Personal Life
On 8 January 2007, Robinson was declared bankrupt at Sunderland County Court. Although the total amount of debt Robinson was in was not revealed, it was stated that he had agreed to pay his creditors £400 per month but had fallen behind with these repayments and did not oppose being made bankrupt. It was also reported that Robinson had moved back into his parents house in the Seaburn area of Sunderland.
In an interview with the Sunday Sun in 2008 Robinson revelaed that he had been working as a labourer but had to sign on when this source of work dried up.
Robinson reflected on the bad financial decisions which had led to his bankruptcy. He described that following his move to Wimbledon he felt homesick and pressurised by the £1.5 million fee the club had paid for him. During this time he began spending money excessively. "The amount I’d spend was ridiculous. I’d buy clothes for no reason whatsoever. I couldn’t go past a shop without going in and splashing out...Then there were the gadgets, the car...stuff every lad would buy if he could afford it." Robinson went on to say that as his career floundered and he began dropping down the leagues he still continued spending, culminating in his being declared bankrupt shortly after he left Torquay United.
Robinson also went on to say that his selection in the starting line-up for the infamous Tyne-Wear derby was a case of "too much, too young" and said that he would have preferred to play in that game when he was 26 or 27, rather than 20.
Robinson expressed regret at the way he had squandered the money he made from football stating "I look back and wish I’d bought a house and ended up with something to show for my career" but accepted that it was his own decisions that led to his failure to fulfill his footballing potential saying "I haven't quite hit the heights I should have. But the only person to blame is the idiot looking back at me in the mirror."
Robinson currently works as a courier for courier firm citylink who are based in Durham.
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