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Mr attwood I can get book deal and movies way the amount shit I been upty over the years then again every scheme boy is exact same we all have our stories of the streets scars mean second prize as far as I remember or I'm I just living on different planet wheeeeeeeee
I worked as a nurse in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow back in 1999. I met some of the roughest guys on the planet, but most of them were likeable. Rough family or no family, alcoholic father or no father, generational unemployment and crime, but still I saw them as my brothers. What would I have turned out like if I had been exposed to their sufferings, neglect and abuse? There are many saints on the inside and many devils on the outside. God bless all prisoners. "The only difference between them and us, is that they got caught". Fulton Sheen
@@FatMontana84 never thot about everybody walkin anti clockwise wither its roon the landin or oot the back, its anoyin me noo. You should start your own pod or even put a video up every week. Great story teller.
I've known Paul since I was about 16. Think the first time I met Paul was at a flat in seafar. Probably one of the times that I was thankful I wasn't on the wrong side of him. I had a drink and their was a bit of drama and being drunk and full of false confidence I mind saying something that got Paul's attention. He came out the kitchen and I sobered up rapid 😂 luckily he gave me a talk about alcohol and told me to be careful in future. Probably from that time I've always had time for Paul. Great that your sharing your story and moving upwards and onwards. Great guy. Definitely a changed man. Well done mate 👏
Hello Shaun & Paul. Oh my goodness what a life and good to see Paul now at a better happy place in his life. Growing up in Glasgow myself, yes there was a lot of gangs.The McGoverns lived not far from me and we had them in our classes, also my mum grew up with the older families when she was a teenager back in the 50s. Kids now have to be educated with not taking knives with them to be a tough guy. They want nice cars, homes etc, well a good job is the way to go. Technology drives me nuts and when you hear the things that kids do to others online. Taking there own lives all that. That needs to be stamped out.
Great video, I knew paul from I was a wee guy, he was Paul Allum back then. He was always fine with me but he was always someone that if you saw him coming you’d quickly about turn just incase 😂😂. I remember he just suddenly disappeared for years but that was obviously when he must have been jailed. It was always when you seen him, or Jay McCarol you about turned so you never got asked for a pound or stabbed 😂 glad he’s alright now.
This really hit the mark with my past life 😢Paul I wish you all the very best for your future brother 🏴 and I pray 🙏 you find peace my man from Dundee 🏴GTC Ps Sean yet Another eye opener and exciting the way you sat back and let Paul flow 💙👍
Yet again another brilliant podcast but this one's defo one of the best sounds crazy but that's the way it goes up here, good luck for your future Paul really enjoyed listening to you 😉👍✊
Great podcast Shaun I'm from Glasgow and have done a fair bit of time so everything Paul is saying is true about jails n about Glasgow in general it's just a way of life up here second nature
Paul smith best podcast ever ❤❤ I know every word to be true I’m so very proud of you paul great dad great partner last 15 years have been fun entertaining loving I love that you listened n also had it in your own head to change your old ways it’s all your past now many years ago could not be more happier and proud honestly babe super happy ❤❤
Obviously a lot of his change has been down to him desperate to change and finding you, always there to listen, support and understand. And biggest of all, having children and being a positive in their lives. Much love to you all.
