Q & A with former Blade Vinnie Jones

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Vincent, Why did you walk to the front of a very long queue in a Dronfield chippy and play the "Do you know who I am?" card to get served straight away? ( and then look a total knob when told, " yes, the back of the queue is over there"
 
Blade for Sale said:
Vinny will get a lot of shit from SUFC fans, some deserved, some not, and the comments in his autobiography were disappointing.

But he was a limited footballer who made the best of his lot. On talent alone by rights he would have hovered between tiers 2 and 3. That he spent most of his time in Tier 1 an won the FACup with Wimbledon says a great deal. He was very much a player of his time, able to thrive in an era that tended to value a hard man playing an agricultural style far more than today, but that's not Vinny's fault.

I am also as sure as I can be that in that miraculous 90-91 season we would not have survived relegation without him in the squad. He also, when I was a mascot, walzed into the dressing room with a fake moustache and introduced homself in a terrible French accent as Monsiour Vinny which made a group of nervous kids laugh and relax which was a litte gesture that I've never forgotten.

Appreciate tthere's no question here but just wanted to give a bit of balance!
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Vinny Jones was one of the reasons we stayed up that season, he was the Bassett on the pitch.

Blade for Sale, I probably looked after you when you were the mascot, did I ?
 
Rooks said:
Vinny Jones was one of the reasons we stayed up that season, he was the Bassett on the pitch.

Blade for Sale, I probably looked after you when you were the mascot, did I ?
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You certainly did Mr Rooker, having invited me down when you came to my house with Bob Booker for a cup of tea on my birthday! (a beautiful lady by the name of Gwyn, God rest her soul arranged it, her sister being our neighbour. She was taken far, far too soon).
I'll never forget either occasion for as long as I live and could never find enough words to thank all involved!
 
Blade for Sale said:
You certainly did Mr Rooker, having invited me down when you came to my house with Bob Booker for a cup of tea on my birthday! (a beautiful lady by the name of Gwyn, God rest her soul arranged it, her sister being our neighbour. She was taken far, far too soon).
I'll never forget either occasion for as long as I live and could never find enough words to thank all involved!
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Brilliant, glad you enjoyed both occassions,

Vinny also had a beret on that day at first !!!!!!! total nutcase but a brilliant motivator, on and off the pitch.

Gwyn was a lovely person and work colleague.
 
Vinnie was great when he presented me with a prize for winning a penalty competition at a Tony Currie soccer school in the old gym.
(The prize? The hardest football known to man - an Arsenal Panini one...)
 
Rooks said:
Bob spent a lot of his time meeting our supporters having a cup of tea or having something to eat at their homes, he would do anything to save on his electricity or gas bill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only kidding, Bob was a brilliant ambassador for Sheffield United Football Club.
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Bit off topic but the late Ms Crab bought me Bob's book when he did the signing at WH Smith. Utterly nice guy and spoke for a while.
 

That link now has this video on to watch later, some good Bob Booker, Chris Wilder and Dave Bassett chat, quite a bit about the Blades and how his exit came about (surprised me). Enjoy!
 
I had it on in the background and it was an okay listen.

It's all a bit 'me, me, me' and his selective memory about winning MotM every week doesn't quite match what I saw at the time.

Credit to him though for giving an hour of his time for BFBS.
 
YorkBlade said:
That link now has this video on to watch later, some good Bob Booker, Chris Wilder and Dave Bassett chat, quite a bit about the Blades and how his exit came about (surprised me). Enjoy!
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What was the reason for him leaving?

I heard it revolved around a scrap he had at Napoleons casino with someone I knew of (passed away now). The story was that Vinnie got his arse handed to him but I also know someone who worked at Naps at time who insisted it was infact Vinnie who did the arse handing.
 
I asked him, at Waterstones in Leeds, some years ago whether he enjoyed his time more at us or Leeds. He said that as he was in Leeds he would say Leeds.
 
I should coco said:
I had it on in the background and it was an okay listen.

It's all a bit 'me, me, me' and his selective memory about winning MotM every week doesn't quite match what I saw at the time.

Credit to him though for giving an hour of his time for BFBS.
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Thanks (ish), he gave up his time for free and oddest bit was when he started eating his custard (not a euphemism) during the interview. Bit rude.
 
Deadly_D'Jaffo said:
What was the reason for him leaving?

I heard it revolved around a scrap he had at Napoleons casino with someone I knew of (passed away now). The story was that Vinnie got his arse handed to him but I also know someone who worked at Naps at time who insisted it was infact Vinnie who did the arse handing.
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All depends who you are on about I guess. Didn't hear that at the time, but there could be something in it.

Who was the person you knew who passed away?
 
I remember during the warm up against Forest at the City Ground, Vinnie went in goal and did diving headers from the rest of the team shooting from 18 yards out. At the time I thought “that must smart”.
 
Deadly_D'Jaffo said:
What was the reason for him leaving?

I heard it revolved around a scrap he had at Napoleons casino with someone I knew of (passed away now). The story was that Vinnie got his arse handed to him but I also know someone who worked at Naps at time who insisted it was infact Vinnie who did the arse handing.
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There was no scrap. An argument with a well known Blade. It was one punch and broken up. No one got their arse handed to them. Same as the Vinnie hid behind his Dad story. Made up.

lt hit the front page of the Star.
 
Sean Thornton said:
There was no scrap. An argument with a well known Blade. It was one punch and broken up. No one got their arse handed to them. Same as the Vinnie hid behind his Dad story. Made up.

lt hit the front page of the Star.
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#sheffieldunitedfansareadisgrace

Edit: #sheffieldunitedfanwerealwaysadisgrace
 
I used to play for a football side at the old ICP called Vinnie Jones fan club ha ! When he signed for Leeds we changed names to Bob Booker fan club ! When he signed for us I couldn’t believe it as he was a cult hero at Bellend road . Think his first game was away at The Dell and the chants of Vinnie Vinnie Vinnie rang out from a packed away end . He had like a Rambo thing on his head and was doing muscle man poses in front of the away end and then went in the net for the warm up ! Might be wrong but that’s how I remember it ha !
As ever UTB !
 
Does anyone else remember this: about a year or so before he joined us, the Star did an April Fool story (at the time when it was fashionable for all the papers to throw in an April Fool story into the mix) that Vinnie Jones was joining us. The point being that it would be a shocking thing to happen; but it turned out to be a correct prediction, albeit it a year or so early.
 

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