1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,200 There's no such thing as the archetypal footballer. 4 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:28,000 There are the gifted, the powerful, the brave, the tricky, 5 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:29,080 and the sly. 6 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,200 And there are those who offer a combination of these things, 7 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:34,720 the hard men. 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,720 But what makes these men a breed apart? 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,160 What makes them kick? 10 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,920 Your guide to the men of grit and guile 11 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,840 is today's self-confessed creator of havoc, Vinnie Jones. 12 00:00:49,160 --> 00:00:52,600 One of the most colorful and controversial figures in football. 13 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,440 That's inexcusable, frankly. 14 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,960 You'd be forgiven for thinking he was a professional delinquent. 15 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,560 Yeah, yeah, I was the punk rocker of football, weren't I? 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,680 See you after, you gobshite! 17 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,840 See you after, you gobshite! 18 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,960 The Scud missile of soccer, Mr. Vinnie Jones. 19 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,080 Vinnie Jones, a volley… 20 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,920 It's in! Oh, we'll never hear the last of that! 21 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,800 I never wanted to be an ordinary footballer. 22 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,360 He's a nice fella, but I wouldn't have him to me daughter's 17th birthday. 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,360 I wanted to be somebody. Leave a mark. 24 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,600 You've got a reputation. Does that worry you? 25 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,640 Shouldn't worry me, should worry me opponents. 26 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,160 Did you bring the game into disrepute more than you ought to? 27 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,000 I've been known to, Jon, from time to time. 28 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,240 Vinnie Jones is taking on the Wolf! 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:38,960 I have to send you off. 30 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:46,880 I had the perfect life, playing football. 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,960 Plenty calling for Vinnie Jones to be kicked out of the game. 32 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,960 And that came to an absolute car crash. 33 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,800 This is suicidal! 34 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,640 His exuberance has seen Jones sent off an incredible 12 times. 35 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,200 Fuck! 36 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,360 Vinnie Jones is a man the tabloid press love to hate. 37 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,000 Do you think you are the most hated man in football? 38 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,520 Is Vinnie Jones everything that's wrong with the English game? 39 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,120 I think my career's over. 40 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,360 The footballer Vinnie Jones has been found guilty… 41 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:15,680 Has been fined a record… 42 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,560 Laying a charge of misconduct against Wimbledon player Vinnie Jones. 43 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:20,480 What am I gonna do? 44 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,280 If you're gonna go over the top of me, you've got to put me out the game. 45 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:27,920 Because I'm gonna be coming back for you. 46 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,240 It's the biggest occasion in English football. 47 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,160 The day the whole world watches, 48 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,600 as the mighty Liverpool take on the Crazy Gang of Wimbledon 49 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,200 in the FA Cup Final. 50 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,280 And there will be a lot of talk about Vinnie Jones. 51 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,120 Just 18 months ago, he was working on a building site, 52 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,200 and now he's in an FA Cup Final. 53 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,520 I hope they're watching this program and not listening to pop, 54 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,400 or their own record, or anything like that. 55 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,720 That's Vinnie Jones saying something back to me. 56 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,320 That's great, lads. Are you watching? 57 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,840 -Yeah. -Good lads. 58 00:03:11,920 --> 00:03:13,360 What about the game? 59 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,400 What's your role going to be in it? 60 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,280 I'm not goalkeeper, I know that. 61 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,760 I dunno. Just wait until what the boss tells me to do, 62 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,080 and then go out and do it. Normal game. Yeah. 63 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,560 The night before the game, we had a few beers, 64 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:29,240 we had a crack, had a laugh. 65 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:30,560 The locals were like, 66 00:03:30,640 --> 00:03:33,440 "Are you the lot that are not playing tomorrow. The squad?" 67 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,280 "No, no, we're playing. Don't worry about that." 68 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:37,360 Yeah, we will. 69 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,800 Just pure adrenaline we were going on. Pure adrenaline. 70 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,000 Ready for the game, you know? 71 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:52,040 He's already carved out a reputation as a fearsome competitor, 72 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,400 but can he be trusted on the world's biggest stage? 73 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,480 We walk onto the pitch, 74 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,280 and I've gone, "Fucking hell." 75 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,480 The FA Cup was everything. 76 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:10,600 This is insane! 77 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,200 It's just such an emotional day. 78 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,240 I didn't think it would be, you know, 79 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,800 take over this much, just even walking out here. 80 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:22,280 I know the lads will be watching at home in Hemel and in Watford. 81 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,360 And it's just over… 82 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,280 you know, overcome. 83 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:28,640 Hold on a minute. 84 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,800 How the fuck does a lad like me… get here? 85 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,720 I grew up just outside Watford. 86 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,240 So I loved the countryside, shooting and fishing. 87 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,160 But if you cut me in half, 88 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,360 you would read football. 89 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,360 Football to me was everything on this planet. 90 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:00,960 Captain of Watford Boys. 91 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:03,560 Semi-pro at Wealdstone. 92 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,680 And we won the non-league FA Cup. 93 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,800 My day job is on the building site. 94 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:12,520 But, 95 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,240 all around Watford now, I was known as a good player. 96 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,000 Here we go. I quite fancy meself. 97 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:21,600 As it happened, 98 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,520 a mate of mine knew the Wimbledon manager at the time, 99 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:26,360 Dave Bassett. 100 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,760 I basically got my hands and knees… 101 00:05:29,840 --> 00:05:31,600 "Give me a chance. Give me a chance." 102 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,080 The first time I met him, Vinnie was a Jack the lad 103 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:43,240 from Watford who thought he'd arrived, and he was quite lippy, to be fair. 104 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,280 He was tough. He was a competitor. 105 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,320 But he'd not followed the normal route 106 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,840 of being an academy player and everything else. 107 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,880 And I think if he'd gone to other clubs, 108 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,600 the managers would have told him to fuck off. 109 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,920 But in a way, Vinnie came to us at the right time. 110 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,240 Wimbledon is more immediately associated with tennis than soccer. 111 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,720 But amazingly, less than nine years after entering the Fourth Division 112 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,040 they're now in the First. 113 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,320 This is Plough Lane, Wimbledon's home ground 114 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,760 and by far the most humble stadium in the First Division. 115 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,920 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Wimbledon Football Club. 116 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,280 Wimbledon will be bottom of the attendance charts 117 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,320 in the First Division next season. 118 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,880 Wimbledon had just got into First Division, the now Premier League. 119 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,320 They were the minnows, fighting the mighty forces… 120 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,080 Liverpool, Everton, Man United. 121 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,640 We were't able to sign a load of players because we didn't have the money. 122 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,960 And so, even though Vinnie wasn't the finished article, 123 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,960 it was worth taking a risk. 124 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,160 Bassett went, "All right, son, um… 125 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,240 I'm going to sign you." 126 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,320 "I'll give you a year and a half contract. 150 pound a week." 127 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:06,960 "Um… 128 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:08,920 Now fuck off." 129 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:10,840 That was our contract talks. 130 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,160 Like the boys are saying, "You're in, you're in." 131 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:18,240 You know, I just couldn't believe it. And after, he named the squad and said, 132 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:19,760 "You're in the squad." 133 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,920 So I had to go down London and get a suit. 134 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:24,600 It was just unbelievable. 135 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,880 -Did you play the Barnes against us? -Yeah… 136 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,840 Bassett always had an entourage of mates around him. 137 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,480 Vice presidents, and vice wankers, and complete wankers. 138 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:36,720 They were like, 139 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,800 "Harry, Harry, you fucking idiot!" 140 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,000 "He's a fucking hod carrier." 141 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,920 "You think you can turn a hod carrier into a Division One footballer?" 142 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,280 I'll never forget it. 143 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,560 I said, "Well, I haven't got a clue, to be quite honest, 144 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,240 but we need a bit of extra strength in midfield." 145 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,680 "If the worst comes to the worst, get him to do maintenance on the ground." 146 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,160 Yeah, me first game was an absolute disaster. 147 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,760 We lose, and I give a penalty away. 148 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,000 As he come off, he asked Syd Neal, who was our kitman, 149 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:16,640 "How am I doing, Syd?" 150 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:20,440 Syd said, "That's the worst debut I've ever seen in my life." 151 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,600 "Keep your shirt 'cause you're not going to get another one." 152 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,000 Now that could kill people. 153 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:26,840 But Vinnie told him to fuck off. 154 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,200 We played Man United at home on the Saturday. 155 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,400 Alex Ferguson had just taken over. 156 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,680 Bryan Robson was the England captain. 