Good on you bro, in starting out as a chef , as I know it’s heavy graft in a kitchen, especially when you’ve been away doing time, it’s definitely a different kitchen compared to bar ls kitchen eh bro 😎 well done changing your life round as I know how hard it is , and I’ve been out a long time now buddy . Wish you nothing but the best for the future 💪👏
Paul is my nephew and he has had a hard start as a teenager every word is true but we'll done for turning things around and trying to warn the young mob knifes is not the answer good podcast vinnie
@shaunattwood and @paulsmith I enjoyed some of the stories that were told about the prisons paul had served time in, and hats off to you for turning your life around and maintaining employment and being a father...... but I have to say that for a man who has served so much time in scottish prisons, your knowledge of certain aspects of the system are ones you should know!!!!! Firstly for a man who got an LTP as a YO should know in Polmont the "Ally Cally" was simply an Allocation wing for YO's who have just arrived in the jail, the only prison at that time in scotland which had an allocation wing for simply holding YO's for a small period of time(usually only a few weeks) as the length of sentence you got, determined which wing you went too, and in my time there, 7 days to 8 months you were usually sent to Glenochil or kept in the "Ally Cally" 9-18 moths you were sent to North wing (known as "Vietnam" due to the violence) then you had South wing for the monsters,beasts and protections which im assuming was any length of sentence and finally you had East and West wing which was for YO's doing 19 months to 4 years. Anyway just thought i'd clear the Ally Cally story up for you Paul as ive also been stupid enough to be locked up most my adult life, done 16 STPs and 2 LTPs and been in most of the prisons in Scotland. I am from the east coast and there are stories Ive been wanting to tell the general public as they wouldn't believe and you and I can tell them about the real S.P.S. and the stories they wouldn't have wanted 'JOE PUBLIC' to know about so if you would like to collaborate lets start the dialogue and expose good (like big gibby the screw in Bar L) the bad and the ugly truth of the Scottish Prison service............Anyway I look forward to hearing from you if you genuinely want to put a book of small stories together as ive been in Perth,Polmont,Edinburgh,Kilmarnock,Barlinnie,Low Moss,Castle Huntly and Shotts from 1998-2021. ALL in mainstream
I know why your saying that & up until 2002 your where 100% correct but after Jessie closed it’s doors to LTP YOIs they really didn’t care where you were going
I was in ally cally in 2001 and got moved to north wing then to west wing then to north wing again then in 2004 before I got out they opened Iona hall so I got moved up there. I can tell you that Polmont in early 2000’s was a war zone, total carnage and most violent place I’ve ever seen
PAUL What a hard life u have had been strong to pull through Stay on the straight & narrow u have kids now to look after so make sure they & ur wife stay safe & well God Bless: Shaun great pod again take care
Great podcast shaun . Never in a million years did i ever think that i would see paul on here 😂 good to see your on the right path bro. Looking different paul i wouldn't even recognise you in the street.
@@FatMontana84 it's some tale and you put it across very well. You were fearless like many before you but you can see a good guy in you. Just in glasgow they put a team up & backstab you quicker than anywhere else. Enjoy your life, your well due it.
@Paul Smith AKA Smithy paul was your step dad called paul allan ? Be up glenochil early 90s ? Another boy fae your bit was called " coz" who paul was mates way.
What Paul says describes Glasgow to a T I myself was the exact same as Paul growing up in the 80s in the east end of Glasgow it was crazy wee were all gang fighting all the time it was a very dangerous place to be and I was in and out of prison for years but in Glasgow it was a weird place to stay and it was more peir pressure from the older kids to go along with the flow and it just spirls out of control but thankfully most of us have a good think to ourselves and want to have a better life but it was very challenging thanks for your story Paul
I live with him he might have calmed down he’s still as stupid as ever I’ve been stuck with him for over 15 years he has the maturity of a 5 year old 😂😂😂lol ❤
Hi Paul I was down bowhouse in 1999 about june it was only opened a couple of moon , and they used to hand you your mail unopened, and like you said some of the jannys were ex takeaway delivery drivers all crazy jobs, the only ones , that were POs were ex SPS Screws
Think this is a joke!!!!! Ma brother died 9 years ago so he isnt here to defend himself. Ma dad never blamed anyone other than his son ma dads attitude is you do the crime you do the time!! Im glad pauls getting his life together i think its amazing but dont appreciate my brother n dads name gettin dropped all over utube.
Amazing from Paul Smith you got ur story across well very well spoke Amazing, you r a true success story? Anyone wanting a good watch this is it , well done again Paul know Paul from teenage years to how much he's turned his life round to a family man now , INspeatTionL Paul, everyone watch this pls 🙏
Worked with Paul in a kitchen in Cumbernauld, proper nice guy always trying to help folk when he could. Get that book wrote mate, Glad to see you’re still doing good. - Pot Washing Boy Milanos 😂💯
Same 1st experience as mine for E me and my best mate split a white Mitsubishi on a rare sunny day in Scotland old firm day what a day it was we were both 13 and it was almost 27 years ago now haven't had one for 25 years funnily enough I took the path of employment over gangs and drugs and became a chef worked my way up to head chef level by age of 22 working 6 days a week 10am to 10pm and 1 day a week at anniesland college
@@stubo4960 thanks bro I appreciate that and all comments made under this post and I’m very happy to announce that the book is in full swing has been a few months now
Alley calley was a nickname given as the wing was allocation wing where you first went in polmont before you were moved on to another wing or jail What a shithole of a wing was huge aswell
Aye was there in 2001 when it was a proper dump, then moved to north wing which was a jungle, riots constant, stabbing, slashing nearly everyday then got moved to west wing which was mental as well as was under 18’s then back to north wing then got moved to the new Iona hall at the time which was drug free, that was 2004 when I got out. Hell on earth and also was on big remand in Kilmarnock early 2001 and was g wing at the time they put us in which was next to beast wing which was H wing, weird jail that, with the bubbles in the middle and the wings off it. Place was a joke though, cons ran it and screws could do nothing about it, very dangerous jail tbh
Hey Paul touching story mate you defo need to get a bit of assistance to get this book out I for 1 will get it and I don’t read books hopefully Shaun can help good on you for change brother here for a good time not a long time good
I met this guy working as a labourer on a building site in cumbernauld 2013 maybe 2014 it was a miller homes site. Scary looking dude, I gave him my spare stanley knife for removing protection off the floors.
