10 Surprising Revelations About Newcastle Players You'd Never Believe

9. Tino Went To A Party In Full Scuba Gear

Tino used to love house parties, and was somewhat infamous for them - and for the aftermath - and inevitably stories emerged about them: https://twitter.com/M_Atkinson_/status/334797197763813376 This might actually be a false report, but it wouldn't be out of place in Tino's wider history of colourful behaviour. The rubber-legged maverick was the 'Balotelli' of his era, honest as the day, and expressing a childlike naivety as he engaged in activities that some may have raised an eyebrow or two at. His response to rumours that he has a penchant for firearms? - 'Hey, I like guns'. In the summer of 1992, the Columbian forward found himself in a car accident on five separate occasions, he was forced to miss Parma's 1993 Cup Winners' Cup final victory over Royal Antwerp having sustained a gash on his calf from kicking a bus in a fit of rage, and on New Year's Eve 95', he was condemned for firing unlicensed firearms at a party. There were, of course, several more high-profile incidents and controversies which blighted - or added to, depending on which to view it - Asprilla's career, but Toon boss Kevin Keegan remained adamant that the press were adding a bit too much artistic license.

"A lot of stuff was over the top. If I'd believed even a tenth of it, I'd never have signed him." - Kevin Keegan, March 2012.