Mr Lion......Gold Bentley

[Miximate]

Recall when he first took over The Wilmington pub (my local) back in the day, ended up playing in the pool team with him. Decent guy

 

[Stat Brother]

If you've got the wonga anything is possible.

Someone should bring out a set of Brighton and Hove top trumps. Van Hoogstraten, Dave Day, Van Day, Norman Cook, Dick Knight, Dick Van Dyke...

Alan Partridge.

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

Recall when he first took over The Wilmington pub (my local) back in the day, ended up playing in the pool team with him. Decent guy

And a massive table

 

[Prince Monolulu]

And a massive table

Red wasn't it? And the photo of Beefy playing on it.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

I had a meeting with him once at his offices at the marina, he had summoned me there as the company I worked for supplied his pubs, basically an order was authorised by one of his managers without his permission. He was not best pleased and rang the office and wanted an explanation. His first words to me was, "you've got some balls coming here" but I stood up for myself and by the end of the meeting he suggested that if I wasn't happy in my job, I should call him and he would find something for me !

Love it, he summoned you there and then said "You've got some balls coming here".

 

[The Fifth Column]

Love it, he summoned you there and then said "You've got some balls coming here".

Quite! Has never struck me as the sharpest tool in the box but clearly has other tools that have enabled him to generate his wealth over the years. I met him once a few years back at a charity function at the Metropole, I had been hitting the booze fairly solidly all night and he spent most of the night stood alone not really engaging with anyone other than that other professional bellend Robbie Raggio, I decided to go and have chat for no particular reason other than I had heard he had a bit of a reputation, for some inexplicable reason I decided it would be appropriate to do my best impersonation of a cockney geezer. To this day I can't recall much of the conversation but i'm fairly certain I alluded to the fact I was an East End gangster and was well connected and capable of making problems dissapear. Poor bloke must have thought i was a complete wanker and to be fair he was probably right.

 

[Guerrero]

Mini man Raggio is a wanker isn't he.........

 

[The Fifth Column]

Mini man Raggio is a wanker isn't he.........

From personal experience yes, a grade A certified wanker of the highest order.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Mini man Raggio is a wanker isn't he.........

So is his Dad and a Brighton charity actually refused a large donation from his Dad because they were concerned about about the money being dirty ! Part of the B&H mafia along with DD, Glen Mishon ( RIP ) and Ian Steele.

 

[Official Old Man]

Can someone explain how he keeps the MR LION number plate? It's illegal and he was told many years ago to change it. It should read MRL 10N

 

[A mex eyecan]

Can someone explain how he keeps the MR LION number plate? It's illegal and he was told many years ago to change it. It should read MRL 10N

although technically not allowed in the MANE it's okay

 

[The Fifth Column]

Can someone explain how he keeps the MR LION number plate? It's illegal and he was told many years ago to change it. It should read MRL 10N

He takes great PRIDE in that number plate.

 

[Garage_Doors]

I assume when he PX'ed the old Purple one it would have been re spayed to a more conventional colour to enable to be resold more profitably?

 

[Skaville]

This thread is all a bit of a strange coincidence for me - I had forgotten DD even existed, then he came up in conversation a couple of weeks ago. Then today i walked past Browns to see DD smoking a fag and tonight he's on here. I'm worried about going to bed. The way things are going I'll wake up next to him!

 

[Guerrero]

I wouldn't worry too much!

 

[Superphil]

Always been polite when I've met/spoken to him. No idea about his business past.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

From personal experience yes, a grade A certified wanker of the highest order.

He's a total clown, who pretends he's some king of gangster. The wife had a run in with him some time ago. His short-arse posturing in a three quarter length coat was comical, and he is as thick as two short planks and is incredibly easy to outwit....as the wife did. I have the misfortune that he sits a few seats from me at the AMEX as well.

 

[greyseagull]

I used to play football with his son who was a decent centre mid for Burgess Hill and Worthing.

Visited his house on various occasions. Not sure if he still lives there. Lion-skin rugs were all round the gaff, which was huge.

 

[OzMike]

I did some work at his place in Hove a few years ago.
I found him to be ok and he was far from being up himself.
The job went well and I ended up being called back to do other jobs over time.
Never had trouble getting paid and he always had time for a word when I bumped into him on occasion.
He obviously has a thing for lions and has the finances to indulge in it, good luck to him I say.
The world need some characters like him.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

He's a total clown, who pretends he's some king of gangster. The wife had a run in with him some time ago. His short-arse posturing in a three quarter length coat was comical, and he is as thick as two short planks and is incredibly easy to outwit....as the wife did. I have the misfortune that he sits a few seats from me at the AMEX as well.

As for DD I have seen him around town numerous times and he always makes me chuckle....especially when I once saw him walk through a bar straight to the rear VIP section with a couple of Bet Lynch look-a-likes tottering behind him.