Mate as soon as I saw his face and heard he was from Cumbernauld I thought that myself, was on the same site for a few month as well doing groundwork, think we were the last mob on it
Fs mad Paul Smith a was up Shotts way him he is mad as a brush always right up for it he backed me up one time n he didn't even know me at the time but its gd to see you doin well mate big up Paul Smith heavy mad man fae wee jordon
Hope you get a book out mate. Im sure Shaun will help wi that 🙄 i'll defo buy it as long as you get all the profits mate. Or i'll buy it direct fae you 🏴
Like Paul says at around 20 mins, I've seen big changes in the West of Scotland over the last 20 years. For the better. I don't know if it was by design but casual, random street violence has reduced dramatically. The number of young guys out and about causing bother has drastically reduced. Maybe it's because those crazy shell suits went out of fashion so they're not as noticeable.😄
@@FatMontana84 there's probably a few reasons. Not so many kids being born after 2000 then a lot of the schemes getting torn down and rearranged. I think the drug scene is playing a part too. Drug deaths are through the roof the last 10 years.
Would ❤to see u write yer story, find the right book agency,pls😊. There's ppl out there that will help ,to get ur book published. 😊lov to ur fam n others! Keep looking someday u will have a bestselling book 🤞 🤞 n maybe a Bestselling Movie!!! It has all the characters n all the bestselling stories...😂❤❤❤
Aww thank you so much I could not be any happier with your comment I’m over the moon you see it the way I do thank you love n luck to you and your family thanks 🙏 x
I'm in absolute honour u got bk to me! Thank u Paul, I will b watching the football this weekend! I think 🤔 u might be too? 🤞 .but with regards to writing book/script ...get on that pal it b amazing.! We need more Real Bios/real movies. Wishing u all the best.the future is bright the future is.......arrrrgh green! 😍 ♥😍 lol xxxx
Yes golf football & grand national my weeks full lol but I’m happy to able to write me & author have already started the book with hopes of it being in the shops for xmas
Well done Paul coz your story hit home for me and u deserve to have it told, watching your story on Sean attwood really made me think 🤔 about alot of things gone on in my life but mainly my partners. I'm looking forward to seeing u on other podcasts, and yeh the book would b a prize 🏆. Go PS. Life is to short get wot u deserve ☺
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there is several homemade documentaries that chart the never ending murders and extreme violence in Glasgow and how they are intertwined, obviously done by someone who lives within it and knows every victim and every gory detail, always the same story revenge attacks going on for years and years, young men chopping each other up, alcohol, they are really sad and disturbing because you can see it will never end, mothers with 3 sons ending up murdered over the years , cousins all sorts, wish i could remember the titles
fortunately organisations like the V.R.U & other committed people are doing some amazing things to work towards a better future for the kids of tomorrow
Watched all these Glasgow gangsters close up over the years , grief is all they bring to their families and aquaintances ,infest their neighbourhoods with drugs , never had a real job in their lives , would never have a square go ,still staying in the same shitty housing schemes , their kids end up in jail or are junkies or dead looking up to these role models but they still think they are wide as fuck .
God am listening to these pod casts and it’s like listening to my husband alex strachan aka Strackie he was in Barlinie shotts the lot and talks very highly of the old team as he called it
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Mr attwood I can get book deal and movies way the amount shit I been upty over the years then again every scheme boy is exact same we all have our stories of the streets scars mean second prize as far as I remember or I'm I just living on different planet wheeeeeeeee
Clutching at straws is the old saying
😅
Hands down Glaswegian guests are the best. There is an intensity to the way they tell their story that is unrivalled.
100 percent
The Glasgow podcasts always seem to be the best...