157 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,560 The whole occasion was ridiculous. "What am I doing here?" 158 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:49,600 But you've got to crawl out of that greasy drainpipe. 159 00:08:49,680 --> 00:08:50,880 You got to keep going. 160 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,920 You might just find that dry patch. Something might just happen. 161 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,080 Use that power. Get out there and win. 162 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,080 Lift it! No fucking prisoners! 163 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,200 It's now or never. 164 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:11,480 Oh, incredible! It's a goal from Vince Jones! 165 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,280 He is making a name for himself early in his career. 166 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,160 What do I do? I was just going mental. 167 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:18,240 Yeah! Come on! 168 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:20,880 I'd scored the winner. 169 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,800 In the boardroom, everyone was cheering. 170 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:27,280 And I said, "I'll bet you're glad I'm not a hod carrier now, ain't ya?" 171 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,320 Scored the goal, and the genie was out of the bottle. 172 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,960 But I told him that he was going to have to fit in 173 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,720 because Wimbledon was a unique club in those days. 174 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,360 Wimbledon were hard at training today. 175 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,200 But this is not just any other training ground. 176 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,920 Our training ground was basically a public area, 177 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:56,720 and the clubhouse was a transport caf. 178 00:09:57,560 --> 00:10:01,200 Inside the pavilion, you can get a good, cooked breakfast, 179 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:03,160 a game of pool, 180 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,440 plus a chance to spot top-of-the-table soccer stars, 181 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:08,800 like John Fashanu, 182 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,760 who has to join the queue like anyone else. 183 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,200 When Vinnie first came to the training ground, 184 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,920 I said, "Who's this guy?" 185 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,440 "Who does he think he is?" 186 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,880 "He's walking in here like a gangster." 187 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,640 "I'm the boss here." 188 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,080 He's the guy Who's the talk of the town 189 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,680 With the restless gun 190 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:41,720 Don't you bother to fool him around Keeps the varmints on the run… 191 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,240 We sit down, we talk, 192 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,960 and I see we have so much in common. 193 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,680 "You're a thug and hooligan. I'm a thug and a hooligan." 194 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,800 "So, snap. Where do we go from here, bro?" 195 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,960 When you've seen him use his gun 196 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,560 We are an odd couple on the surface. 197 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,680 Fash is street educated, worldly educated. 198 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,120 He was a businessman first and a footballer second. 199 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:08,240 Hello? Yeah. 200 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:10,640 Yeah, Isaiah. Yeah. Okay. 201 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:12,560 And I always remember Fash saying to me, 202 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,760 "Don't be that player that plays 400 games, 203 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,440 and no one's ever heard of him." 204 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:21,240 "Be somebody." 205 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:23,920 "Leave a mark." 206 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,440 Now, I spoke to you yesterday about not being overawed with the game. 207 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,800 Just be nice and competitive, aggressive. And let's win the ******* game. 208 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,080 I told Jonesy, "We're hooligans, thugs." 209 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,320 "If the ball wasn't there, you kick whatever else is there." 210 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:53,240 Very simple. 211 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:55,960 This is what your job is. 212 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:56,960 "The hatchet man." 213 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,600 Jones has gone in really hard there. 214 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:04,880 I knew how to tackle and that because I'd come through the non-league ranks. 215 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,320 Right now. Let's go. 216 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,160 That's Jones again. 217 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:14,200 Tempers are rising, revolving mostly around the Wimbledon number four. 218 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,640 We were hated by the other players. 219 00:12:18,680 --> 00:12:20,960 Jones with a thunderous tackle. 220 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,720 I knew of players' wives that would beg their husbands to be careful 221 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,760 or not to play against us. 222 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:28,880 Things like that! 223 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,040 Jones going in strongly there. 224 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,560 And that provides a platform for the Dons. 225 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,600 We won so many games because we just scared people. 226 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:44,040 And it comes to Sanchez, who scores! 227 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:49,120 Vinnie got stronger, and he got stronger, and he got stronger. 228 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,680 And he became a real challenge to every single team. 229 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,480 Opponents might not like him, 230 00:12:54,560 --> 00:12:58,360 but Jones is fast becoming a cult hero for the Wimbledon fans. 231 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,040 Wimbledon's antics mean that they're rarely out of the headlines. 232 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,040 To outsiders, this may just look like yobbish behavior. 233 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:14,440 But in fact, it's all part of a carefully calculated psychological strategy. 234 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:19,440 Left, right. Left, right. Left-- Look up! 235 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,520 Vinnie! Come on, son. 236 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,960 The core of Wimbledon at that time, 237 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,320 engraved on me and on my soul, 238 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,480 was this unique team spirit. 239 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,680 Call me your back-straight general, son. 240 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,880 Young, aggressive men, 241 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,040 foaming at the mouth with testosterone. 242 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,360 You cut him, you cut me. If you kill him, you've gotta kill me. 243 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,080 We were a brotherhood. 244 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,920 This gang, this posse, this band of mates. 245 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,280 Ladies and gentlemen, we are making our final descent… 246 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,600 We'd get pissed up together. We'd have a punch up. 247 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:04,080 Please, God, it didn't get in the papers and shit. 248 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,000 I'd go at two and get them out of the bar, so not too bad. 249 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,880 I'm looking for the culprit that's turned my room over. 250 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:11,960 My bed was on the balcony a few minutes ago. 251 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:13,640 Me clothes were all over the place. 252 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,720 But I've got suspects. They'll pay later. 253 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,920 Bassett used to instigate it all to get that camaraderie. 254 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,280 "Right, you against you. And bang, and let's have it." 255 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,640 A lot of managers would ban a drink and ban a late night, 256 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,520 but Dave Bassett seems to almost encourage you to do that. 257 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:29,760 Yeah he's-- 258 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:36,720 And that's how Wimbledon prepare. 259 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:38,680 People sort of ask me and say, 260 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,240 "God, what was it like managing Vinnie Jones?" 261 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:42,600 Easiest thing in the world. 262 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,920 The only time Vinnie might cause trouble 263 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,160 is when him and the lads go out for a night out, 264 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,800 and there might be a bit of a shemozzle along the line. 265 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,120 Well, the Crazy Gang did what it said on the tin. 266 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,560 They were a bunch of complete headcases, uh, led by Mr. Jones. 267 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,960 But there's something about Vinnie that was utterly compelling. 268 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,640 He was big. He was aggressive. 269 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:10,960 He was a character… 270 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,080 …and we in the newspaper game wanted to have people 271 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,840 like Vinnie on your front page because he sold papers. 272 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,880 This reporter from The Sun, he rung me up. 273 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,920 "I heard you had a tackle with Dalglish, 274 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:31,640 and you said, 'Do that again, Scotch git, 275 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,480 I'll rip your head off and shit in the hole.'" 276 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,920 Well, you know… Did I? I never said that. 277 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,640 Kenny Dalglish is a legend. 278 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,560 Somebody I looked up to. 279 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,880 And to this day, I can't remember saying that. 280 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,000 But the reporter said, "I'm going to give you 250 quid." 281 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,440 Fuck, that's two weeks wages. 282 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:52,560 That's a lot of money in them days… 283 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,080 When you was earning 150. 284 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:55,600 So I said, "All right, then." 285 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:00,080 He was talking bollocks, 286 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,880 and he had to be put in his place. 287 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,000 But he decided, 288 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:06,920 "I think if I go along, and I become one of the hardest men in football, 289 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,200 it's quite useful to supplement the income." 290 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,720 I'd always say to Jonesy, "At the end of the day, cash is king." 291 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,040 I say it again. 292 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:17,560 Cash is king. 293 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,040 Never forget that. 294 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,800 If you haven't got cash, you ain't going to be a king. 295 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:23,440 Very simple. 296 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,280 And the journalist said, 297 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,640 "You took the money. Now we own you." 298 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:30,320 And he's right. 299 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,440 Once you sell your soul to the devil, 300 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,200 you gotta dance for him. 301 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,760 But, we still had to do the business on the pitch. 302 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,200 Up goes the kick from Dave Beasant, 303 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,280 and down it comes on Fairweather's head. 304 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,680 And Sayer is in here. And Sayer… Good stop. 305 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:50,760 Fashanu for Wimbledon. 306 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:51,840 Goal! 307 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,840 That first season, we finished sixth in the league. 308 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,360 We thought we were invincible. 309 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,600 We've got confidence. We've got Vinnie Jones. 310 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,680 He's like Christmas Day every day. So we're going for it now. 311 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,040 And that's the inner belief that you get 312 00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:17,960 when you believe in the system, you believe in the manager. 