The original picture was taken in 1988 when Vinnie, then at Wimbledon, was tasked with roughing up Gazza who had just broken into the first team at hometown club Newcastle.
âI got to the game everything is fine, was having the craic with the lads, and it is all going off out on the pitch,â
âGazza has gone out there early and there was a frenzy. I used to go out late, I didnât want a great big warm up. Our guys went out and are going âthere are girls running on with bouquets of flowers and roses and chocolatesâ and something snapped in me. I thought: âI could be the laughing stock of this game. What if he scores four goals, what if he runs riot?â
âSomething snapped in me. So I never went out. I stretched in the dressing room and I am building up and building up and I thought âwhen I see him, Iâm going to kill himâ.â
It was clear Gazza wasnât going to be able to play any actual football that day. In fact, he wanted to stay in the changing room. His crown jewels were safe in there.
âI always remember when they kicked off he came straight up to us,â he told talkSPORT. âI went âyouâve got the ballâ and he said âI ainât playing football today and neither are youâ.â
They didnât know it then, but the pair were about to unwittingly pose for a photograph that is now part of footy folklore as Gazzaâs wit forced an angry Jones to do what any sane person would â he reached down, squeezed and didnât let go.
Discussing the incident together on talkSPORT, Jones said: âIt was a free kick or something and I didnât want you to come short and get the ball.
âWe were fighting to get in and he started jostling as well and you said something about âhow much are they paying you for this, are you getting ÂŁ100 for this today?â That is when I reached down.
âI grabbed it and it was just spot on! There werenât no fiddling about. He had a bit of luncheon on him the boy at 17 to be fair to him! It was straight on the button.