I worked as a nurse in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow back in 1999. I met some of the roughest guys on the planet, but most of them were likeable. Rough family or no family, alcoholic father or no father, generational unemployment and crime, but still I saw them as my brothers. What would I have turned out like if I had been exposed to their sufferings, neglect and abuse? There are many saints on the inside and many devils on the outside. God bless all prisoners. "The only difference between them and us, is that they got caught". Fulton Sheen
@@catholicarrows very well said
@@FatMontana84 never thot about everybody walkin anti clockwise wither its roon the landin or oot the back, its anoyin me noo. You should start your own pod or even put a video up every week. Great story teller.
@@Chrisytigers I have thought about it tbh
And thank you for your support and kindness mate
In every working class area in Scotland it was just like Paul described, for decades. Never a dull moment. Mental!
I've known Paul since I was about 16. Think the first time I met Paul was at a flat in seafar. Probably one of the times that I was thankful I wasn't on the wrong side of him. I had a drink and their was a bit of drama and being drunk and full of false confidence I mind saying something that got Paul's attention. He came out the kitchen and I sobered up rapid 😂 luckily he gave me a talk about alcohol and told me to be careful in future. Probably from that time I've always had time for Paul. Great that your sharing your story and moving upwards and onwards. Great guy. Definitely a changed man. Well done mate 👏
Thanks 😂you’re nice comments mate
Well done Paul, good to see a guy turn his life around.
Thanks Shaun, enjoyed listening to this one.
Thanks pal
Great story he's bang on about growing up so easy to get caught up in the violence. Another excellent podcast 👍
All love brother, nice to hear stories of people turning their life around.
Thank you very much pal
I love how at the end he goes “it might has sounded like fun, but it wisnae”😂 well done Paul ✊🏻
So far the best Attwood pod iv listened too, thats saying alot.
Thanks very much mate
Greetings from Oban Paul
Glad your doing well mate a life lived and you have turned the dark chapters into new positive chapters !
Take care mate
Mark
Thank you kindly
Being from the east end.. moved to cumbernauld. I concur. ✅
Shaun doesn't understand a word.
Hello Shaun & Paul. Oh my goodness what a life and good to see Paul now at a better happy place in his life. Growing up in Glasgow myself, yes there was a lot of gangs.The McGoverns lived not far from me and we had them in our classes, also my mum grew up with the older families when she was a teenager back in the 50s. Kids now have to be educated with not taking knives with them to be a tough guy. They want nice cars, homes etc, well a good job is the way to go. Technology drives me nuts and when you hear the things that kids do to others online. Taking there own lives all that. That needs to be stamped out.
💯 agree with you Linda & thanks for your comments
Great video, I knew paul from I was a wee guy, he was Paul Allum back then. He was always fine with me but he was always someone that if you saw him coming you’d quickly about turn just incase 😂😂. I remember he just suddenly disappeared for years but that was obviously when he must have been jailed.
It was always when you seen him, or Jay McCarol you about turned so you never got asked for a pound or stabbed 😂 glad he’s alright now.
Is it Paul Allen? The family from Cambuslang?
This really hit the mark with my past life 😢Paul I wish you all the very best for your future brother 🏴 and I pray 🙏 you find peace my man from Dundee 🏴GTC
Ps Sean yet Another eye opener and exciting the way you sat back and let Paul flow 💙👍
Well done turning your life around 👏 great podcast
Thanks....Glad you enjoyed it!
Yet again another brilliant podcast but this one's defo one of the best sounds crazy but that's the way it goes up here, good luck for your future Paul really enjoyed listening to you 😉👍✊
Thanks for that mate
@@FatMontana84 pleasure was ours ma man ✊👍😁
@@gavindoherty8883 👍
JH 100% PAUL I AM OLDER BUT RECALL YOU AS A WEE RUNNER GOOD BHOY WELL DONE PAL HOPE YOUR MAM IS OK CHECK OUT MY PAST PORT GLASGOW PA145HL
Excellent podcast… hope he gets his book out
Great podcast Shaun I'm from Glasgow and have done a fair bit of time so everything Paul is saying is true about jails n about Glasgow in general it's just a way of life up here second nature
The Carbrain verandas were nuts back in the day a grew up wae Paul he’s mellowed out a lot 👍
Thanks mate
This is a great interview. Huge respect Paul ✊ 👍
Best podcast I’ve seen in ages. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the nice comment m8
Paul smith best podcast ever ❤❤ I know every word to be true I’m so very proud of you paul great dad great partner last 15 years have been fun entertaining loving I love that you listened n also had it in your own head to change your old ways it’s all your past now many years ago could not be more happier and proud honestly babe super happy ❤❤
You should be proud of him you can see he's a changed man bíg respect to you and your family Paul . John Blackburn west Lothian Scotland 🏴💪💯
Thank you very much for this nice comment
Obviously a lot of his change has been down to him desperate to change and finding you, always there to listen, support and understand. And biggest of all, having children and being a positive in their lives. Much love to you all.