313 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:19,920 Some of the players have now realized 314 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,040 that they can be First Division footballers. 315 00:17:22,120 --> 00:17:24,400 They've shown the potential that I knew they had. 316 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,680 I think we all owed him. 317 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,280 And we all bought into his way of winning. 318 00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:40,520 At home, the big soccer story of the last 48 hours 319 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:43,920 has been Dave Bassett's decision to quit as manager of Wimbledon. 320 00:17:45,360 --> 00:17:46,760 What? Ey? 321 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,240 Dave Bassett's farewell to Wimbledon, 322 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,680 shared by the supporters who've watched Bassett and his team rise 323 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,320 from non-league football to sixth place in the First Division. 324 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:58,960 "You can't go to another club." 325 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,120 "We're all in this together!" 326 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,680 This evening, Elton John was at a reception 327 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,480 with his new Watford manager, Dave Bassett. 328 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,840 Vinnie was disappointed when I went to Watford. 329 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:13,200 He wanted somebody there for him… You with me? 330 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,320 …looking after him. 331 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,080 I've not got any relationship 332 00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:20,240 that's close to what I've got with Bassett. 333 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,840 And I didn't have the confidence to think another manager would put me in the team. 334 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:27,960 Bobby's here. 335 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:29,840 -Okay. -Happy? 336 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,240 Nice and quiet, everyone, please. 337 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,440 Rubbish football, Gould. Rubbish! 338 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:36,600 Just a second. 339 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,960 I said, "I'm not going to call you Vinnie." 340 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,200 "You're going to get called Vincent." 341 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:48,960 And he says, "You sure?" I said, "Yeah." 342 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,960 Bobby Gould has taken the reins at Wimbledon, 343 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,920 but Dave Bassett will be a hard act to follow. 344 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,240 What Dave Bassett had created, it was unique. 345 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,800 But people didn't like the way we played. 346 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:08,360 And we had to "lose" the tag of being naughty. 347 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,400 The changeover of Bassett to Bobby Gould, 348 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:13,960 they were so different. 349 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:16,160 And he'd brought a couple of signings in 350 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:18,840 and put a couple of noses out of joint. 351 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:25,720 I used to pull him to one side 352 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,360 and make sure that you're not stepping out of order. 353 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:35,520 "I want you to be a good player and people to take notice of you." 354 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,160 Wise. Sanchez. 355 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,400 Falls to Jones! 356 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,280 A silky moment from the hard man. 357 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,280 Gouldy knew I could play, and I showed it. 358 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,640 But looking through Bobby Gould's eyes, 359 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:57,920 it was like having a load of kids in playschool. 360 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,000 Look at Vinnie Jones, playing close attention 361 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:09,640 to Paul Gascoigne here. 362 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,720 We played against Newcastle, 363 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,880 and there was a certain Gascoigne in the team. 364 00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:21,040 Everybody was talking about Gazza, you know, this wunderkind. 365 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,240 And he had this absolute fan base, and it was ridiculous. 366 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,440 This is turning into a real battle between these two. 367 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,760 As I said before, life is about climbing that greasy pole. 368 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:38,360 You gotta make your mark. 369 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,320 You gotta seize the moment. 370 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:44,920 Let's have some of that. 371 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,040 And I think Gascoigne squealed. 372 00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:51,160 And that was it. 373 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:53,200 Front page and back page. 374 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,120 I thought that picture of Vinnie and Gazza was fantastic. 375 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,280 And it made Vinnie a household name. 376 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,480 Albeit, because he grabbed Gazza's bollocks. 377 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,400 Pull! 378 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,280 Pull! 379 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:12,240 Yidaho. 380 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,040 Did you have him in your pocket? 381 00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:17,080 I had him in the palm of my hand at one stage. 382 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,160 That's it. That's all right. I'll just get my own back here! 383 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,080 I think it's the newspapers that do half of it. 384 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,760 I mean, I think people judged me too early, you know? 385 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,240 When I was roaring about, that's all I knew. 386 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:33,640 I'd only been in the game… 387 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,280 I've only been in the game now 18 months. 388 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:45,280 I don't think any footballer ever forgets winning this little chap on my right. 389 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,000 In them days, the FA Cup was the biggest competition in football. 390 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,120 It was absolutely massive. 391 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,240 A club like Wimbledon was never expected to win it. 392 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,080 But we really didn't give a fuck about anybody. 393 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:05,120 St. James's Park, 394 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:09,600 crackling with anticipation for an FA Cup fourth round tie 395 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,400 between Newcastle United and Wimbledon. 396 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,360 Number four, Vince Jones… 397 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:19,000 Boos for Vinnie Jones, but that will be music to his ears. 398 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,800 Jones, the shot is on for him, and it's a useful one too. 399 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,400 It was a cruel bounce for Jackson. 400 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:32,400 Fashanu! 401 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,640 My word! He'll take a bow here. 402 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:38,080 I think Wimbledon showed the nation 403 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,680 that they can play entertaining, attacking football, 404 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,120 despite the things that have been said and written. 405 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,160 I don't think they'll be many tomorrow listening to the draw, 406 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:47,800 who'll want to go to Plough Lane. 407 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,840 Wimbledon hosting Watford 408 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,880 in the FA Cup quarterfinals. 409 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:58,000 Dear oh dear. Jones arrived in time for the replay. 410 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:00,360 Foul by Jones. 411 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:01,960 He's going to be booked. 412 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:03,880 Vinnie! 413 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,600 Fashanu, he's got Gibson up with him, 414 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,120 but he finishes it on his own. 415 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,840 And Wimbledon are in the semi-finals for the first time 416 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:16,120 of the FA Cup. 417 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,280 This football club has no tradition, 418 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:20,800 and traditions are built on experiences like today. 419 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,080 Well, now for our second FA Cup semi-final 420 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,200 between Wimbledon and Luton Town. 421 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,440 The Dons, now just one step away from Wembley. 422 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,120 I'm not sure anyone could have predicted this. 423 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,480 Jones, poised for another massive throw. 424 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,720 Cork… Oh yes! 425 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,160 It's little Wise. 426 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,600 It's a magic moment for the club 427 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,600 who only five years ago came out of the Fourth Division. 428 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:50,480 What a fairy tale! 429 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,680 That takes Vinnie Jones to Wembley. 430 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,200 Now there's a thought to conjure with. 431 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,800 Ever since I was a kid, the only dream that I've ever had 432 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,040 was to play at Wembley and win the FA Cup. 433 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:10,520 Now it's happening. 434 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,880 Good afternoon. Welcome to a glorious day 435 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:13,800 here at Wembley 436 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,600 for a real David and Goliath FA Cup Final. 437 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,520 Liverpool, searching for their second league and cup double in only two years, 438 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,040 cast of course, as Goliath. 439 00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:24,760 And playing David, well, Wimbledon, the homely little club, 440 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,720 who in only ten years have defied logic by smashing their way 441 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,000 from non-league football to the First Division 442 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,280 and now here to Wembley. 443 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,800 The FA Cup Final is one of fascinating contrasts. 444 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:43,120 The current Liverpool line-up is arguably the greatest club we've seen. 445 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:46,520 As far as Wimbledon is concerned, 446 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:49,400 I mean, everybody wrote them off this morning in the papers. 447 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:53,680 They're saying that football needs to triumph and that Liverpool should win. 448 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,240 Well, the pressure's all on us. 449 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,320 We've got to go and win.4/1 on. 450 00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:02,320 If I was a betting man, I wouldn't even have a go at that price. 451 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:06,920 But certainly if we play to our potential, then we've got a chance. 452 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,720 We're trying to find a Wimbledon supporter along the way. 453 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,840 Can't seem to see any. 454 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,960 That's causing us concern for the kick-off. 455 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:22,320 We had to show 456 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,560 that we weren't intimidated by the big names, you know what I mean? 457 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,200 We got to smash them early. We had to set the precedent. 458 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,080 Steve McMahon had a marvelous season in midfield, 459 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,320 a key player today in the Liverpool side. 460 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,480 If you shoot the general, 461 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,440 how's his troops going to react? 462 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,600 Steve McMahon against Vinnie Jones, 463 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:44,680 that really whets the appetite. 464 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,440 Well, let's hope that we can do everyone justice. 465 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,440 I think everyone's looking forward to the confrontation. 466 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:51,800 None more so than meself. 467 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:53,960 What about you? What about the game today? 