a few years ago i remember that wimbledon's vinnie jones up-ended man city's niall quinn within about three seconds of the start of the game, and it was said at the time to be a new world record for the fastest-ever booking. is this true, what was the official time and has anyone managed to break the record since? asks david scott.
yes, vinnie still holds the world record for the quickest booking, according to the fa's david barber -a distinction he "earned" after a foul on dane whitehouse three seconds into chelsea's game against sheffield united in 1992. "i must have been too high, too wild, too strong or too early, because, after three seconds, i could hardly have been too bloody late!" remembers vinnie fondly in his autobiography.