He's a sex offender and you pump him
What a legend Paul is. So intelligent and well spoken. Wish him the best
Hes my dads neighbor and friend
Pretty sure hes got 2 kids
Thank you for your kind words mate
@@Coeyano who’s your dad?
@@Coeyanoyes I do a boy & girl
brilliant pod there would recommend to anyone whos got time to listen👍🏻
Thanks for watching Luke
Thanks Luke
Great podcast Shaun, and all the best to Paul and his family for the future.
❤
Good on you bro, in starting out as a chef , as I know it’s heavy graft in a kitchen, especially when you’ve been away doing time, it’s definitely a different kitchen compared to bar ls kitchen eh bro 😎 well done changing your life round as I know how hard it is , and I’ve been out a long time now buddy . Wish you nothing but the best for the future 💪👏
Thank you very much for that maye
I understand everything you're talking about
Fantastic watch. So inspiring seeing people changing their lifes for the better ❤
Thanks mate
Believe me it took a lot of work and discipline to stick to it couldn’t see my life any other way now though
Paul is my nephew and he has had a hard start as a teenager every word is true but we'll done for turning things around and trying to warn the young mob knifes is not the answer good podcast vinnie
Thanks for your comments guys
Another class interview all the best Paul in future top man
Thanks mate
@shaunattwood and @paulsmith I enjoyed some of the stories that were told about the prisons paul had served time in, and hats off to you for turning your life around and maintaining employment and being a father...... but I have to say that for a man who has served so much time in scottish prisons, your knowledge of certain aspects of the system are ones you should know!!!!! Firstly for a man who got an LTP as a YO should know in Polmont the "Ally Cally" was simply an Allocation wing for YO's who have just arrived in the jail, the only prison at that time in scotland which had an allocation wing for simply holding YO's for a small period of time(usually only a few weeks) as the length of sentence you got, determined which wing you went too, and in my time there, 7 days to 8 months you were usually sent to Glenochil or kept in the "Ally Cally" 9-18 moths you were sent to North wing (known as "Vietnam" due to the violence) then you had South wing for the monsters,beasts and protections which im assuming was any length of sentence and finally you had East and West wing which was for YO's doing 19 months to 4 years. Anyway just thought i'd clear the Ally Cally story up for you Paul as ive also been stupid enough to be locked up most my adult life, done 16 STPs and 2 LTPs and been in most of the prisons in Scotland. I am from the east coast and there are stories Ive been wanting to tell the general public as they wouldn't believe and you and I can tell them about the real S.P.S. and the stories they wouldn't have wanted 'JOE PUBLIC' to know about so if you would like to collaborate lets start the dialogue and expose good (like big gibby the screw in Bar L) the bad and the ugly truth of the Scottish Prison service............Anyway I look forward to hearing from you if you genuinely want to put a book of small stories together as ive been in Perth,Polmont,Edinburgh,Kilmarnock,Barlinnie,Low Moss,Castle Huntly and Shotts from 1998-2021. ALL in mainstream
I know why your saying that & up until 2002 your where 100% correct but after Jessie closed it’s doors to LTP YOIs they really didn’t care where you were going
I was in ally cally in 2001 and got moved to north wing then to west wing then to north wing again then in 2004 before I got out they opened Iona hall so I got moved up there.
I can tell you that Polmont in early 2000’s was a war zone, total carnage and most violent place I’ve ever seen
PAUL What a hard life u have had been strong to pull through Stay on the straight & narrow u have kids now to look after so make sure they & ur wife stay safe & well God Bless: Shaun great pod again take care
Thank you Joseph
Nice one Paul and shaun 👍
👍 thank you
Love to Glasgow! ❤
Life on a scheme . Brilliant same old same old 👍
Brilliant 💪 respect from Kilmarnock 👌🏴🇬🇧
Thanks to killie
@@FatMontana84 best podcast a have heard for ages m8 take care 👌
Thank you ross
@Ross Yuill i think so tae mate. Crackin chat Paul 👌🏻🏴
@@FatMontana84 brilliant chat mate
Great podcast shaun . Never in a million years did i ever think that i would see paul on here 😂 good to see your on the right path bro. Looking different paul i wouldn't even recognise you in the street.