468 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:55,640 Yeah… 469 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,240 There'll be plenty of that going on. 470 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:02,840 I'm gonna fucking smash McMahon. 471 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,280 Vinnie's got to be on his best behavior because… 472 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:21,560 The whole country, the world's looking at him. 473 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,040 Well, he is what he is. He's a non-league player. 474 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:25,800 That means he's going to battle. 475 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,280 He's got no respect for anybody, 476 00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:31,920 and he's going to make sure that he shows it this afternoon. 477 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,960 Me and the lads planned the tackle beforehand. 478 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:36,760 Do it early. 479 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:39,640 The referee will not have the bollocks to send me off. 480 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:41,040 And that was the gamble. 481 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,640 Liverpool get us underway, attacking the goal to our right. 482 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,000 The lads are looking at me like, "Go on, then." 483 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,840 And I could see it opening up. 484 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:56,560 Bang! 485 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:00,520 Oh, fucking… I did get him. 486 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,920 He really set about McMahon there, 487 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,960 and right under the eyes of the referee. 488 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,280 I think we all started looking around, 489 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:13,520 and believing. 490 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:16,720 The ball might come to Houghton. 491 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:19,320 Is it there? 492 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,080 No, it's not! Incredible… 493 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,000 Vinnie Jones puts it away! 494 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,640 And the more that they sort of slumped, 495 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,400 the more bigger we got. 496 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,040 And Wimbledon may well thrive on a free kick in this position. 497 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,200 And it's in there! 498 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:43,880 Well, Sanchez has put Wimbledon ahead! 499 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,000 Yidaho! Yidaho! 500 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,520 There goes the half-time whistle. 501 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,080 And in many ways a remarkable first half. 502 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:52,520 Have they gone some way 503 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,640 towards spoiling Liverpool's prospects of a second double? 504 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,840 Well, if football was predictable, we wouldn't bother to watch it. 505 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,080 And Jones is going to get himself into trouble here. 506 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,160 Jones and McMahon. 507 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:13,200 When you're fighting for every scrap, it's hard. 508 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:15,600 Here's Jones. 509 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:17,680 Wembley's like a big sponge. 510 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,880 And it drains every ounce out of you. 511 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,360 He might score here. 512 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:24,440 Penalty! 513 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,000 Goodyear on Aldridge. 514 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:28,440 And here we have high drama 515 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:32,640 because never has a penalty been missed in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. 516 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,640 It looks a really tough decision. 517 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:39,080 But what it does, it gives Aldridge, who's scored 11 times 518 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:41,440 from the penalty spot this season, and is 29, 519 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,560 the chance to bring Liverpool level. 520 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,800 Saved brilliantly by Beasant! 521 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:51,360 Amazing! 522 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,360 By my watch, there's still 20 seconds to go. 523 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,480 Barnes plays it in, Vinnie Jones gets it away. 524 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:00,600 Oh, the tension here! 525 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,000 He's checked with both linesmen. 526 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:04,840 Sanchez missed a kick. 527 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:06,400 There is the final whistle! 528 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,040 The Crazy Gang have beaten the Culture Club. 529 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:14,640 And Vinnie Jones will not hang back on the celebrations. 530 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,240 My heart… heart exploded. 531 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,520 It's a weird and wonderful world 532 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:25,840 if you come from Wimbledon. 533 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,200 They've won the FA Cup. 534 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,080 You're the king of the world 535 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:34,840 at that moment. 536 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:46,080 And then I remember Gouldy getting us. 537 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,640 "Slow down. Slow down." 538 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,280 "When you get round to there, it's over." 539 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:53,440 "It's over." 540 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,400 Vinnie Jones will be a hard man to control at this moment, 541 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:57,520 I'll tell you. 542 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,360 Look at Vinnie Jones. 543 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,840 I think my life really changed that day. 544 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,280 And it was like, "Wow, now we're somebody." 545 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,560 We was told it was going to be a battle for the midfield. 546 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:20,080 But there were another nine players out there, you know… 547 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,680 It's just a brilliant day. I'm just happy for the lads. 548 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:25,680 I hope the lads are watching in the pubs. 549 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,640 You've got one or two scars over here. 550 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,800 -His girlfriend gave him that. -Yeah, you should see the other boys. 551 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:35,720 We've all got an ego. 552 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,520 Some of us, it's quite small. 553 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,320 Some of us, it's big. 554 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:44,720 Mine's fucking massive. He's a big bastard. 555 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,800 After the Cup Final, the fucking thing was running riot 556 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:55,160 and getting bigger and bigger. 557 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:57,800 You know what I mean? 558 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,160 Who didn't want to be famous? 559 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,000 I've won the FA Cup, mate, in front of a hundred thousand people. 560 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,200 Shall we talk about that? 561 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:12,080 I said to Jonesy, 562 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,080 "Now you're somebody that everybody wants to see." 563 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,400 "People want to see what you're wearing." 564 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,080 "People want to see the car you drive." 565 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,320 "And now you've got this wonderful, strong reputation." 566 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,000 "This is what we want to see." 567 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:34,920 Put your hands over your private parts, and welcome Vinnie Jones! 568 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:43,640 The show at the time… The A-listers of Hollywood were on Wogan. 569 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,080 And I got invited on that on a Friday night. 570 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,120 That kind of blew my mind a little bit. 571 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:52,560 I've come up from being one of the lads into something 572 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:56,200 where people recognize me now when I walk down the street. 573 00:31:56,280 --> 00:32:00,760 Which is something which even now, really, I'm still not understanding. 574 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,520 Would you say you had it tough coming up? 575 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,960 Yeah, I think it's a Cinderella story, you know. 576 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,640 -You've seen the film… -Cinderella is pushing it a bit… 577 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,240 Are you proud of that reputation as a hard man? 578 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,360 No, I don't think it's a question of being proud of it. 579 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:18,160 Footballers are not perfect, 580 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:23,560 and sometimes things get overheated and situations happen. 581 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,880 The next year, on the football pitch, things changed. 582 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,880 "We don't want to see you now tackling like any normal person." 583 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:41,120 "We want to see you starting at the neck, and finishing at the ankles." 584 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,040 "Because this is what we've heard you do, Jonesy." 585 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:45,120 "Oh, yes." 586 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:48,760 This really could go either way. 587 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,360 Jones, with a lunge. 588 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:56,840 It's his reputation, isn't it? It's his reputation. 589 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:00,680 But he's got to know, "Don't step over that fence." 590 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,040 Stevens and Fashanu… 591 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,280 Oh, and in goes Vinnie Jones! 592 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,040 And what on earth is he getting involved in that for? 593 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:10,760 The tackle on Gary Stevens 594 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,080 ended with the Spurs man nursing a serious knee injury. 595 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,880 It was a bit of a horrendous tackle. 596 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:20,320 And Vinnie does tackle late, you can't argue with that. 597 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,560 I never set out to hurt you, break your legs. 598 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:24,640 Not at all. 599 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,960 I was a tough player. Weren't a dirty player. 600 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:28,520 Fucking liked a tackle. 601 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:30,000 Sharp… 602 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:31,720 And Vinnie Jones came back. 603 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,640 And that wasn't a very bright tackle. 604 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:38,240 And now, Jones and Ratcliffe squaring up. 605 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:40,960 Ratcliffe left holding his head… 606 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:44,280 but Jones, with a reputation that will always work against him, 607 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:45,600 he's off. 608 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,160 Vinnie Jones sent off. 609 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:50,360 That'll be the headlines in the papers tomorrow. 610 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,880 I mean, Vinnie was acting the big man now at Wimbledon. 611 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,840 And his violent behavior on the pitch was escalating. 612 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,360 Which we didn't care about. It was all great copy. 613 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,240 Vinnie, is it all right if I just ask you one or two questions? It won't be long. 614 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,960 What do you think about people saying that you should be banned from football? 615 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:14,280 Any opinion on that? 616 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:16,680 Suddenly the television camera is running after you. 617 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:18,880 You're not running after the television camera. 618 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,600 Is that as bad as the press made out? Here's your boss now. 619 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,560 -Who are you? -I'm from LWT. 620 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,400 We're just having a chat with Vinnie. 