Cards have been the one constant feature of Vinnie Jones’ multi-layered career. Wherever the footballer-cum-actor-cum -greyhound owner has been, he’s never been too far away from cards.

He collected a dozen red ones during his footballing career and still holds the record for the fastest yellow on these shores – just four seconds – picked up while playing for Chelsea in 1992. During his football road trip, which included stops at Wimbledon (twice), Leeds, Sheffield United, Chelsea and QPR, Jones always had a reputation as one of the game’s hardest men. It was this that was to follow him from the midfield to the big screens of Hollywood.