Double standards at Leicester City Football Club

What interests me is why Nigel Pearson was sacked. It didn't pass the smell test.

Thinking about this, there are some abbreviations of nationalities which are fine, aussie, brits, scots, danes, swede etc won't get you in to trouble, but in the uk you wouldn't abbreviate people from pakistan that for sure. Its a strange one for Japan though, as only japanese people would now if it is derogatory term or not, however the incident was also that Vardy accused the man of looking at his cards at the casino, even though he was not playing against Vardy or was helping any opponent on Vardy's table, which was not against the casino rules and did so in a very aggresive manner.

Agree with the above, no comparison

This is arrant nonsense. The Vardy situation is not comparable in any way to the behaviour of the players in Thailand. They were on what was effectively a business trip. Vardy -accused of using a racist term most of us didn't even know was racist - was operating in his own time. And he didn't have three women splayed out across a bed with his mates, behaviour many of find offensive enough despite the clear racial overtone to what they were doing.

I am sorry to say this is NOT DOUBLE standards, there is a massive difference between what the three idiots did compared to what Vardy has done. They are not comparable. Vardy has apologised for what he said. I think we in this country take diversity to far sometimes. You can't say anything to anyone these days.

Hardly double standards! I think you should compare the two incidents as a whole before making your judgement. Vardy called a Japanese man Jap. This is the first I've heard of this term being racist but you live and learn Aussie oops sorry is that racist? The 3 players that did get sacked were caught humiliating 3 Thai (oops sorry is that racist?) ladies of the night by calling them actual racist names as well as much other horrible stuff.

I must take exception to the article by Ian above, which accuses Leicester City of double standards when comparing the behaviour of Jamie Vardy to that of three youth team players, whom the club sacked following another racist incident on the club's post-season tour of Thailand. Vardy's use of the term "Jap", when referring to a gentleman of Asian origin in a Leicester Casino, was, in my view, borne out of ignorance rather than prejudice. Given the fact that one of his fellow strikers at the club is also Japanese and that the two appear to get on well both on and off the pitch, I cannot believe Vardy was being deliberately racist in this instance. He appears to have been affronted by this person's apparent actions in the club and in a fit of pique, has remonstrated innapropriately. Leicester City's stance has been to fine the player the equivalent of two weeks wages, which will benefit local charities and also to ensure that he undergoes a course of Diversity Awareness training. I feel that such a punishment is appropriate and feel that all other clubs should ensure that their players are far more aware of Diversity issues in the future. The case of the three younger players, dismissed by the club following their degrading treatment of local girls in Thailand is entirely different. Not only was their appalling behaviour videod and leaked via media streams, it occurred whilst the players were guests of the club owners in their own country. The issue here surely, is not a case of pllorying each and every individual player who steps out of line, but rather a campaign for far better diversity awareness training across football in general, in an effort to prevent similar abhorrences occuring in the future. The F.A, clubs and players must take collective responsibility for their actions and create an environment where ignorance is no longer an excuse.

To compare this incident to the Thailand 3 is like comparing Burnley with Barcelona.

Vardy is obviously less expendable-true. The rest is the biggest load of rubbish ever written. The two cases are miles apart, get your facts right.

Seriously unbelievable. The two incidents are completely different. How can anyone with more than seven brain cells not see the clear differences?

You clearly know nothing about English Football or Leicester City, so stop writing nonsense. Vardy's actions, whilst unacceptable are not remotely comparable to what those 3 morons did in Thailand, so please stick to reporting on things you have a bit of knowledge about!

Do your research - this is total nonsense! Nothing to do with being a first team player. One was on club duty, the other not. One was racially insulting and derogatory, the other is an abbreviation. Trying to fabricate a story is just lazy journalism.