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The few remaining Vinnie followers keep trying to say he was a great footballer and they admire him for that. WTF? Vinnie was nothing but a thug as a footballer, like his tactics now all he did was use violence to win at any cost to the player he injured - including players (Gary Stephens for one) that Vinnie injured so badly they had to retire from the game. Vinnie didn't play football, he was a merely the team's 'dog on the pitch'.

Then Vinnie brings out a video nasty, "The Football Association formally charged Jones with bringing the game into disrepute" and Vinnie got a fine and suspended sentence. (yeah some 'great footballer'. lol.) Think of the real great footballers - they don't need to assault other players to win!

No great footballers have been formally charged and found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute by The Football Association!

The video glorified foul play. Jones' commentary, in which he described tricks used by "hard man" players to intimidate opponents

Vinnie promoting intimidating opponents to try and win - sound familiar?

Vinnie is nothing but a con man thug who thinks he can beat everyone, including the public, with his bully boy tactics.

That is the real Vinnie Jones.

Soccer's Hard Men by Vinnie Jones
Soccer's Hard Men is a 1992 football video by Video Vision, presented by then-footballer and current actor Vinnie Jones. The video featured footage of British players known for their ferocity, including Graeme Souness and Billy Bremner. Publicity for the video described it as "the toughest football video in history".[1] This and similar claims led to accusations that the video glorified foul play. Jones' commentary, in which he described tricks used by "hard man" players to intimidate opponents, caused particular controversy.

The clubs of the players involved in the production were quick to distance themselves from the contents. Sam Hammam, chairman of Jones' former club Wimbledon, whose "Crazy Gang" featured heavily in the video, said the production was "nothing to do with Wimbledon", describing Jones as "a mosquito brain",[1] and banning the sale of the video in the club shop.[2] The Football Association formally charged Jones with bringing the game into disrepute on 30 September 1992,[3] with the video still yet to be released. Following a hearing on 17 November, Jones was fined a record £20,000, surpassing a fine of £8,500 issued to Paul McGrath three years earlier.[2] Jones also received a suspended sentence with the potential for a six month ban, though the period of the suspended sentence expired without the ban being enacted.


"FA considers its verdict on Vinnie's video nasty" The Times.