Lol time caught up with me unfortunately 😢😅
@paulsmithakasmithy4543 Unfortunately, times the biggest rip aff of all time 😆 🤣
@@Mr-BuBa lol I hear that brother
with that mars bar
@@josiekaposie5783 collateral damage mate, everyone knows when leading a life like that there is a good chance you will take a prize from time to time
What a tale!! Glad youve found peace & a Family.
❤
Thank you mate
All the best Paul. Wish you good times & contentment. You've came thru brutal times and endured a lot so enjoy the peace & lovely moments chum.
@@gooddeedsbeatbad2625 very nice words mate i thank you
@@FatMontana84 it's some tale and you put it across very well. You were fearless like many before you but you can see a good guy in you. Just in glasgow they put a team up & backstab you quicker than anywhere else. Enjoy your life, your well due it.
Nice touch sending the signed book to his mate!! Nice one Shaun!!
Thanks
@@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL You should visit Glasgow, put some kind of tour documentary together, few interviews, locations etc...
Great idea
@@FatMontana84 I'm sure you could show him some of the famous sites etc Paul. It would be a cracking show!! Get it done folks!
@Paul Smith AKA Smithy paul was your step dad called paul allan ? Be up glenochil early 90s ? Another boy fae your bit was called " coz" who paul was mates way.
Having been inside in Kilmarnock- its dire. Daniel Eastwood now Sophie Eastwood was an interesting character!
Lol shocking place to be we when down in house block one only a tad better than HB2
What Paul says describes Glasgow to a T I myself was the exact same as Paul growing up in the 80s in the east end of Glasgow it was crazy wee were all gang fighting all the time it was a very dangerous place to be and I was in and out of prison for years but in Glasgow it was a weird place to stay and it was more peir pressure from the older kids to go along with the flow and it just spirls out of control but thankfully most of us have a good think to ourselves and want to have a better life but it was very challenging thanks for your story Paul
Lol the 90s was bad enough for me mate lol
I live with him he might have calmed down he’s still as stupid as ever I’ve been stuck with him for over 15 years he has the maturity of a 5 year old 😂😂😂lol ❤
😂😂😂😂 now now
Enjoyed that. Cheers 👌
Hi Paul I was down bowhouse in 1999 about june it was only opened a couple of moon , and they used to hand you your mail unopened, and like you said some of the jannys were ex takeaway delivery drivers all crazy jobs, the only ones , that were POs were ex SPS Screws
Yes I had heard about that with the mail you would have never seen that in an SPS jail
This posts needs more likes folks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
lol please don’t stop the praise 😅😅🎉
Nice genuine story ✌️
Well done big cuz very proud of you ❤❤
Thanks cuz
If it was baldy Shahid who got attacked in the gym the only reason he survived was because he's a mass of muscle. He was lucky that day.
I wasn’t him the boy was a white guy from pollock
Good luck lad😉
Great to hear ma accent! 🏴💙
Brill podcast do a second one
The guy looks 👌 very much like rap producer Scot Stotch 🤣🤣😝 . Another great one Sean. 😊 Nice one
Thanks for listening
Think this is a joke!!!!! Ma brother died 9 years ago so he isnt here to defend himself. Ma dad never blamed anyone other than his son ma dads attitude is you do the crime you do the time!! Im glad pauls getting his life together i think its amazing but dont appreciate my brother n dads name gettin dropped all over utube.
Stacey I apologise if I offended you in anyway I promise I wasn’t trying to hurt you or your family in anyway
Well tough titty Stacey. Freedom of speech is key.
Great podcast be good book keep going strong bro
Thanks for listening
Thanks Ross
Amazing from Paul Smith you got ur story across well very well spoke Amazing, you r a true success story? Anyone wanting a good watch this is it , well done again Paul know Paul from teenage years to how much he's turned his life round to a family man now , INspeatTionL Paul, everyone watch this pls 🙏
Sean like the wee nodding Churchill dogs that were on the back of cars.
Pmsl😂
Worked with Paul in a kitchen in Cumbernauld, proper nice guy always trying to help folk when he could.
