After reading this book I have done back and YouTubed some of his matches and Vinnie's commentary of the matches is spot on in my opinion. This biography was always going to be entertaining and frank but surprisingly for me it offered a lot more than that. The great thing about this book is Vinnie manages to get me as a reader on his side without sounding childish or bitter. On the other hand though, I'd have liked to have read more detail about the degree to which he has understood himself and tamed his 'black dog'. The saving grace is that he appreciates those people around him who've helped him along the way, not least his patient wife, Tanya.

Exchanging Valentines can be an awkward process, especially when you consider “Vinegar Valentines” and other snarky sentiments - whatever your tastes, enjoy the sweet and sour cards alike in this gallery! This is the bookish equivalent of a guilty pleasure – I tried to hide the cover when I was reading it on the bus and on my lunch break at work, and felt the need to justify myself to my friends when they asked me what I was reading.

A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. The only reason I could not give this book 5 stars is because some of the passages are a bit disjointed he starts talking about something then mentions something else and come back to the point he was making. A true strength of this book is if you do not agree or are a fan of Vinnie Jones, by the end of the book you will respect him as a person for what he has been through and achieved. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Vinnie has since gone on to play roles in Snatch (2000), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Mean Machine (2001) and X-Men : The Last Stand.

For me, reading this kind of supported my existing view of Vinnie Jones, as a person, but it was also interesting to learn about some of the other things that he’s done throughout the years and that I wasn’t aware of. A good read for all footbal and non football fans, especially the ones who can remember the crazy gang.Born and bred in Watford, Jones represented and captained the Welsh national football team after qualifying through a Welsh grandparent.