Jamie Vardy ready to take his game to another level

There was a six-month period during his non-league days where Jamie Vardy would have to be substituted an hour into away games.

He would run to the side of the pitch, dive into his parents’ waiting car and they would race home.

A conviction for assault meant an ankle tag and a curfew from six in the evening to six in the morning. Failure to meet it would mean arrest.