By Matthew Jones
July 6 2003

He used to do guns and drugs, but what is Asprilla upto now? Set to sign for Division Three club, Darlington. Does a runner after getting a work permit.. Signs for Universidad de Chile, but is then released after his wage demands were too high... Faustino Asprilla has had a colourful past. A hatrick against Barcelona, and a target for Division Three club Darlington FC.

He has just been released by his current club Universidad de Chile after his wage demands were too high.

The Club President said: "We had a big desire to keep him in the team and he wanted to stay with us but we cannot afford him. We cannot compete with the offer that has come from Qatar."

Now we come to the whole Darlington buisness. He went to Feethams (Darlington's ground) and was paraded to the fans. Chairman George Reynolds failed to get a work permit, but - after appealing - managed in the end and Tino was set to sign for Darlington.

However, he did a runner without telling anybody and the fans started believing it was just a publicity stunt. What a signing it would have been for The Quakers' though!

Have a look at the stories below, that a Darlington site managed to publish during the whole Asprilla-to sign for-Darlington era.

Each story will open up in a new window!

Tino Stories on D@rlo Uncovered

Asprilla to sign - August 24th

Asprilla Deal Update - August 25th

Tino Agrees Terms - August 25th

Tino's Dodgy Past - August 26th

Permit Nerves - August 27th

Tino Wallpapers - August 27th

Tino Gets Permit - August 28th

Asprilla Gets Green Light - August 28th

Asprilla Profile - August 28th

Tino's Gone - August 30th

Chairman's Statement - August 30th

Tino Doubled Demands - August 31st

Target Tino Game - August 31st

My Arse In The Gaurdian - August 31st

Where's Tino Gone - September 3rd

Tino Crocked - September 29th

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