621 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,720 You're… you're not allowed to film here. This is private… 622 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,920 You're in this pantomime world, and you just want to come out of it. 623 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,760 You're being sucked into it. Being sucked in, sucked in, 624 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:38,040 and finally you just got to break out of it. 625 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,680 The star attraction, villainous Vinnie Jones. 626 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:43,480 Or should that be vilified Vinnie? 627 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:47,360 His dismissal at Everton a week ago brought a wave of overreaction. 628 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,000 His fans' response today, predictable. 629 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:53,040 I don't want this anymore. 630 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,400 I want to be a footballer. I was a good player. 631 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,040 After another controversial season, 632 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:00,160 rumors are swirling 633 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:03,680 that Wimbledon's Vinnie Jones may be looking for a fresh start 634 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,080 with another club. 635 00:35:06,240 --> 00:35:08,840 Well, one man who might be able to give us some insight 636 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:12,320 is a gentleman who's guided the financial fortunes of Wimbledon, 637 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,920 the man who owns the club, Sam Hammam. 638 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,360 What's going to happen now? To Vinnie Jones and to the football club? 639 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,720 Vinnie Jones in our book is all right. 640 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:26,520 And I can't say that we stand behind him, or alongside of him. 641 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:30,160 I stand in front of him, and nobody's going to touch Vinnie Jones, 642 00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:32,320 except me, when he's in the wrong. 643 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,520 I went to see Sam round his house, 644 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,760 and I said, "You've got to let me go, Sam." 645 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:40,520 He said, "Not in a million years." 646 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,480 Why do you think he wanted to leave in that moment? 647 00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:51,280 Well, to start with, 648 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,640 he probably was going to make ten times the money! 649 00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:56,720 Look, one thing Vinnie loves… 650 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:00,520 Vinnie loves the old dosh. He loves dosh. 651 00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:04,400 You put money… I tell you. He understands money. 652 00:36:05,240 --> 00:36:06,520 He knows money, this guy. 653 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,000 And he must have just decided, there and then. 654 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:10,360 He said, "Jonesy, boy." 655 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:14,320 "If this happens, it happens now." 656 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:15,840 Well, Leeds came in. 657 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:17,880 He wanted to go to Leeds. 658 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:19,720 Of course, I… 659 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,280 I wanted him to stay. I mean, Vinnie is part of me. 660 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:29,040 At that time, I thought, for Vinnie to be successful at another club… 661 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:30,160 Zero chance. 662 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,320 Sleeping giants Leeds United are bidding 663 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,560 to get back to the top of English football. 664 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:38,880 Going to Leeds, there was so much hype. 665 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,880 Yes, the club had fallen into the Second Division, 666 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,000 but we were at the top end trying to win the league. 667 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,680 Come on! Put it up them. Early doors. Come on! 668 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:56,560 I wanted to prove a few people wrong. 669 00:36:57,160 --> 00:37:00,760 Show them that I was just more than the bad boy or a hard man, or whatever. 670 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,280 Let's play football. Let's play. 671 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:07,680 In comes Vinnie Jones! 672 00:37:10,720 --> 00:37:12,040 Vinnie Jones… 673 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:14,280 It's a fabulous goal! 674 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:18,080 And the Elland Road faithful have got a new hero. 675 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,000 I didn't have to be an animal anymore. 676 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:22,760 It's a total different feeling. 677 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,920 And it's a total different confidence as a player. 678 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,560 You've not been sent off at Leeds, have you, once? 679 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:29,960 Been booked once. 680 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,120 Well, I mean, that's neither here nor there, is it? A booking… 681 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:35,520 And now Jones arriving! 682 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:39,120 There it is. That's it! 683 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:43,840 Leeds United, back in the big time. 684 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,360 They've won promotion to the top flight. 685 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:52,760 That season with Leeds was magnificent. 686 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:56,840 I thought I was a lifer. 687 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:01,400 But then, of course, it didn't last too long. 688 00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:05,680 We got promoted. 689 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,960 And then the manager, Howard Wilkinson, brought in some new players. 690 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:11,880 He'd left me out and left me out. 691 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:15,320 The Leeds fans going, "Vinnie, what's going on?" And I didn't know. 692 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,680 I don't handle rejection very well, you know? 693 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:23,160 And I was a wounded animal, and I was backed up against a wall. 694 00:38:23,240 --> 00:38:26,560 And I leap before I look over the edge. 695 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:31,000 The region's best known and most controversial footballer, Vinnie Jones, 696 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:35,480 dramatically switched clubs today from Leeds United to their archrivals, 697 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:36,600 Sheffield United. 698 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,160 Now, is this the quickest foul in football? 699 00:38:39,240 --> 00:38:40,760 The referee blows. 700 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:44,160 One, two, three, and he's down. 701 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:45,320 Gazza is down! 702 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,720 Vinnie has Gazza down. 703 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,520 I did a season at Sheffield United. 704 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:52,960 I'd done a year at Chelsea. 705 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:56,600 Jones, lunging in! 706 00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:01,360 And I think he's broken his own record for the fastest booking ever. 707 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:04,960 Totally a gun for hire. I was totally a gun for hire. 708 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:07,040 Just to check, you're still with Chelsea? 709 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:09,160 -Yeah. -You've been hopping around quickly. 710 00:39:09,240 --> 00:39:11,160 You've been through a lot of teams recently. 711 00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:13,800 Wanted to check you're still with the same one this morning. 712 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:19,800 And I get a phone call from Chelsea. 713 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,160 "We've accepted an offer from Wimbledon." 714 00:39:22,240 --> 00:39:23,800 "You can go and talk to them." 715 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:25,040 I was like, "Eh?" 716 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:30,000 Since Vinnie was with Wimbledon, 717 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:33,560 they've moved out of Plough Lane, to discover the joys of ground sharing, 718 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,120 sold most of the original members of the Crazy Gang, 719 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,040 and been bottom of the Premier League. 720 00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:41,920 Joe Kinnear is now being given the job 721 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:43,640 of reviving the club's interests 722 00:39:43,720 --> 00:39:47,280 and winning back the fans who have left them in their droves. 723 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,440 Money's been made available to me. 724 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:52,200 And so now I've just got to go out and get the players 725 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:56,600 where I think we need to improve the side, and go back again to what we're good at. 726 00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:59,040 Joe needed to get some of the Crazy Gang back. 727 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:03,720 I was such a big character at the club 728 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,680 that I don't think they knew how to replace me. 729 00:40:11,240 --> 00:40:13,520 I've got to come home. I've got to come back. 730 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:14,960 Former don, Vinnie Jones, 731 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:18,640 returned to Wimbledon from Chelsea today for 700,000 pounds, 732 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:20,400 three years after leaving the club 733 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:22,840 where he made his first marks in professional football. 734 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,960 Great to have the madman back. We missed him, you know? 735 00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:31,880 We've lost one or two points where we could… 736 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,880 If we had a bit more meat in the middle we'd have got good results. 737 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,680 I always wanted to see Vinnie coming back. 738 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:39,200 But equally at the same time, 739 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:42,720 I was actually cross with Vinnie because I felt that he abandoned us. 740 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,520 But when we were able to calm down, 741 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:51,600 we realized we were all goddamn friends. 742 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:58,080 You need people to be with you in the trenches when the going gets tough. 743 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:00,040 This is what Wimbledon's ethos was. 744 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,720 With Wimbledon, he was at home. 745 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,560 He just came back to his family. 746 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:12,120 The one-time bad boy of soccer returns to Wimbledon, 747 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:15,120 he says, an older and wiser player. 748 00:41:15,720 --> 00:41:19,200 Right. An extract from my second spell at Wimbledon, 749 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:21,160 from the middle pages. 750 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:25,080 "Because of my reputation, any little thing I do in a game, 751 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,920 or even off the pitch, is going to make headlines." 752 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,000 "And I have to accept that." 753 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:34,400 "I know that I did some stupid things when I first came into the game." 754 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:37,120 "But I was young and naive." 755 00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:40,120 "Wimbledon fans will be seeing a different player." 756 00:41:42,240 --> 00:41:43,200 And then… 757 00:41:43,720 --> 00:41:45,760 That was against Blackburn, 758 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,960 my home debut on my return. 759 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:51,640 And I think I lasted about 30 minutes and got sent off. 760 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:56,640 Vinnie Jones seemed to lash out. 761 00:41:58,040 --> 00:42:02,600 And Martin Bodenham, the referee, shows a red card to Vinnie Jones! 762 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:06,520 I'm like, "Fuck me." 763 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:09,600 What is it about Vinnie Jones and Wimbledon 764 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:11,640 that brings out the worst in him? 765 00:42:11,720 --> 00:42:16,480 I was just going back to… being a caveman again. 766 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:25,040 "Well, this is easy enough. This is what I'm good at." 767 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,360 And that's what I keep getting asked to do. 768 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:34,560 You kind of get in the boat, 769 00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:37,240 and you pick an oar up, and you start rowing, don't you? 770 00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:40,680 I got back into it. 771 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:44,240 We started winning. 772 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:47,200 Goal by Jones. 773 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:52,680 It doesn't matter, as long as you win! 774 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:54,920 Have you changed as a person of late? 775 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:58,040 I don't know anyone that can change their character. 776 00:42:58,120 --> 00:42:59,920 Can people change their characters? 777 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:03,280 How do you change your character? I'm not going to change my character. 