Get that book wrote mate,
Glad to see you’re still doing good.
- Pot Washing Boy Milanos 😂💯
Nice one Paul 👍
Same 1st experience as mine for E me and my best mate split a white Mitsubishi on a rare sunny day in Scotland old firm day what a day it was we were both 13 and it was almost 27 years ago now haven't had one for 25 years funnily enough I took the path of employment over gangs and drugs and became a chef worked my way up to head chef level by age of 22 working 6 days a week 10am to 10pm and 1 day a week at anniesland college
really well done chef
He seems brand new. Mad life. Love fae Kilwinning mate 🙌🏼🍺🇬🇧
Shout out to Kilmarnock
paul smith the total legend
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Lol thanks mate
Great podcast
Thank you
Thanx for the subtitles!😊
You're welcome 😊
I can't understand him and I'm a Glaswegian!😂
My apologies guys if you ever need any questions answered I would be happy to do so
@paulsmithakasmithy4543 fantastic podcast Paul,put it on today and was glued your a great story teller,I hope you write your book
@@stubo4960 thanks bro I appreciate that and all comments made under this post and I’m very happy to announce that the book is in full swing has been a few months now
Write that book Paul, I’ll be the first to buy it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Aw thanks bro I’m in the middle of writing it just now
Alley calley was a nickname given as the wing was allocation wing where you first went in polmont before you were moved on to another wing or jail
What a shithole of a wing was huge aswell
You mean ally cally = allocation
@@shuggsluggs9126 lol wtf awrite mate your spelling is the right way 😂😂👍
Daunting for youre first ever night in a Jail at 16😮
Aye was there in 2001 when it was a proper dump, then moved to north wing which was a jungle, riots constant, stabbing, slashing nearly everyday then got moved to west wing which was mental as well as was under 18’s then back to north wing then got moved to the new Iona hall at the time which was drug free, that was 2004 when I got out.
Hell on earth and also was on big remand in Kilmarnock early 2001 and was g wing at the time they put us in which was next to beast wing which was H wing, weird jail that, with the bubbles in the middle and the wings off it.
Place was a joke though, cons ran it and screws could do nothing about it, very dangerous jail tbh
Listening to you like being at home 😂 xx ❤ xx
Were are you now not to far we hope
Down in England now but u remind me of My uncle lol Tony lol. Hope you behaving these days. Slippers on 😂😂
Sounds like cumbernauld deserves its reputation good story
Good listen this. Enjoyed it. Keep on that right path mate. Respect fae Coatbridge
Thanks mate shout out to Coatbridge
Thanks for listening
I never knew Alan Carr was a Scottish criminal 😝
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He crowned me with a hatchet lol tha was a belter
Hey Paul touching story mate you defo need to get a bit of assistance to get this book out I for 1 will get it and I don’t read books hopefully Shaun can help good on you for change brother here for a good time not a long time good
Thanks mate I already have a author ✍️ and publisher so hopefully I’ll have it on the shelves by Xmas
No big Paul for 25 year n he.s spot on been in most jails with him n aslo drunk with him in Lourdes lol😂
Well in smithy changing yur life aboot aw the best mate
Thank you
I met this guy working as a labourer on a building site in cumbernauld 2013 maybe 2014 it was a miller homes site. Scary looking dude, I gave him my spare stanley knife for removing protection off the floors.
Mate as soon as I saw his face and heard he was from Cumbernauld I thought that myself, was on the same site for a few month as well doing groundwork, think we were the last mob on it
I’m certainly chubby nowadays 😂 class mate we are all getting old and fat respect ma man
Fs mad Paul Smith a was up Shotts way him he is mad as a brush always right up for it he backed me up one time n he didn't even know me at the time but its gd to see you doin well mate big up Paul Smith heavy mad man fae wee jordon
What a guy interesting life pal
Hahaha…right at a him described a usual Tuesday… wait till ye hear aboot Wednesday 😁
Hope you get a book out mate. Im sure Shaun will help wi that 🙄 i'll defo buy it as long as you get all the profits mate. Or i'll buy it direct fae you 🏴
I’m happy to be able to say the book is already under way mate thanks
@Paul Smith AKA Smithy brilliant mate! Cannie wait tae read it ❤
@@FatMontana84 From easterhoose to cumbernauld (Abronhill).
Aye mental.
