Paul Ferris on Arthur Thompson Jr Son of The Godfather of Glasgow Scotland

[@darrelwoolley7291]

Paul always comes across so composed and down to earth,yet he speaks softly about his past. Dangerous but oddly so fascinating too .

[@Adrian-sl9zj]

Always liked Paul, very well spoken and articulate. Seems like the type of man who wouldn’t bother anyone without good reason. Wouldn’t like to get on the wrong side of him. Good interview 👍

[@pauljmcmillan]

I watched about an hour and a half of that last night. Excellent so far btw. I've read and watched lots about Paul but this was still great. Good stuff Shaun

[@Cthulhuismyhero]

Commented about this on another vid but when i was living in England a friend of mine gave me a bunch of books and there was one about Ferris. never heard of him or given a thought about mobsters in the UK. I was experiencing massive cultural shift lol but it was a great book. Hes the real deal and he absolutely seems like a wonderful guy in interviews but he was and maybe still is a dangerous dude. In any event, its amazing hes still walking around, upright to tell us about it.

[@jlc3004]

He comes across very likeable and endearing paul , but you can just tell he's a dangerous man he's a man you never hear a bad word said about even though he's lived the life he's lead , best of luck to him one of the real solid old school

[@BeneathTheGold]

Thats true. You don’t hear anyone saying bad things about him.

[@JOEFABULOUS.]

They wouldn't dare

[@aliorr9356]

Depends where you live

[@Markycarandbikestuff]

Met him back in the late 90's at a car wash i worked at, really nice guy, got the feeling as we were no threat to him and not part of his world he was fine with us, the owner of the place stayed away from him though.

[@williamwhiteside3931]

The reason you dont hear bad things about him is because out of all the so called heavys back in the day he done his time everytime he got nicked. More than you can say about most of the others. This is why hes respected grew up in the same scheme with him. Decent guy n doesnt like bullys.

[@grahamblack1961]

My father and his family are all from east Glasgow and Paul Ferris reminds me so much of them. My father's older brother was as hard as nails and he spoke very softly like Ferris with very similar mannerisms. It was said that it was like a switch could flick in his head and he would go from calm to extreme violence in a instant, next thing guys would be lying around with mashed faces. But just like Ferris, to meet him you would never have guessed it.

[@TheZanshen]

As he stated in his book .non combatants are out of bounds and fair play to him on those grounds.

[@poppaleggansquat3640]

I can say from experience that Paul is bang on the button about the screws in Bar, strangely the best ones I met were in the Wendy, at least that was my thoughts but like he said there are some good ones, some bad ones and a chunk in between who are just doing their job no more and no less. Was in at the same time but never met him.

[@BeneathTheGold]

No one except pass men met paul when he was in for fat boys murder. He was kept in the wendy the whole time and any time he was moved around the prison his route was cleared of all cons. The reason the screws in the wendy were more chill was because they knew most of the cons that got put there didn’t take any nonsense. Did you ever do time up the ranch? The worst screw I ever came across was in low moss. I can’t remember his real name coz most cons called him rambo. He was an absolute animal.A horrible sick individual.

[@poppaleggansquat3640]

@@BeneathTheGold yeah I remember that cunt, him his moustache and his piss hole in the snow eyes under his ridiculously low peaked bunnet, he used to stand on that route just looking for weakness. I never met him outside of jail but according to some of the boys, who I've no reason to doubt, he used to go into the city centre looking for shoplifters along with his son' just so he could tackle them! The guy was an out and out arsehole, even the other jannies hated him, he caught me smoking in the woodshed and snuck up behind me so I spun round and cupped it in my hand behind my back then he bear hugged me, grabbed my hand and crushed it so I burnt myself but I laughed at him cause as you know a roll ups not got much of a head on it then he tried to get me carted for it but the P.O. basically told him to piss off and right a report. Jails like that, hundreds of funny wee moments punctuated with the odd bit of mindless violence, trust me mate - I will never miss that shitter of a place but I do find myself laughing at the things I seen. Good luck to you mate 😉👍be lucky.

[@BeneathTheGold]

@@poppaleggansquat3640 “Piss holes in the snow eyes” 😂😂😂 that made me laugh out loud. Thats the most accurate description of him I could ever imagine.😂 I actually kinda liked the ranch. It was a good laugh. An absolute dump but it was good fun compared to most other nicks. Plenty of violence happening to keep you entertained.😂 I saw a guy who was like two foot infront of me on the route get slashed a real bad one. You could see his teeth and everything. A wee dude snuck up past me and slashed him, pushed him a bit then ran back along the route to hide himself among the other cons. Dude turned and looked at me and I thought he thought it was me that did it but he must have been expecting it as he ran back along the route looking for the wee dude that done it. Over smack unsurprisingly. All the best to you too buddy. And stay out of trouble😂👍

[@poppaleggansquat3640]

@@BeneathTheGold you too mate, if you can't be good be careful 👍

[@patrickchanning2801]

Crazy how much people can change from when they are young and wild to old and wise

[@JCT-u7k]

He was wise when he was young. No stupid.

