Jamie Vardy once nearly caused a riot in Luton. Three years later and four leagues higher, his presence sparks crowds into a frenzy in the Far East. Having ascended from Fleetwood Town to Leicester City, this summer he was flown to Bangkok by the club’s Thai owners to celebrate promotion and meet hundreds of fans. ‘The attention is mad over there,’ says Vardy. ‘Loads of people welcome us and give us Thai bracelets and stuff like that. They have dancers, everything.’ Quite different from a memorable occasion in non-League football in November 2011 when the crowd had more hostile intentions.
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Jamie Vardy signed for Leicester City from Fleetwood Town in 2012
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Vardy starred in Leicester's 5-3 demolition of Manchester United
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He reveals how Buddhist monks were brought in by club's Thai owners
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They hit the players with sticks dipped in holy water before United game
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The striker earned four assists and scored a goal in that game
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Leicester are on a run of two points from 24 since that epic victory
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Nigel Pearson's side are currently bottom of the Premier League
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