Like Paul says at around 20 mins, I've seen big changes in the West of Scotland over the last 20 years. For the better. I don't know if it was by design but casual, random street violence has reduced dramatically. The number of young guys out and about causing bother has drastically reduced. Maybe it's because those crazy shell suits went out of fashion so they're not as noticeable.😄
Most definitely mate
@@FatMontana84 there's probably a few reasons. Not so many kids being born after 2000 then a lot of the schemes getting torn down and rearranged. I think the drug scene is playing a part too. Drug deaths are through the roof the last 10 years.
CCTV
Lifes went indoor now in front screens.
You got rushed by the mufty mob in Ally Caley anaw 😂 aw its murder Paul eh 😅
Hope yer well paulo
Would ❤to see u write yer story, find the right book agency,pls😊. There's ppl out there that will help ,to get ur book published. 😊lov to ur fam n others! Keep looking someday u will have a bestselling book 🤞 🤞 n maybe a Bestselling Movie!!! It has all the characters n all the bestselling stories...😂❤❤❤
Aww thank you so much I could not be any happier with your comment I’m over the moon you see it the way I do thank you love n luck to you and your family thanks 🙏 x
I'm in absolute honour u got bk to me! Thank u Paul, I will b watching the football this weekend! I think 🤔 u might be too? 🤞 .but with regards to writing book/script ...get on that pal it b amazing.! We need more Real Bios/real movies. Wishing u all the best.the future is bright the future is.......arrrrgh green! 😍 ♥😍 lol xxxx
Yes golf football & grand national my weeks full lol but I’m happy to able to write me & author have already started the book with hopes of it being in the shops for xmas
Well done Paul coz your story hit home for me and u deserve to have it told, watching your story on Sean attwood really made me think 🤔 about alot of things gone on in my life but mainly my partners. I'm looking forward to seeing u on other podcasts, and yeh the book would b a prize 🏆. Go PS. Life is to short get wot u deserve ☺
I believe we need a translater!
Shaun looks confused too.
Only scots will really understand Paul.
I bet the Americans can't understand what he's saying. I hope they have sub titles.
"you tryin e tell me yae fell and landed on a bullet"? kwolity lol
ritchie "PHONE HACKER" footitt: access my hacked emails change the settings let me see all my own comments, replies, AND the names of every person who likes my posts here on YT.
the killie gym incident sounds similar to baldy shahid getting done with fae wully crawford with a weight... that happened in killie gym hall to
No it definitely wasn’t him this guy came from pollock and white it had something to do with a slashing
@FatMontana84 aye I didn't think it would be the same one suppose there's plenty similar stuff happens in gyms in jail haha...
@@krismorrice1870 most definitely it really was as brutal if not more as I said by far the one story that will always stick with me
I worked with big paul in kitchens. Top bloke
Alright mate thanks for the comment can I ask what kitchen were we in together?
Stevie fae Milanos worked wae you on starters
Lol fuck son how are you
Aye good big man. Just trying to keep the head doon. no long had my wee lassie so over the moon wae that. What about yersel
Gibby fae riddrie knew him well
Great guy
get him back on
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there is several homemade documentaries that chart the never ending murders and extreme violence in Glasgow and how they are intertwined, obviously done by someone who lives within it and knows every victim and every gory detail, always the same story revenge attacks going on for years and years, young men chopping each other up, alcohol, they are really sad and disturbing because you can see it will never end, mothers with 3 sons ending up murdered over the years , cousins all sorts, wish i could remember the titles
fortunately organisations like the V.R.U & other committed people are doing some amazing things to work towards a better future for the kids of tomorrow
What's it called? Cumbernauld 😊
😂 Cumbernauld
😂snacks😅
That's such a coincidence 🤔, same thing happening here 🙄🙄🙄
Lot a shite. No way Sean understands this guy
b hall polment pool table it was shaped like a fifty pence coin and it was fucked pockets in funny spots
Brilliant would be good to get him back on
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Watched all these Glasgow gangsters close up over the years , grief is all they bring to their families and aquaintances ,infest their neighbourhoods with drugs , never had a real job in their lives , would never have a square go ,still staying in the same shitty housing schemes , their kids end up in jail or are junkies or dead looking up to these role models but they still think they are wide as fuck .
You sound like you have very strong feelings about this
Oh & had Cadette not called off side , they wouldn't have 9.
God am listening to these pod casts and it’s like listening to my husband alex strachan aka Strackie he was in Barlinie shotts the lot and talks very highly of the old team as he called it
Your man will know better than most then of all the madness
This guy makes Blink sound posh! You really needed an translator!