honour the memory of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with victory at Cardiff City today.
The club’s owner was one of five people tragically killed after his helicopter crashed in a car park near the King Power Stadium after last weekend’s home game against West Ham United.
Leicester’s Carabao Cup tie at home to Southampton was postponed in the wake of the disaster and has been rearranged for Tuesday, November 27, but the Premier League match away to Cardiff will go ahead as planned.
Foxes boss Claude Puel said on Thursday that the result would not be important at Cardiff, but Vardy hopes to honour Srivaddhanaprabha with a fitting performance and a win.
Speaking publicly for the first time since the tragedy, Vardy told Sky Sports News: “We all spoke about wanting to play. It’s what Vichai would’ve wanted and that’s what we are going to do.
“We need to make sure we go out there and honour his name and put in a performance that will hopefully get the win.
“It’s going to be tough and very emotional and what the lads wanted to do was play this game and honour the man himself. The main thing is we all come together even stronger and do Vichai proud.”
Vardy also paid tribute to Srivaddhanaprabha, saying the Thai billionaire was more like a family member to the club’s players. “The relationship was exactly how you’ve seen it put out there. He wasn’t just a chairman, he literally was part of your extended family,” he said.