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To wonder why Rebecca Vardy is chief WAG when her husband isn't even playing?

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bearbehind · 07/07/2018 21:54

It seems to me the sucess of the England team so far is that the players egos aren't put before their place in the team.

They are a young, proud team doing their best for their country.

Why then is Rebecca Vardy the WAG in chief when her bloke isn't even playing?

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 07/07/2018 21:57

Because she’s courted the media the most

fantasmasgoria1 · 07/07/2018 21:59

I don’t like her. She just seems so fake and media hungry. On loose women when there is something serious being discussed she doesn’t seem to be able to contribute.

HoardingQueen · 07/07/2018 21:59

Have you heard the expression,' the emptiest pots make the most noise'?, I rest my case, fame hungry by proxy, wants to be famous for doing absolutely bugger all

bearbehind · 07/07/2018 21:59

But that's exactly my point.

Previously the England team have been full of egos and the WAGS are just adding to that.

It seems to me we are doing well because the boys are actually putting the team first for once.

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LipstickHandbagCoffee · 07/07/2018 22:00

Wag in chief that’s a JD I’d love to read
Why?why not.its got to fall to someone who’ll court media,be photogenic and keep the interest maintained

bearbehind · 07/07/2018 22:02

I love 'I am a celebrity' but can honestly say I'd no feckin idea who she was when she was on it.

I mean, other than marry a footballer who isn't actually playing for Engand what has she done?

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Perfectly1mperfect · 07/07/2018 22:02

It's not a title she's given herself. She has said she hates the term WAG. Media and paparazzi rubbish !

bearbehind · 07/07/2018 22:06

It's not a title she's given herself.

PMSL- of course she has.

Appearing on I'm a celebrity when her only connection to being a celebrity was her husband is proof of that.

Followed by the posing for the camera at every opportunity now.

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RunMummyRun68 · 07/07/2018 22:07

Jamie Vardy is there on the team so why shouldn't she be there with the others!

Redcrayons · 07/07/2018 22:07

Cos she's the most famous.

RunMummyRun68 · 07/07/2018 22:07

It's the media's making not hers!

Seniorcitizen1 · 07/07/2018 22:09

Its because the others have more class

bearbehind · 07/07/2018 22:09

Without the aide of Google, can you name one other WAG?

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bearbehind · 07/07/2018 22:11

In what other sports does the partner of the 'sportsperson' think it's their right to be famous too?

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RunMummyRun68 · 07/07/2018 22:11

I couldn't name her til this thread!!

RunMummyRun68 · 07/07/2018 22:12

Victoria beckham
Whole cast of housewives of Cheshire!!

TheFairyCaravan · 07/07/2018 22:12

She’s so, so fake it’s untrue. She said she hated being known as a wag yet she’s the one in every paper/magazine.

When she was on Loose Women she said that she didn’t care what people on the Internet thought of. I tweeted bollocks but didn’t tag her. She blocked me before she’d even got home 🤣🤣

Shockers · 07/07/2018 22:12

The lovely thing about this England team is that the media seem to be focussed on their abilities and team play.

Unless you’re reading crappy tabloids/magazines, you don’t really notice anything else.

Melfish · 07/07/2018 22:13

She presumably makes the journalists’ job easier as they just seem to reprint her pictures and jabberings from her various social media platforms.

bearbehind · 07/07/2018 22:13

Much as I dislike Victoria Beckham, she was actually famous in her own right.

Kind of proves my point if she's all you can name.

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Perfectly1mperfect · 07/07/2018 22:15

PMSL- of course she has.

You think she calls herself 'Chief WAG' ? I am sure she doesn't. Yes, she has taken advantage of opportunities put in front of her because of who her husband is, that's her choice. If she sat on her arse and didn't work, I am sure she would be slagged off for that, so I don't think she could please some people. Pretty sure she's not trying to please anyone but herself and her family anyway.

Madmarchpear · 07/07/2018 22:16

She's famous for having a kid before meeting Jamie. She's very hard boiled and not likeable at all.

RunMummyRun68 · 07/07/2018 22:16

She's not all I can name......whole cast of housewives of cheshire

bearbehind · 07/07/2018 22:16

Totally agree shockers

Unfortunately I do read crappy tabloids hence wondering why people like her find the need to cling on to the glory when it's actually only about the players.

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CambridgeAnaglypta · 07/07/2018 22:18

Are the WAGS out there? I thought they were supposed to stay at home.