Northeast "gangsters"

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Locke's SAFC said:
Ernie as well would have had no trouble despatching Graham, although I would say there was no one in Duffy's league as a street fighter including Ernie.
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EB did fight Graham in a gym in either Gateshead or Newcastle. EB went thru by himself, he was getting the better of Graham, Graham's mates didn't like it and one of them give EB some sly digs to help Graham out.
 


I met Duffy once, he was probably past his best when I met him, he was on crutches as he had been kneecapped. He seemed like a decent enough lad to me but I don't think he was the hardest lad on .Teesside never mind the North East.
 
Locke's SAFC said:
From what I've heard mate, from a good source, he was a bit of a bully and he wasn't what you would call a hard fella.

He was big, but a lot of it was all steroids and not a lot of power.

He cornered some fella in Newcastle, an associate, and he had a few pals with him and despite hitting this lad a good few times and the lad not hitting him back, Graham couldn't put him down. Apparently Graham did a bit of that, turning up to level a lone fella with a few to back him up with the message being hit back and you'll get it from all of us.

Now, Lee Duffy, different animal. He was 18 stone of pure aggression and hard as fuck and psychotic. He went up to Newcastle, on his own, and started smacking Graham's doormen around. Graham was called to say come and help your employees and he thought better of it and stayed put. By all accounts Duffy would have peddled Graham quite comfortably - wouldn't have been a contest.

Ernie as well would have had no trouble despatching Graham, although I would say there was no one in Duffy's league as a street fighter including Ernie.
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These plastic gangsters are all bullys
 
I was in the Dougy Vaults in Shields and Keith Bell was in (aye I kna he was placca gangster)... Anyway me and my apprentice at the time were playing pool and Belly's monkey (dressed in a waistcoat and wearing a Fez) jumped on the table and starts hoying the balls about- The apprentice then sidled up to me and quietly said ''let the monkey win''
 
tunstall birdman said:
I spoke to Lee on the night he was killed.
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duff_man said:
These plastic gangsters are all bullys
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I think you're right mate in that Graham was hardly a gangster. A bit like those dealers from London/Essex who ended up dead through making too much noise.

Not really gangsters I would say. They've just done a few steroids, made a bit of money out of drugs and clubs and got ahead of themselves which is why they were killed.
 
Graham was running Durham jail when he was in there so he must have had something about him. Maybe just reputation but the screws always turned to Graham if they needed to calm things down.
 
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