Dave Courtney dead

[fourstardan]

Weird one this he topped himself or at least I assume so as he said shot himself.

Utter lunatic and probably not someone I'd want to meet down a dark alley.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/n...

[heisthegaffer]

Just read that gangster Dave Courtney was found dead this morning following a firearm incident.

[119]

He committed suicide apparently.

[pquinn]

'Gangster'.

Legend in his own mind, joke in everyone else's.

[rjfp1962]

Never heard of him..!

[Gareth79]

Hadn't heard of him, googled, sounds like a pretty unpleasant person.

[heisthegaffer]

pquinn said:

'Gangster'.

Legend in his own mind, joke in everyone else's.

I did wonder just how gangster he really was.

[fourstardan]

Started another thread on this.

Topped himself in Camelot castle.

Some random thoughts;

1. I bet the neighbours are relieved, he used to hold late late night parties (advertised on socials)
2. Who's looking after the peacock, the neighbours took months finding that
3. Bronson will be unconsolable demand to goto the funeral and escape

I read a rumour he had cancer and probably knew he only had a few months, never sure though.

[Random Account No6]

pquinn said:

'Gangster'.

Legend in his own mind, joke in everyone else's.

Very Walty whenever I’ve seen him on TV

classy house

[mick987]

Man was a complete joke. I am sure someone will miss him, can't think of who.

[pidsy]

Plastic gangster of the highest order.

[julian987R]

Good riddance.

[eliot]

rjfp1962 said:

Never heard of him..!

DAVE COURTNEY - That’s Who!

[105.4]

pidsy said:

Plastic gangster of the highest order.

That pretty much sums him up.

[cgt2]

He used to be on the door of a few West End nightclubs in the 90's. Distinctive character

[WY86]

He mixed with the right people to give slight credibility, but very much a cartoon character of a gangster.

[Hilts]

He knew a few people, but he wasn't anything like Paul Sykes, Lenny McLean, Roy Shaw etc. except in his own mind.

More of a comedy character than a proper hard case.

Edit to add: looks like I've just summed up some of the previous comments without reading any of them. Heyho.

Edited by Hilts on Sunday 22 October 23:29

[Gecko1978]

I thought he had done time for some serouse offences and also been accused by aquited of murder

[Sway]

mick987 said:

Man was a complete joke. I am sure someone will miss him, can't think of who.

My cousin for one. Dave was his best man.

Yes, a somewhat plastic gangster - but that was kinda the point. He ended up taking the fall for a few who were really behind the things he was done for, and benefitted massively by doing so.

So, not quite kingpin, but connected.

Met him a few times. In closed doors, with friends he was a fairly nice bloke. Sure that can be said for a fair few right s too though!

The story about Warnes was nothing like the two that were made public.

[fourstardan]

Sway said:

My cousin for one. Dave was his best man.

Yes, a somewhat plastic gangster - but that was kinda the point. He ended up taking the fall for a few who were really behind the things he was done for, and benefitted massively by doing so.

So, not quite kingpin, but connected.

Met him a few times. In closed doors, with friends he was a fairly nice bloke. Sure that can be said for a fair few right s too though!

The story about Warnes was nothing like the two that were made public.

Do you think he took an easy way out? He used to be posting daily on Instagram and seemed "appy".