Tooj Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Just picked up this month's FourFourTwo and it contains an interview with Tino were fans submit questions and he answers. So I've typed up some of the bits related to us. About Newcastle prior to joining.... "I knew nothing. I'd only been to London before - and to Leeds because they tried to sign me. But the women were divine... Ha ha, I had... well, I don't know how many girlfriends I had in Newcastle." On the fans.... "The Newcastle fans were impressive; I have never had such a strong reception anywhere else. They deserve to be champions. What left me really sad - because I was brought into the Premiership - was that we ended up coming second. It was a very strange season." On Keegan's style of management... "I'll always be grateful to Keegan. He committed himself as a human being - making sure I was OK, that I had everything I needed, felt at home and learnt English. We put on shows for the fans - 4-3, 3-3 against Liverpool, 5-0 against Man United. The players never objected to the style. The problem came when Shearer got injured, and the club told Keegan if he wanted another striker he'd have to sell me, Ferdinand or Ginola." On getting the blame for us losing the league title... "I arrived with about 15 league games to go. Normally players need time to adapt. I think I adapted quite quickly. But it was different to Italy. One thing was that I don't think we got together as a team enough. We lacked responsibility. I don't mean getting together in bars - but in the hotels. In Parma, if we were playing at home on Sunday, on the Saturday we'd all stay at a hotel. In Newcastle, you stayed at home and then went straight to the stadium. But I wasn't happy at home, I was restless - opening the fridge, going up the stairs... I'm not a big fan of get-togethers, but they do work. On getting revenge for being sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher from David Batty and Alan Shearer... "Ha ha... No, I never did. The newcastle players were real pranksters - Shearer, Batty, Lee Clark, Keith Gillespie Philippe Albert... I was in my hotel room and I saw them take the fish-eye out of the door, so I went to have a look and... hissssss... By the time I opened the door, they'd all run off. If I'd have caught them, I'd have hit them... I don't know what would've happened! So I ended up kicking the wall instead! The next day against Arsenal, my eye was all red... well, we lost. But at Newcastle it was all the time. If you left the restaurant, they'd put salt in your food. At night, I had to block the door with the cupboard and the TV so Shearer didn't come in and throw water on me." A few other snippits here and there about us, but this is my favourite part from the article. Is it true that you shot your horse by mistake while on the sauce on your ranch in Colombia? "Hey, I like guns - but I don't shoot my own horses! I've had a couple of problems though. Once, when I was playing in Chile, I turned up to training with a gun - the kind they use in the films. I told the players that if they didn't run I'd shoot them. A journalist was watching and said I was going to shoot everyone... Scandal! But the other players and the coach got the joke. And ages ago the police stopped my sister here in Tulua and found some guns which I'd brought from Italy in the car. They kicked up a bit of a fuss." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc222 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I read the inteerview aswell, its brilliant isn't it asprilla does nothing but enhance the image he already has, of a gun crazy, drug fuelled, womanizer and a newcastle united legend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Love it how he's so casual about guns. No one else could get away with it, i'd be on them like a tonne of righteous bricks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 What a legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 asprilla does nothing but enhance the image he already has, of a gun crazy, drug fuelled, womanizer and a newcastle united legend Tino was great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 On getting revenge for being sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher from David Batty and Alan Shearer... "Ha ha... No, I never did. The newcastle players were real pranksters - Shearer, Batty, Lee Clark, Keith Gillespie Philippe Albert... I was in my hotel room and I saw them take the fish-eye out of the door, so I went to have a look and... hissssss... By the time I opened the door, they'd all run off. If I'd have caught them, I'd have hit them... I don't know what would've happened! So I ended up kicking the wall instead! The next day against Arsenal, my eye was all red... well, we lost. But at Newcastle it was all the time. If you left the restaurant, they'd put salt in your food. At night, I had to block the door with the cupboard and the TV so Shearer didn't come in and throw water on me." They sound like a right bunch of twats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Good character Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 He sounds fuckin class, imagine being in the toon squad during those years with all the pranks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 A mate saw him once at Legends & give him the "TINO, TINO, TINO" in his face .......... Colombia's 2nd greatest export looked bemused to say the least. I miss having a gung-ho gun totting South American up front. Jonny2J - Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 A mate saw him once at Legends & give him the "TINO, TINO, TINO" in his face Inded, I was there that night Tino was on the sniff, for birds not dodgy substances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Anyone remember Shearer telling this story before? Basically when they were on the bus for an away game, Dalglish was putting a video on but Tino was like no boss, no let me put this on. So he was alright then just to shut him up. Next thing you see is this lassy getting spit roasted and everything, Dalglish is fuming, but then Tino's stood up with a massive smile on his face, proud as punch, going look lads this is me new missus, as she was a porn star. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RodrigoPalacio Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 At night, I had to block the door with the cupboard and the TV so Shearer didn't come in and throw water on me." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 My mate used to work down Maiden Castle, and told me a few stories about their antics. Think the top one was the infamous shearer car getting covered in turf and scratched to fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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