778 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,760 Wimbledon! Wimbledon! 779 00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:09,600 They need someone to be controversial. 780 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:11,560 And I, you know, I go… 781 00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:12,840 I go into things 782 00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:16,040 like a bull in a china shop with my eyes closed a lot of times, 783 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:18,000 and it makes me controversial. 784 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:23,320 I got a phone call from a TV producer. 785 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:26,840 "Do you want to do an interview for a video called Soccer's Hard Men?" 786 00:43:27,400 --> 00:43:31,240 "We just want to talk about all these players, so-called 'hard men.'" 787 00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:32,720 He said, "It'll take 20 minutes." 788 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,640 Your guide to the men of grit and guile 789 00:43:35,720 --> 00:43:38,400 is today's self-confessed creator of havoc, 790 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:41,280 Vinnie Jones. 791 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:44,440 We'd been at the pub all day, and I'm pretty pissed. 792 00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:46,240 And I'm young, and I'm honest, 793 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:49,560 and I don't give a fuck 'cause I want to get back to the pub. 794 00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:52,680 So I told them a load of shit that I knew they wanted to hear. 795 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:54,680 One of the oldest ones in the book is, 796 00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:57,680 you know, going up for the header with the elbow out, 797 00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,920 giving your opponent a nice lump behind the ear. 798 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:02,760 Pick him up under the arms and grab the hairs under the arms. 799 00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:05,120 They scream. You say, "Ref, it's him. It ain't me!" 800 00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:07,240 They poke you in the eye when you're not looking, 801 00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:10,480 or when the ball's up the field, center-half lays out the center-forward. 802 00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:13,320 Grab them by the bollocks and just squeeze them by the bollocks. 803 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:16,720 Follow down with your studs on the back of his Achilles, down the calf. 804 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:17,800 That's always a nice one. 805 00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:19,960 Okay, thanks a lot. Boom, boom. 806 00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:21,480 That was it. 807 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:25,160 These sorts of things do happen, and it's no good saying they don't. 808 00:44:26,600 --> 00:44:28,360 I'd forgot about it. 809 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,320 Then all of a sudden, 810 00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:33,600 the bomb goes off one day. Boom! 811 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:37,120 The Football Association is to consider laying a charge of misconduct 812 00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:39,720 against the Wimbledon player Vinnie Jones, 813 00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:43,040 for his part in a new video called Soccer's Hard Men. 814 00:44:45,240 --> 00:44:47,880 Vinnie Jones, who earned the nickname Psycho, 815 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:51,800 has frequently fallen foul of football's disciplinary code. 816 00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:55,120 This latest charge was caused by his talking 817 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:57,160 about football's dirty tricks. 818 00:44:57,240 --> 00:44:59,960 A charge of misconduct looks more than possible. 819 00:45:00,040 --> 00:45:02,840 A fine, or more likely suspension, could follow. 820 00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:06,720 It's on the news. It's on the one o'clock BBC News. 821 00:45:07,320 --> 00:45:09,960 Oh my God, it's like I was a fugitive on the run. 822 00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:12,840 I think it's the video nasty that football could do without. 823 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:17,000 Any professional footballer needs to set the best possible example. 824 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:21,480 To try and show people how to do this sly, cynical fouling 825 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,600 and say you're proud of this because this is what you do, 826 00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:25,840 is shocking for the game. 827 00:45:25,920 --> 00:45:29,680 This sort of video and behavior is unacceptable. 828 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,560 Wimbledon colleague, John Fashanu, organizing the statement… 829 00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:34,640 The damage limitation exercise got underway. 830 00:45:34,720 --> 00:45:36,080 I was very angry. 831 00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:39,200 I was very pissed off. 832 00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:41,760 Because that's my brother. That's my soulmate. 833 00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:43,240 That's my very good friend. 834 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:45,880 Did they pick on Vinnie? 835 00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:48,760 Very simple. Yes. 836 00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:51,600 They're blowing it out of proportion, which we all know. 837 00:45:51,680 --> 00:45:54,560 If you forget about that, he's been a good role model for kids. 838 00:45:54,640 --> 00:45:58,360 I've said some things on there which have upset a lot of people. 839 00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:02,720 You know, it's a very regrettable thing I've done. 840 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,200 Every hour it was getting worse and worse and worse. 841 00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:07,200 The Wimbledon footballer Vinnie Jones 842 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:09,440 has been fined a record 20,000 pounds 843 00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:12,240 for taking part in a video about dirty play. 844 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:16,000 Jones also received a six-month ban, suspended for three years, 845 00:46:16,080 --> 00:46:19,720 at today's FA hearing, for bringing the game into disrepute. 846 00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:22,480 And I started panicking. 847 00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:26,880 I ain't got 20 grand for a start. 848 00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:29,880 What am I gonna do? 849 00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:37,040 What are we going to do, you think now, about your image, Vinnie? 850 00:46:37,120 --> 00:46:39,440 Because this has cost you a lot of money, hasn't it? 851 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:41,600 -Yeah. -You are gonna turn over a new leaf now? 852 00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:45,240 They've said they don't want to see you at the Football Association anymore. 853 00:46:45,320 --> 00:46:48,200 They don't want to see you there at the disciplinary hearings. 854 00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:51,080 Look, I'll tell you something… 855 00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:54,800 People who make it to the top 856 00:46:55,720 --> 00:46:57,280 mostly are naughty people. 857 00:46:57,360 --> 00:46:58,880 They have a naughty streak. 858 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:03,240 I don't know. You always have a bit of banter on the field 859 00:47:03,880 --> 00:47:06,520 with the referees and with the other players. 860 00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:08,320 Banter with the referees? 861 00:47:09,400 --> 00:47:12,720 I used the other word in my video and got very severely dealt with. 862 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,160 He crossed a certain line, 863 00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:19,080 and he got fined for it. 864 00:47:19,840 --> 00:47:23,240 But it is true. All publicity is good publicity. 865 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,440 The video was a piece of shit. 866 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:34,560 But everything's dramatized to draw viewers or to draw readers, 867 00:47:34,640 --> 00:47:35,840 or whatever it is. 868 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:39,680 Makes you a bigger, bigger, bigger celebrity, don't it? 869 00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:43,640 Oh, he loved it. He loved the publicity! 870 00:47:44,520 --> 00:47:47,560 The more people know you, the more money you make. 871 00:47:49,520 --> 00:47:51,320 I told Jonesy, "We're going for it." 872 00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:53,480 I said, "I'm gonna make you a star." 873 00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:03,680 I was already into television, doing Gladiators, 874 00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:05,920 one of the biggest shows in the world. 875 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:10,400 So it's no wonder 14 million of you tuned in to watch this show. 876 00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:13,360 I said, "Vinnie, you've got a great chance." 877 00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:16,440 "You're a hard motherfucker. You're a hard guy." 878 00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:21,560 "And you are good at being what you portray." 879 00:48:21,640 --> 00:48:24,560 Will you please give a very warm welcome to Vinnie Jones! 880 00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:28,760 Come on, guys! 881 00:48:28,840 --> 00:48:31,920 All of a sudden, I was this celebrity hard man. 882 00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:33,000 And I thought, 883 00:48:33,080 --> 00:48:35,520 "This could be a great move for me here." 884 00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:36,760 "Hold on a minute." 885 00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:38,280 There's no two ways about it. 886 00:48:38,360 --> 00:48:40,880 You really are the naughty boy of football, aren't you? 887 00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:44,400 Well, I do like to bend the rules every now and then. 888 00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:45,880 Sometimes it helps us to win, 889 00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:49,480 and sometimes we don't get nothing out of it, just a lot of problems. 890 00:48:49,560 --> 00:48:52,760 -You gonna stick to the rules tonight? -Probably not. 891 00:48:55,360 --> 00:48:57,440 Contenders, ready! 892 00:48:58,080 --> 00:48:59,520 Here's our Vinnie. 893 00:49:00,440 --> 00:49:03,160 That's a promising start! Throws the ball at Saracen. 894 00:49:05,880 --> 00:49:09,520 After winding the Gladiators up, I bet he doesn't score. 895 00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:12,440 I've heard there's a little lad here called the Wolf Man. 896 00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:19,080 I haven't seen him yet, I think he's hiding in the toilets. 897 00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:22,840 Who fights Wolf Man? 898 00:49:22,920 --> 00:49:24,960 Wolf Man eats people alive! 899 00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:30,560 Hello? Where's Vinnie off to? 900 00:49:31,720 --> 00:49:34,000 Vinnie Jones is taking on the Wolf! 901 00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:44,000 I told Jonesy, 902 00:49:44,080 --> 00:49:46,680 "Calm down, Jonesy. Hey, we're showbiz, man." 903 00:49:46,760 --> 00:49:48,000 You scored three points. 904 00:49:50,920 --> 00:49:52,240 Three?! 905 00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:54,880 Playing the tough guy, playing the villain… 906 00:49:54,960 --> 00:49:57,680 Yeah, I played up to it. I enjoyed it. 907 00:49:57,760 --> 00:50:00,200 Now, they was clapping and laughing along with me. 908 00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:02,000 This is Vinnie, Vinnie… 909 00:50:02,080 --> 00:50:04,360 With my Wooly Bully! 910 00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:08,360 Wooly bully. 911 00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:12,160 Throughout his career, Vinnie had never really had the incentive to change. 912 00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:14,280 Yeah, dawg, yeah, dawg 913 00:50:14,360 --> 00:50:17,840 Britain loves a bad boy. Always has done, always will do. 914 00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:21,800 There will be non-Wimbledon people who say, "That guy is just a thug." 915 00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:23,360 What would you say to that? 916 00:50:24,280 --> 00:50:25,600 Where's their addresses? 917 00:50:27,560 --> 00:50:29,240 Pulled back for Jones… 918 00:50:29,320 --> 00:50:30,880 And Wimbledon are level! 919 00:50:32,280 --> 00:50:34,080 Give us your hardest look in there. 920 00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:35,160 Hardest look. 921 00:50:35,240 --> 00:50:36,960 -Ooh! -Ah, ah! 922 00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:39,800 And Jones getting involved again. 923 00:50:39,880 --> 00:50:41,960 He's at the center of everything today. 924 00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:45,560 Have you ever played a full game? 925 00:50:45,640 --> 00:50:46,560 The thing is, see, 926 00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:48,840 the smart people go into the showers early. 927 00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:51,520 That's when they're hot. 928 00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:52,880 I had two businesses. 929 00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:56,120 I had Vinnie Jones on the field and Vinnie Jones off the field. 930 00:50:56,200 --> 00:50:58,040 Would you like to go into management, when you… 931 00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:01,720 Yeah, sure. At Lloyds Bank or something like that. 932 00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:05,160 Yeah, I'd like to ask you for a loan! 933 00:51:06,440 --> 00:51:09,200 That side of it… became bigger than the football. 934 00:51:11,240 --> 00:51:14,360 Even though football was becoming big business now. 935 00:51:14,440 --> 00:51:17,040 Two years after the launch of the Premier League, 936 00:51:17,120 --> 00:51:19,600 football's revolution continues apace. 937 00:51:20,720 --> 00:51:24,320 And while the big clubs are splashing the cash like never before, 938 00:51:25,240 --> 00:51:27,920 the chasing pack are struggling to keep up. 939 00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:33,080 The money was more, and the level far higher. 