Bradley Varnam: An incredibly nice bloke who is sorely missed by all

His was a voice that was synonymous with the Foxes for over a quarter of a century. A generation of Leicester City fans would never have heard a different voice on the PA system at Filbert Street, the Walkers Stadium or the King Power Stadium.

It was not just his voice or his inimitable style of delivery that was to be admired, but his character and warmth, too.

For Fox Sake’s Pete Selby worked alongside Brad for a number of years commentating on greyhound racing, and had this to say about him:

“Bradders. The man all Leicester City supporters felt they knew, even if they never met him. That was Bradley’s charm: he was so friendly and warm. 

"Away from the King Power, Bradley was an expert broadcaster and commentator. His infectious enthusiasm spread through every team or organisation he worked for. 

"Personally, he helped me settle into new surroundings. It was my first day walking in, completely unaware that Brad worked there. ‘Hello Pete,’ he said. ‘Right now, how would you line Leicester up on Saturday?’ Imagine my delight to see him and talk Leicester for the next two hours. 

"When I’m working as an announcer, I use a style very similar to Brad’s - why wouldn’t you?

"He was an incredibly nice bloke who is sorely missed by all. 

"‘Up the City’, as Brad would say.”

When speaking to For Fox Sake in 2025, Leicester City Women’s announcer Kerrie Cosh told us how it was Brad who had encouraged and advocated for her to take on the role.

“I owe Brad everything for everything that he's done,” she told our Women’s Football Show host, Lily Saunders.

“It's become a bit of a thing amongst fans that before the game, me and Brad have a chat. He's got a plaque to the right-hand side of the tunnel of the King Power Stadium that got put in just at the very start of the season.

“Every single game I go up to that plaque and little chat. We have a chat for about a minute or so and I literally say to him at the end, ‘I hope your male modelling career up there is going great, Brad,’ because he always joked that he wanted to be a male model.

“That is what I do every game because I always feel that he is constantly with me and I don't think that I'd be here without him taking that risk and taking that punt on me as an announcer.

“Whatever games I do for Leicester, whether it's women's, whether it's men's, I think I'll always have that instilled in me that he was the driver in actually making me believe that I could do it.”

BBC Sport reporter Naz Premji was equally complimentary of Brad both personally and professionally when speaking to For Fox Sake this week.

"Bradley was one of my very best friends, and I miss him every single day,” he said. “What made Bradley so special was that, no matter what he was going through, he always seemed to have a smile, a joke and usually a truly terrible gag ready to make everyone laugh.

“He wasn't just part of the Leicester City family - he was Leicester City family. To many of us, he's a legend, spoken of in the same breath as the greats like Jamie Vardy and the players who have made the club so special.

“Bradley was also a brilliant broadcaster, and his voice will forever be part of the King Power Stadium. For so many Leicester fans, hearing ‘And now, your Leicester City side…’ simply won't be the same again.

“He cared about every member of the Foxes family and made people feel that they mattered.

“Bradley was a top operator, a great broadcaster, an even better friend, and above all, a genuinely lovely bloke.

“He gave so much to Leicester City and to everyone lucky enough to know him.

“Bradley, thank you for the laughs, the memories and the friendship.

“You'll never be forgotten.”