[@Gun-88]

Paul is pure sound and tells it like it is never met him and his book's are fking Brilliant

[@alanmctavish4802]

@jasongunn yes they are good. Vendetta is by far the best, thats a brilliant read. I didnt really like the ones after that. I felt he was pushing it out to far. Thats why when they make a great film they decide not to make a sequel. As they believe it ruins the first one. And it does. it depends on what the first film is about. They did it with all the alien films by making another 4 or 5 and it kind of ruinend the first one. Aliens is the best one out them all. As it wasnt the same film as alien and was called aliens, and they didnt do a sequel to aliens. Yes that was brilliantly made that one.

[@jmcc-j8h]

could always relate to paul being through bullying and other ectras too

[@alanmctavish4802]

A enjoyed that paul. Yes that phone call would of been a sore one to take. The top juddas in glasgow, lobban. He says he just got cought up in it all, as if he was sent to the shop for his mum to buy a pint of milk and ended up in a game of football on a muddy park and didnt get the milk. Where is he hiding now, he survives like a tiger that one.

[@dancingqueen0118]

@shaun when you gonna ask paddy on to tell his story , you had wraith , sayers, glover , cookie all telling stories, let paddy tell his side , it will be a massive pod cast 👍

[@trailblazerstu3228]

Very powerful man if he stayed in the life of crime he would have been the godfather who knows maybe he is

[@mickhend1916]

Would have been if he stayed in the life. But after the jail for guns. Was to much heat on him after that to carry on. Glasgow is ran with so many different families now

[@trailblazerstu3228]

@@mickhend1916 I agree the Lyons and Daniels mobs are mainly all u here of now but loads of people coming up and also loads getting time

[@alanmctavish4802]

@trailblazerstu he might have been. But theres so many younger teams coming through the money in crack and smack and hash compared to 20, 30 years ago now is like printing your own money now. Heroin and coke and hash always had alot of cash in it in glasgow but now its spreading further by the day. And you just have to look at all the top players who have been cought in the last 20 years and cought in teams? Like 8 to 12 men and all goes down for 5 to 18 years in jail. A mean courts never gave out 18 year sentences for huge drug hauls 25 to 30 odd years ago, and even more than 18. So that shows there not fucking about now. The first man to be given a big sentence for drugs that i clearly remember was arty thompson, i was really suprised at that when i was age just 13 and eating my dinner at tea time as we do infront of the tv and the news was on and then i just heard the newsreader saying "arthur thompson jailed for 11 years at the high court in glasgow for dealing in heroin" and it showed him and another man being lead from court into the waiting van taking them to barlinnie. I found out the other man was johna mckenzie who got 7 years. Then the news reader told the story from his desk as they do. He said arthur thompson age 30 is the son of glasgow crime boss arthur thompson senior, when sentence was passesd thompson looked down at the ground and shook his head in disbelieve. While his co accused johna mckenzie remainend stone faced as he was given 7 years, the police had thompson and mckenzie under survailance for some time before moving in on the two men, they raided mckenzies flat first and found heroin and wraps all neatly cut out from a book of pages that was then found at thompsons house the cout outs all matched" i said 11 years for selling drugs isnt that a bit much. People dont get that for murder. A friend said to me but do you know how bad heroin is? A said no a dont even know what it is or looks like. Thats how niave alot alot of people were to it then, i didnt have a clue. In school a teacher told me people kill for heroin, its an evil, dirty, filthy drug and he should of got 25 years. That would make a huge difference. Instead of all these pathetic sentences and he will be out after 6 or 7 years to do it again, its all about money, thats why they wont give them more than 20 years in jail, my teacher said or even 10 years.

[@jamesgalloway5180]

Definitely something about Paul seems a genuine sound and very likeable guy

[@dannypaterson888]

"Wat was your hurius moment?" "Da wha?"

[@TheGrowler55]

Glasgow has more than it's share of Gangsters and Tough Guy's, just saying. 😎 🇬🇧

[@leofroop]

Always get a lump in my throat when he talks about Joe and Bobby, I think off all the stuff that happened this was the most painful for Paul, seems like they were 2 young lads making their way and this happened. I'm sure I read Bobby was wanting to be a boxer.

[@sharonaird4748]

no bobby didnt want to be a boxer

[@leofroop]

@@sharonaird4748 was Joe 🤦

[@sharonaird4748]

@@leofroop yes he was amateur..

[@rossl5908]

The real protagonist for a movie at this point was Tam Bagan not Paul Ferris.

[@kdlofty]

What was the film called?

[@Markycarandbikestuff]

The Wee Man, was ok, thought it could have been a lot better TBH, his books are well worth a read.

[@markkofi8522]

The Mars bar kid.