940 00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:36,200 So we had to sign so many players. 941 00:51:36,280 --> 00:51:39,440 I mean, we were reinventing a team. 942 00:51:41,360 --> 00:51:43,560 "Yeah, Jonesy, we're the gang members!" 943 00:51:43,640 --> 00:51:44,920 That had now gone. 944 00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:48,640 Because the truth was that there were some enormous changes. 945 00:51:50,840 --> 00:51:53,360 In the old days, after training, 946 00:51:53,440 --> 00:51:56,640 you'd expect there to be two or three pints waiting for you, you know? 947 00:51:56,720 --> 00:51:57,880 Give me the word, Fash. 948 00:51:58,720 --> 00:51:59,840 Just give me the word. 949 00:52:01,600 --> 00:52:03,080 "No, that's not for us." 950 00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:06,400 "We want to be in the gym after training, not down the pub." 951 00:52:08,320 --> 00:52:10,080 We had our team photo, 952 00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:12,520 and I said, "Let's all shave our heads, go skinhead." 953 00:52:12,600 --> 00:52:14,440 Well, a lot of them didn't want to. 954 00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:17,200 You know, and it's like, where's the team spirit in that? 955 00:52:17,280 --> 00:52:20,000 They won't be laughing when they see me start serving. 956 00:52:21,840 --> 00:52:22,680 Ace! 957 00:52:23,720 --> 00:52:25,960 And I thought it was an absolute load of bollocks. 958 00:52:29,040 --> 00:52:31,600 And I wanted to get back to that era. 959 00:52:32,920 --> 00:52:33,840 Hey, Vinnie. 960 00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:36,840 The original Crazy Gang, you know. 961 00:52:42,920 --> 00:52:46,320 It's the biggest game of the lot. Our live FA Cup tie. 962 00:52:47,120 --> 00:52:51,000 It's Wimbledon against the cup favorites, Manchester United. 963 00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:56,360 Manchester United are favorites to win the lot this season, 964 00:52:57,240 --> 00:52:59,520 but first they need to win today. 965 00:53:00,560 --> 00:53:04,360 Our guest today, Bobby Gould, who won the cup with Wimbledon back in 1988. 966 00:53:04,440 --> 00:53:06,640 The gulf between the two sides couldn't be greater. 967 00:53:06,720 --> 00:53:08,600 How should they approach this task? 968 00:53:08,680 --> 00:53:11,440 Only one man that will dictate that, and that's Vinnie Jones. 969 00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:16,280 I slept all right on Friday night, knowing I'm playing Man United, 970 00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:18,640 because that's what you wanna be a footballer for. 971 00:53:18,720 --> 00:53:21,200 No good shitting yourself because it's Man United. 972 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:25,120 It's like me with the Cup Final with McMahon. 973 00:53:25,200 --> 00:53:26,880 I'm going to get a tackle in. Bang! 974 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,600 Fucking get amongst it! 975 00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:32,360 Get amongst it, eh? 976 00:53:32,920 --> 00:53:34,160 Who do you stop? 977 00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:37,640 Keane. Or Cantona. 978 00:53:41,360 --> 00:53:43,640 The bigger you are, the harder you'll fall. 979 00:53:47,720 --> 00:53:51,160 Everybody's talking about Vinnie Jones and Eric Cantona today. 980 00:53:51,240 --> 00:53:53,320 But I think Vinnie Jones will make sure 981 00:53:53,400 --> 00:53:55,600 that he doesn't get involved in any skirmishes 982 00:53:55,680 --> 00:53:58,120 that might lead to him being booked or anything. 983 00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:02,440 People have made a lot of Vinnie Jones, but he wants to be a good competitor. 984 00:54:02,520 --> 00:54:03,680 This is Giggs. 985 00:54:04,520 --> 00:54:05,960 Keane again. 986 00:54:06,040 --> 00:54:08,280 And that was a bad challenge by Jones. 987 00:54:11,600 --> 00:54:13,680 Fashanu didn't know where it was then either… 988 00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:15,960 And that's a two-footed challenge by Fashanu. 989 00:54:16,040 --> 00:54:18,200 I'm surprised the referee let that go. 990 00:54:18,280 --> 00:54:20,360 And then Vinnie Jones reacts against Keane. 991 00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:23,600 They get so wound up, these Wimbledon players. 992 00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:28,400 And another challenge by Vinnie Jones. 993 00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:32,000 Again, it's just not acceptable. 994 00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:34,560 You can't do things like that on a football pitch. 995 00:54:35,600 --> 00:54:37,360 Referees know about his reputation. 996 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:39,040 I believe he's saying to him, 997 00:54:39,120 --> 00:54:41,880 "One more challenge like that, and you're off." 998 00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:44,640 I just said, "Bollocks." 999 00:54:45,440 --> 00:54:46,720 "This is the way it is." 1000 00:54:47,800 --> 00:54:51,360 Cantona, I'll have some of you, mate. You know what I mean? Let's go. 1001 00:54:51,440 --> 00:54:52,960 Parker for United. 1002 00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:54,040 Cantona… 1003 00:54:56,200 --> 00:54:57,840 Bang! Take it like a man. 1004 00:54:57,920 --> 00:54:58,760 Bang! 1005 00:54:59,560 --> 00:55:00,400 Bang! 1006 00:55:01,720 --> 00:55:05,600 Deserves to be cautioned. It's a totally unacceptable challenge. 1007 00:55:09,560 --> 00:55:11,920 Now how does he react? That's what it was all about. 1008 00:55:14,280 --> 00:55:18,040 Kanchelskis coming in. Elkin's header only goes to Cantona. 1009 00:55:18,120 --> 00:55:19,960 Glorious goal! 1010 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:25,880 Two minutes before half-time, and what can you do about that? 1011 00:55:25,960 --> 00:55:26,840 Oof. 1012 00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:28,440 Hold on a minute. 1013 00:55:30,840 --> 00:55:32,200 And that’s another. 1014 00:55:33,400 --> 00:55:34,520 It’s two-nil. 1015 00:55:35,920 --> 00:55:36,960 Fuck! 1016 00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:38,840 Fuck! 1017 00:55:40,080 --> 00:55:43,360 Irwin again, brilliant play. Brilliant from Irwin. 1018 00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:46,040 What a magnificent goal that was! 1019 00:55:47,840 --> 00:55:50,000 That was when it started changing. 1020 00:55:50,080 --> 00:55:51,040 There's a gap now. 1021 00:55:51,120 --> 00:55:52,840 How long into today's game 1022 00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:55,080 did you think you were still in with a chance? 1023 00:55:55,160 --> 00:55:57,320 In the warm-up, I think. 1024 00:55:57,400 --> 00:55:59,400 I think it was quite even in the warm-up. 1025 00:55:59,480 --> 00:56:02,040 And after that, it sort of went haywire. 1026 00:56:02,120 --> 00:56:05,000 Vinnie, he's got to grow up at some stage. 1027 00:56:05,080 --> 00:56:06,640 This is suicidal! 1028 00:56:07,160 --> 00:56:10,200 Vinnie, nobody wants to see it. Not even his ex-manager. 1029 00:56:10,280 --> 00:56:15,040 The whole concept of being a hard man was changing. 1030 00:56:15,120 --> 00:56:16,880 They didn't want us anymore. 1031 00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:19,120 They wanted to wash their hands, 1032 00:56:19,640 --> 00:56:23,280 you know, of us now, our type of football. 1033 00:56:29,360 --> 00:56:32,680 The fucking suits who ran the game wanted to get rid of me. 1034 00:56:33,840 --> 00:56:35,360 Definitely, I was the target. 1035 00:56:37,120 --> 00:56:39,640 That is horribly late from Jones… 1036 00:56:39,720 --> 00:56:41,840 And Vinnie Jones sees red! 1037 00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:47,480 Whilst other aspects of the game change, Jones stays resolutely the same. 1038 00:56:48,360 --> 00:56:50,440 Referees have got to have more common sense. 1039 00:56:50,520 --> 00:56:53,200 Obviously, they're not allowed to have common sense, so… 1040 00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:55,120 It's only the game that's going to lose. 1041 00:56:56,040 --> 00:56:58,480 The scuffle between Liverpool's Stan Collymore 1042 00:56:58,560 --> 00:56:59,800 and Wimbledon's Andy Thorn 1043 00:56:59,880 --> 00:57:02,000 attracted a few more players into the fray, 1044 00:57:02,080 --> 00:57:04,880 including Wimbledon captain Vinnie Jones. 1045 00:57:04,960 --> 00:57:06,280 Vinnie sent off again. 1046 00:57:06,360 --> 00:57:08,640 But why does he get involved in those things? 1047 00:57:08,720 --> 00:57:11,360 Well, because it's the nature of the man, I'm afraid. 1048 00:57:12,240 --> 00:57:13,640 Why is he getting involved? 1049 00:57:13,720 --> 00:57:16,920 He's giving the referee the opportunity to victimize him. 1050 00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:19,040 Do you think it's your reputation? 1051 00:57:19,120 --> 00:57:20,280 It's got to be something 1052 00:57:20,360 --> 00:57:22,800 because there was nine players, and I get sent off. 1053 00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:26,040 So, I won't try and split up anything anymore, 1054 00:57:26,120 --> 00:57:27,040 I know that much. 1055 00:57:27,120 --> 00:57:28,640 The misunderstood Vinnie Jones. 1056 00:57:30,920 --> 00:57:33,520 I was born on this earth 1057 00:57:34,040 --> 00:57:35,360 to be a footballer. 1058 00:57:36,840 --> 00:57:39,480 Before you know it, you can become a cartoon character. 1059 00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:44,760 But there's a stage that comes, and then you go, 1060 00:57:44,840 --> 00:57:46,520 "I can't do this anymore." 1061 00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:49,960 "I just want to play my football." You know? 1062 00:57:51,560 --> 00:57:53,320 It's the 10th time in his career 1063 00:57:53,960 --> 00:57:56,880 that Vinnie Jones has taken an early bath. 1064 00:57:57,640 --> 00:57:58,520 Too late, mate. 1065 00:57:58,600 --> 00:58:02,200 Vinnie Jones is a wanker! 1066 00:58:02,280 --> 00:58:03,480 And I hated it. 1067 00:58:04,560 --> 00:58:05,400 Enough. 1068 00:58:05,480 --> 00:58:07,960 -Vincent Jones was reckless today. -Fuck off. 1069 00:58:08,040 --> 00:58:10,200 -It's the nature of the man. -Fuck you. 1070 00:58:10,280 --> 00:58:12,280 He's got to grow up at some stage. 1071 00:58:12,360 --> 00:58:14,120 This is suicidal! 1072 00:58:14,200 --> 00:58:15,680 It was an absolute load of bollocks. 1073 00:58:19,480 --> 00:58:20,640 Fuck off. 1074 00:58:23,240 --> 00:58:24,640 Fuck this. 1075 00:58:25,640 --> 00:58:26,600 Fuck the world. 1076 00:58:26,680 --> 00:58:31,760 Let's all laugh at Vinnie! Let's all laugh at Vinnie! Na, na, na, na. 1077 00:58:34,080 --> 00:58:35,600 And the way to drown it 1078 00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:39,160 was not going to see a psychologist or psychiatrist, 1079 00:58:39,240 --> 00:58:40,360 it was going to the pub. 1080 00:58:40,440 --> 00:58:43,240 Obviously, everybody knows that we're all off after here, and 1081 00:58:43,960 --> 00:58:45,760 we're going to cause major bollocks in Watford. 1082 00:58:50,120 --> 00:58:52,160 Most of us have a drink, and now suddenly, 1083 00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:54,560 we think we're the funniest, we're the toughest, 1084 00:58:54,640 --> 00:58:57,080 we think we're the strongest, the tallest, and all that. 1085 00:58:58,560 --> 00:59:01,080 "Fuck it, have a drink. Yeah. Have a few more." 1086 00:59:01,160 --> 00:59:03,240 This is how I was thinking, with the booze. 1087 00:59:03,320 --> 00:59:05,560 Yeah, arrest me. Arrest me, son. 1088 00:59:05,640 --> 00:59:07,880 All right, I just… I'd just like… 1089 00:59:07,960 --> 00:59:10,280 I'd just like to welcome Dano to the party. 1090 00:59:10,360 --> 00:59:12,840 We just got… Fash knows. Fash… we talk the talk… 1091 00:59:13,440 --> 00:59:15,280 You know, the Jones boy. 1092 00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:17,720 He could switch. 1093 00:59:19,440 --> 00:59:22,080 When he's nice, he's bloody nice. 1094 00:59:24,840 --> 00:59:25,880 When he switches… 1095 00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:28,520 Run. 1096 00:59:32,360 --> 00:59:34,440 When I became editor of the News of the World, 1097 00:59:34,520 --> 00:59:37,400 I thought, Vinnie Jones would be a perfect columnist for us. 1098 00:59:37,480 --> 00:59:39,320 'Cause he's a straight talker. 1099 00:59:39,400 --> 00:59:42,720 He's a big puncher, verbally. News of the World readers loved him. 1100 00:59:46,240 --> 00:59:52,160 I had a contract that was twice as much as my yearly salary playing football, 1101 00:59:52,240 --> 00:59:54,440 you know, for eight stories a year. 1102 00:59:55,360 --> 00:59:56,720 Bang, bang. Thanks very much. 1103 00:59:59,120 --> 01:00:03,760 Well, Dublin's fair city has had some blustery weather, 1104 01:00:03,840 --> 01:00:05,400 some squally showers… 1105 01:00:05,480 --> 01:00:08,800 England were playing the Republic of Ireland, in Ireland. 1106 01:00:09,320 --> 01:00:10,960 So I've sent Vinnie over 1107 01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:14,080 to cover the match and report on what he saw. 1108 01:00:15,520 --> 01:00:20,000 There's, I'm afraid to say, a disturbance… 1109 01:00:20,080 --> 01:00:21,640 And then there was a riot. 1110 01:00:26,120 --> 01:00:29,520 A group called Combat 18, a very far right group of thugs. 1111 01:00:30,840 --> 01:00:32,400 And they were horrific scenes. 1112 01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:37,920 I thought, what an amazing story. 1113 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:41,920 "What I witnessed at the stadium," by hard man Vinnie. 1114 01:00:46,800 --> 01:00:48,320 But we couldn't get hold of him. 1115 01:00:51,040 --> 01:00:53,240 And we couldn't get hold of him all night long. 1116 01:00:55,880 --> 01:00:59,560 The next morning, I got a call saying, "We have a problem with Vinnie." 1117 01:00:59,640 --> 01:01:02,360 "What's the problem?" He said, "He didn't go to the game." 1118 01:01:02,440 --> 01:01:03,440 "What?" 1119 01:01:10,080 --> 01:01:11,880 We get to the hotel before the game, 1120 01:01:11,960 --> 01:01:13,680 and it's an absolute party. 1121 01:01:13,760 --> 01:01:17,400 You didn't even sort of walk in there. You got lifted off your feet, and sort of… 1122 01:01:17,480 --> 01:01:18,680 You're in it. 1123 01:01:18,760 --> 01:01:22,000 I just thought, "Well, I can report on the game, 1124 01:01:22,080 --> 01:01:24,800 because I can sit in the bar and watch it, can't I?" 1125 01:01:24,880 --> 01:01:26,600 "I don't have to be at the game." 1126 01:01:26,680 --> 01:01:28,560 We're just hearing the announcement 1127 01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:30,720 that the game is abandoned. 1128 01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:34,800 When's the last time an international game gets abandoned? How's my luck? 1129 01:01:34,880 --> 01:01:36,400 I'm having a beer in the hotel. 1130 01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:38,680 Before you know it, now… 1131 01:01:39,360 --> 01:01:40,960 You're pretty pissed up. 1132 01:01:41,040 --> 01:01:43,280 And I'll be totally honest, I don't really know 1133 01:01:43,360 --> 01:01:45,760 what was said or what happened because of the booze. 1134 01:01:51,200 --> 01:01:52,720 And then the next minute, 1135 01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:56,360 I was front page, not the abandoned game. 1136 01:01:58,800 --> 01:02:01,640 Today's Mirror story is graphic in its description 1137 01:02:01,720 --> 01:02:04,000 of how he bit the nose of the reporter. 