KEEPING UP
WITH JONES

Not only would I not
sign him, I wouldn’t let
him into the ground.

Tommy Docherty on Vinnie Jones

I gave a little squeeze. Gently,
of course. Gazza didn’t squeal.
Well, not a lot. I think he tried
to but no sound came out.

Vinnie Jones on the (in)famous time he
was photographed holding onto Paul
Gascoigne’s ‘wotsits’ during a match

Vinnie Jones is as discreet
as a scream in a cathedral.

Frank McGhee

The Football Association
have given me a pat on the back
because I’ve taken violence off
the terraces and onto the pitch.

Vinnie Jones

Vinnie Jones has been sentenced
to 120 hours community service,
but this was reduced to 60 hours
on appeal – from the community.

Angus Deayton

If you’re going to go over the top
on me you better put me out of the
game or I’ll be coming back for you,
either in five minutes or next season.

Vinnie Jones

Vinnie Jones admits he threw a
piece of toast at Gary Lineker.
What he didn’t say was that it
was in the toaster at the time.

Tony Banks

If you do that again I’ll tear your
ear off and spit in the hole.

Vinnie Jones to Kenny Dalglish
following a late tackle in 1987

I always do that to people I like.

Vinnie Jones after being asked why he bit a
journalist on the nose in a Dublin hotel