[@JamesFaulds-z5t]

Arthur Thompson jnr? Cop talk! Young Arty was his name.

[@callummurphy9464]

I always wonder if these guy knew my grandad and his brother from Royston garngad

[@MrSirRantalot]

Rip Bobby and Joe x

[@mooncat.787]

Did you know them ?

[@sharonaird4748]

@@mooncat.787 do you..?

[@mooncat.787]

@@sharonaird4748 No !

[@fraserhopkins1594]

He is so careful about details it’s a good watch, been there done it and he sold the T-shirt, yet never bigs himself up, only way to look at it is Paul is alive and well his businesses are thriving, so who really is top bhoy? Not a Thompson for sure 🙃

[@fenrissalba7329]

Cheerio "10" in a row.🍊

[@mickhend1916]

@@fenrissalba7329 mind the stairs 😂 slippy slippy

[@markperuzzi5055]

Paul Ferris the real deal

[@jddd4953]

I've gotva guy coming to do a pod cast show him AT Gun JD

[@LG.C.F.C]

A met paul in Hamilton one day,read all his books,watched everything about him so I was kinda starstruck 😂his intelligence is fuckin unbelievable,cool as fuck guy,obviously ye can tell a guy never to be fucked with,fair play to him for turning his life around,still wouldn't fuck with but😂

[@davidandrews190]

Ferris is one of the better ones didn't hurt people just for sommat to do The old school old code Wouldn't piss him off though no way in a million years

[@michaelmullen2381]

Man is true to his words in survival . . I have no harsh words to no man, that has these values ... having others, that suck your values, and use you as a scare to gain. Must be a burden...fair play to you for for taking that burden, .and I commend you for that.. you can choose your friends,. But not your family...,

[@trevorlowrielowrie2430]

Couldn't Fight Sleep!!! And He Knows It... still trying to make a few quid off Arthur the Main Man...

[@tracydoyle6]

Are you mad

[@westington1]

He would pull out a blade without hesitation and cut you to ribbons. Also a bit of a myth he couldn’t fight with his hands - held his own for a small man. Someone willing to go all the way (and get away with it) is about as dangerous as you can get. Lots of big men in Glasgow, but the top man of each of the firms back in the day were all pretty small men - just violent, smart and killers.

[@BeneathTheGold]

If you don’t slow doon I’ll tell ma dad”😂 That sounds like something fat boy would definitely say.

[@BeneathTheGold]

Why is he calling the welsh brothers the banks brothers?

[@AmIDeadYet]

Probably legal reasons. They changed the name to Banks in his film.

[@BeneathTheGold]

@@AmIDeadYet right gotcha. I thought that may be what it was. I wonder if any of them is still alive.

[@AmIDeadYet]

@@BeneathTheGold The Welshs? probably most of the older ones that fought Thompson in the 60s are dead but the ones just older than Ferris, some of them must still be alive. You don't hear anything about them.

[@BeneathTheGold]

@@AmIDeadYet well that was my thought too. Surely some must be alive and as you say you never hear anything about them . Except from ferris. . Maybe they disappeared under rocks when paul started scalping and cutting throats

[@williamwhiteside3931]

Legal reasons

[@jddd4953]

PAUL JD HERE SEE THE BOAT I SOLD OLD AT THAT BOAT YEARS AGO IT WAS ORIGINALLY A LIFE BOAT OFF IF THE QUEEN MARY JD THE PROTEST HOUSE ON LONDON ROAD

[@therealisation5500]

Poor wee Paul picked on his whole life he never done anything really bad just asking for money back that people had borrowed honest as the day is long did he tell you the cops tried to kill him and he loved his old mum

[@gord220turbo]

Mr Paul Ferris 👌 The man, the WEE man.

[@------YeahOK------]

These folk will do anything but get a real job 😂

[@Northernsoul8582]

Proper

[@thomasmorin749]

Leopards never change their spots. Ferris is no different.

[@paulEG8]

i've always respected paul for getting revenge on his bullies. he's a good lad

[@josephgallacher3729]

Why does the interviewer speak thru his nose?

[@DrB81]

It’s because he hears through his mouth.

[@JB-qr2jq]

Audio is fucked on this.

[@villain1409]

He said ,that is when i new there was a lack of trust. Lol,how can yae trust a cr0ok from Glasgow?

[@Oldschool-h1e]

Paul the gangster with old school morals wrote 3 books naming people .grass is all he is

[@Oldschool-h1e]

Wrote

[@padraig4530]

Blink is the head man,thee Glasgow godfather......Right?

[@mooncat.787]

How do you know ?

[@padraig4530]

@@mooncat.787 Meow Meow Meow

[@mooncat.787]

@@padraig4530 How do you know ?

[@padraig4530]

@@mooncat.787 No telling you, I dont trust cats.

[@mooncat.787]

@@padraig4530 Why ?

[@anthonymitchell8893]

shaun atwoods rupert bear trousers 😎🎀🎀hes a strange one