1138 01:02:05,200 --> 01:02:06,200 Fuck! 1139 01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:08,120 What have you done? 1140 01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:11,480 The paper says it was an unprovoked attack. 1141 01:02:13,440 --> 01:02:16,640 He got very drunk, and he got into a fracas, 1142 01:02:16,720 --> 01:02:19,120 it was described to me, with a guy called Ted Oliver. 1143 01:02:19,200 --> 01:02:20,920 And he bit half his nose off. 1144 01:02:22,120 --> 01:02:26,360 Vinnie Jones apologized to his victim, but said it was a joke. 1145 01:02:26,440 --> 01:02:29,520 It's understandable that Ted is very mad about it. 1146 01:02:30,040 --> 01:02:32,440 He said his piece in the paper. Um. 1147 01:02:33,320 --> 01:02:35,000 And again, I can only apologize. 1148 01:02:35,080 --> 01:02:37,640 The FA says it will investigate the incident 1149 01:02:37,720 --> 01:02:39,200 and may take action. 1150 01:02:39,280 --> 01:02:41,760 But the Wimbledon chairman is backing his player. 1151 01:02:41,840 --> 01:02:46,080 Clearly, Vinnie has not meant any harm. 1152 01:02:46,160 --> 01:02:49,880 I could tell that this is not right. 1153 01:02:49,960 --> 01:02:52,240 The way he was talking and the way he was behaving. 1154 01:02:52,320 --> 01:02:56,320 The alcohol was doing something way out of order. 1155 01:02:57,720 --> 01:03:00,760 You know, it affected him much deeper, this one. 1156 01:03:01,240 --> 01:03:03,240 -Morning, Vinnie. -Morning. 1157 01:03:04,440 --> 01:03:07,120 Some psychologist or psychiatrist 1158 01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:10,360 wrote a big article about me and the Ted Oliver thing. 1159 01:03:13,120 --> 01:03:15,280 "Why do you need to keep doing this?" 1160 01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:21,480 It wasn't that culture at that time to get somebody to give you help. 1161 01:03:21,560 --> 01:03:23,080 And no one turns around and says, 1162 01:03:23,160 --> 01:03:26,480 "Let's take you to someone and talk this through." 1163 01:03:28,080 --> 01:03:29,800 So I go back to the booze again. 1164 01:03:30,800 --> 01:03:32,440 I have got a tendency, I know, 1165 01:03:32,520 --> 01:03:34,680 that things always seem to go wrong when it's me. 1166 01:03:34,760 --> 01:03:36,760 You know, I've come out on the wrong end. 1167 01:03:37,480 --> 01:03:39,480 He knew he had dropped the ball. 1168 01:03:39,560 --> 01:03:41,240 -All right, chaps? -All right. 1169 01:03:41,320 --> 01:03:44,360 I said, "Well, look, you're going to write a big mea culpa, 1170 01:03:44,440 --> 01:03:46,440 but I can't promise I'm not gonna fire you." 1171 01:03:46,520 --> 01:03:49,720 "Because it will depend how much hotter this gets." 1172 01:03:51,640 --> 01:03:54,960 Piers had to sack me, but he didn't tell me, which… 1173 01:03:58,560 --> 01:03:59,400 That hurt. 1174 01:03:59,480 --> 01:04:01,840 I didn't want to fire him. I loved Vinnie. 1175 01:04:01,920 --> 01:04:04,840 Personally, I loved him. Professionally, he was a brilliant columnist. 1176 01:04:05,720 --> 01:04:08,040 But I underestimated just how much it got to him. 1177 01:04:13,120 --> 01:04:15,600 I was on the bed and was just curled up in the… 1178 01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:19,040 You know, in like, the baby position. 1179 01:04:19,120 --> 01:04:21,880 And I was just curled up like that. And I was like… 1180 01:04:22,760 --> 01:04:23,680 "Enough." 1181 01:04:23,760 --> 01:04:26,960 "Can't keep doing this to people. Can't do it to the family." 1182 01:04:27,640 --> 01:04:30,240 So, I thought I'd go for a walk up the wood. 1183 01:04:30,320 --> 01:04:31,240 I took the gun. 1184 01:04:31,320 --> 01:04:33,040 Walked up the wood, and then… 1185 01:04:35,360 --> 01:04:38,920 All stupid things go through your head. 1186 01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:41,240 Footballer Vinnie Jones has been found guilty… 1187 01:04:44,160 --> 01:04:48,240 And the easiest thing to do was just to stop it right there and then. 1188 01:04:48,320 --> 01:04:49,520 That would have been it. 1189 01:04:51,120 --> 01:04:52,160 And then I… 1190 01:04:52,240 --> 01:04:53,880 I sort of came round. 1191 01:04:53,960 --> 01:04:56,960 It's like being knocked out, I suppose, like in a boxing ring, 1192 01:04:57,040 --> 01:04:59,320 and you come round, and there's all the screaming, 1193 01:04:59,400 --> 01:05:02,560 the shouting, and it's all muffled and everything else, slow motion… 1194 01:05:02,640 --> 01:05:04,560 And it goes… 1195 01:05:04,640 --> 01:05:06,280 And you’re kind of back. 1196 01:05:06,920 --> 01:05:08,480 And you go, "Right, fuck this." 1197 01:05:09,400 --> 01:05:13,720 Fucking get amongst it! Fucking winners, come on! 1198 01:05:14,520 --> 01:05:16,040 Ardley, second attempt… 1199 01:05:16,120 --> 01:05:17,360 Jones! 1200 01:05:17,440 --> 01:05:20,280 He's taken that superbly! Wimbledon have the lead. 1201 01:05:20,360 --> 01:05:23,520 Vinnie Jones cracked it past Lukic. 1202 01:05:23,600 --> 01:05:25,600 Vinnie's a complex, emotional guy. 1203 01:05:27,880 --> 01:05:31,480 But even when he crossed a line, like when he bit Ted Oliver, 1204 01:05:31,560 --> 01:05:34,760 the Vinnie Jones hard man show always rolled on. 1205 01:05:35,680 --> 01:05:38,280 You know, if you said, "What am I like as a person?" 1206 01:05:38,360 --> 01:05:39,640 I can only say to you, 1207 01:05:40,120 --> 01:05:42,880 I play football in a manner which I only know, 1208 01:05:42,960 --> 01:05:44,680 which my heart tells me to. 1209 01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:48,240 And when I'm not in the arena… 1210 01:05:50,040 --> 01:05:52,120 I'm just me. I just do what I want. 1211 01:05:55,520 --> 01:05:58,320 If somebody wrote the history of Wimbledon Football Club, 1212 01:05:58,400 --> 01:06:00,000 what would they write about you? 1213 01:06:00,080 --> 01:06:02,800 Hopefully, they'll say one of the great captains, 1214 01:06:02,880 --> 01:06:05,000 and a great leader, and typified 1215 01:06:05,600 --> 01:06:07,360 the name Wimbledon Football Club. 1216 01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:13,080 So therefore, I would prefer to be a legend and not a myth. 1217 01:06:21,400 --> 01:06:24,560 I was 32 or 33. Something like that. 1218 01:06:26,440 --> 01:06:29,920 And everybody knows football, it's not forever. 1219 01:06:32,280 --> 01:06:34,360 You know, it's kind of the old dinosaur, 1220 01:06:34,440 --> 01:06:37,400 in a kind of a new age bit, you know what I mean? 1221 01:06:37,480 --> 01:06:40,760 It fucks you up and these two rot heads don't know how to get the goals. 1222 01:06:40,840 --> 01:06:43,280 A journalist once said to me, "When you finish, 1223 01:06:43,360 --> 01:06:45,680 you'll end up at fucking Wealdstone, you will." 1224 01:06:46,280 --> 01:06:48,360 Back to non-league, and that. 1225 01:06:49,640 --> 01:06:51,720 To this day, that stuck in my head. 1226 01:06:53,160 --> 01:06:55,720 And the worries of being nobody. 1227 01:06:57,000 --> 01:06:59,560 How am I going to earn this much money? 1228 01:07:00,080 --> 01:07:01,080 Doing what? 1229 01:07:03,760 --> 01:07:04,760 Hello? 1230 01:07:05,600 --> 01:07:06,560 Yeah, who is it? 1231 01:07:06,640 --> 01:07:08,360 And then I got a phone call. 1232 01:07:08,440 --> 01:07:12,640 "Would you do a couple of days on this movie as a cameo role?" 1233 01:07:12,720 --> 01:07:16,160 What's this about you being a movie star or going into acting or something? 1234 01:07:16,880 --> 01:07:18,840 Yeah, I'm just keeping strings to my bow, you know. 1235 01:07:18,920 --> 01:07:20,840 There's a chance for me to be in a film. 1236 01:07:20,920 --> 01:07:24,320 -Not a Noël Coward play? -No, it's about the East End of London. 1237 01:07:24,400 --> 01:07:27,200 It's called Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. 1238 01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:32,840 Meet Big Chris, a serious caricature. Chris comes in the shape of Vinnie Jones. 1239 01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:40,200 It's his personality I've always rather admired. 1240 01:07:40,280 --> 01:07:42,520 And I just like the baggage that he brings to the party. 1241 01:07:43,400 --> 01:07:44,960 I've seen him on the television 1242 01:07:45,040 --> 01:07:49,720 looking somewhat perturbed and aggravated sometimes, 1243 01:07:49,800 --> 01:07:52,240 and I think he looks very menacing when he wants to. 1244 01:07:58,720 --> 01:08:00,760 You got something there for me, have you? 1245 01:08:02,600 --> 01:08:03,840 Come on. Chop, chop. 1246 01:08:04,880 --> 01:08:06,000 Smashing. 1247 01:08:06,080 --> 01:08:07,800 Guy saw what everybody else saw. 1248 01:08:07,880 --> 01:08:09,040 Sound's rolling! 1249 01:08:09,120 --> 01:08:13,320 Let's say the football pitch is the stage. They saw this madman on the stage. 1250 01:08:13,400 --> 01:08:15,560 -Action! -You got something there for me? 1251 01:08:17,080 --> 01:08:17,960 Come on. 1252 01:08:18,760 --> 01:08:19,760 Chop, chop. 1253 01:08:22,400 --> 01:08:23,280 Cut. 1254 01:08:24,040 --> 01:08:27,840 He might not be Richard Gere, but co-stars are impressed. 1255 01:08:27,920 --> 01:08:31,120 Vinnie, I've had enough of Vinnie. I'll tell you why. 1256 01:08:31,200 --> 01:08:32,720 I've been working for ten years. 1257 01:08:32,800 --> 01:08:35,040 Vinnie walks on and is stealing everyone's lines. 1258 01:08:35,120 --> 01:08:36,520 He wants your bar. 1259 01:08:37,360 --> 01:08:38,360 And? 1260 01:08:39,760 --> 01:08:41,480 You want me to draw you a picture? 1261 01:08:47,120 --> 01:08:49,680 Now, I was with the writer yesterday. 1262 01:08:50,840 --> 01:08:53,960 He's saying to me, they think this film's going to be a blast. 1263 01:08:54,040 --> 01:08:55,360 It's gonna be the business. 1264 01:08:55,440 --> 01:08:57,200 -You'll be an actor? -Yeah. 1265 01:08:58,200 --> 01:08:59,760 Now, if that goes well, 1266 01:09:00,720 --> 01:09:03,400 then I could become a very rich lad. 1267 01:09:04,080 --> 01:09:05,280 If that goes well. 1268 01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:14,640 The celebrity spotters have come to see a new type of star. 1269 01:09:14,720 --> 01:09:16,040 The footballer turned actor, 1270 01:09:16,120 --> 01:09:18,920 who is determined to make a name for himself in another field. 1271 01:09:20,520 --> 01:09:24,280 It turned out he had an absolutely brilliant aptitude 1272 01:09:24,880 --> 01:09:26,400 for looking like a villain on screen. 1273 01:09:26,480 --> 01:09:29,400 -I've got some bad news for you, John. -What the fuck? 1274 01:09:30,600 --> 01:09:32,520 Mind your language in front of the boy. 1275 01:09:32,600 --> 01:09:34,400 Jesus Christ! 1276 01:09:35,840 --> 01:09:37,520 That includes blasphemy as well. 1277 01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:40,760 And he had timing. He had acting chops… 1278 01:09:40,840 --> 01:09:42,040 You all right, mate? 1279 01:09:43,320 --> 01:09:44,920 Cheeky bastard! 1280 01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:47,640 And it was as big a surprise probably to him 1281 01:09:47,720 --> 01:09:48,880 as it was to everybody else. 1282 01:09:48,960 --> 01:09:51,360 Ewan, what did you think about the film? 1283 01:09:51,440 --> 01:09:54,080 I think it's a fucking brilliant… It's a brilliant film. 1284 01:09:54,160 --> 01:09:57,480 -And Vinnie's performance? -Vinnie is really good in it! 1285 01:09:57,560 --> 01:10:01,920 He's really, really good in it. I'm, uh… pleasantly surprised. 1286 01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:05,440 What was it like, the people in the cinema reacting to your film? 1287 01:10:06,440 --> 01:10:09,520 It was bigger than the normal Wimbledon crowd. Put it that way. 1288 01:10:09,600 --> 01:10:13,680 -What did you think of Vinnie? -I love Jonesy. Sensational. 1289 01:10:13,760 --> 01:10:14,920 Better than I expected. 1290 01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:18,400 -And the film? -And the film? Yeah, the film! Fantastic. 1291 01:10:18,480 --> 01:10:21,000 The movie was fantastic. It was great. 1292 01:10:21,080 --> 01:10:22,960 That was one of his first movies. 1293 01:10:23,040 --> 01:10:26,440 I forget what it was called now… One of the first ones. 1294 01:10:26,520 --> 01:10:29,480 Boy, when he started, he started with a bang. 1295 01:10:29,560 --> 01:10:33,320 In the first week of its release in Great Britain, it's taken £1.6 million! 1296 01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:36,080 And it's British! 1297 01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:38,920 Oh my God. 1298 01:10:39,720 --> 01:10:43,680 It turns out to be the biggest British movie in years. 1299 01:10:44,240 --> 01:10:46,920 And we all came back… Most of us came back for Snatch. 1300 01:10:50,320 --> 01:10:52,480 And then they brought Brad Pitt on… 1301 01:10:52,560 --> 01:10:54,880 You get on well with Vinnie Jones? 1302 01:10:54,960 --> 01:10:57,680 He's a class act! He's original. You should be good to him. 1303 01:10:59,280 --> 01:11:02,640 You know, I found another tribe, um, and loved it. 1304 01:11:03,160 --> 01:11:04,840 You got the sports people 1305 01:11:04,920 --> 01:11:07,560 and people that write on a Monday morning about, 1306 01:11:07,640 --> 01:11:10,840 you know, "You beat Man United, yeah, but Wimbledon are crap." 1307 01:11:10,920 --> 01:11:13,440 I've had this constantly for 12 years. 1308 01:11:13,520 --> 01:11:16,480 Now, the other side of it is, you know, 1309 01:11:16,560 --> 01:11:19,200 the people that are involved with movies and that. 1310 01:11:19,800 --> 01:11:21,840 And, you know, they seem to like me. 1311 01:11:21,920 --> 01:11:23,040 Ultimately, 1312 01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:27,440 my football career is over. 1313 01:11:29,040 --> 01:11:31,560 I'm thinking of going to Hollywood! 1314 01:11:34,880 --> 01:11:37,320 Vinnie Jones has just moved into the big league, 1315 01:11:37,400 --> 01:11:40,160 clinching a deal which will make him a Hollywood player. 1316 01:11:40,640 --> 01:11:43,040 I know I've got that screen presence. 1317 01:11:43,120 --> 01:11:45,200 And I had that presence on the football field. 1318 01:11:45,280 --> 01:11:47,600 I just transferred it to the movies, really. 1319 01:11:48,720 --> 01:11:52,480 When it's your scene, it's match day. It's three o'clock, you know? 1320 01:11:52,560 --> 01:11:54,120 Roll sound, action. Bang! 1321 01:11:59,720 --> 01:12:00,720 Thanks. 1322 01:12:02,880 --> 01:12:05,080 Vinnie was living the complete dream. 1323 01:12:05,160 --> 01:12:07,120 The great thing was he loved it. 1324 01:12:08,080 --> 01:12:09,360 He wanted it all. 1325 01:12:09,440 --> 01:12:11,520 When you actually drive up to the house, 1326 01:12:12,440 --> 01:12:13,600 it don't look all that. 1327 01:12:13,680 --> 01:12:17,080 But when you come in, everybody goes, "Oh my God, what's going on here?" 1328 01:12:17,640 --> 01:12:21,480 Jack Nicholson's at the top of the road. Bruce Springsteen, Warren Beatty… 1329 01:12:21,560 --> 01:12:22,720 They're all there. 1330 01:12:23,800 --> 01:12:26,440 I looked around and thought, "How did I get here?" 1331 01:12:28,120 --> 01:12:30,640 Because if you looked at the TV all them years ago, 1332 01:12:30,720 --> 01:12:32,360 you'd go, "This is insane!" 1333 01:12:32,440 --> 01:12:35,800 Vinnie Jones… 1334 01:12:35,880 --> 01:12:39,920 And I sit here now before you, and I still say it's fucking insane! 1335 01:12:41,720 --> 01:12:42,760 Fucking hell. 1336 01:12:44,680 --> 01:12:45,720 Over the years, look, 1337 01:12:45,800 --> 01:12:48,200 I've taken as many knocks as I've given. 1338 01:12:49,320 --> 01:12:52,320 But I've grabbed every opportunity that's come my way. 1339 01:12:53,920 --> 01:12:55,280 Be someone. 1340 01:12:56,400 --> 01:12:57,720 Make your mark. 1341 01:13:00,160 --> 01:13:01,480 I've made my mark.