Jesper Christiansen claims a Rangers-supporting Glasgow gangster once wreaked vengeance for a break-in at his house

Bonnyloyal said:
The Dane told the podcast Højt Spil: "We need to go back to my time in Glasgow. I'm lying asleep on a Friday night, then I hear my dog barking faintly, as if he's outside, so I go where the door is open to the garden, and there's my dog lying out in the garden.

"I turn on the light, and the kitchen is just a mess. There's been a break-in, and I haven't heard a thing. I go out and grab my dog, who's completely bruised, and there's fur everywhere. So they threw the dog out, went into my house, and took all the keys to the house, keys to all my cars. The police then tell me that my other cars need to be moved because they'll definitely come back for them.



"It then gets in the newspaper that a Glasgow Rangers player has been burgled and all this. So two days later in the evening, I'm watching football, and I see the car we've seen on video, and it stops outside. I hide behind my car, where I'll jump out. I don't know why, but I just want to grab him.

"When I jump out, he jumps into the car and drives off. Then my neighbour comes out and asks what's going on, so I jump into his car and chase them, but they get away from us. Then I got a call from someone on behalf of Mr. Jackson. Mr. Jackson is a Rangers fan, and nobody should mess with them. He could say that my computer and phone were sold, but my car was still driving around Glasgow just on different plates.


"And he'd make sure to get it back to me. A few hours later, he calls and asks if he should bring the car home to me. You just place it up at the police station; I don't want anything to do with it, I say. The police call the next day and say they've had the car delivered. Then a few more days go by, and I'm sitting at Peter Løvenkrands' place, when there's a knock on the door. And there's a very unpleasant man standing outside.

"He's got all the car keys, house keys, EVERYTHING. It's from Mr. Jackson, he says. Mr. Jackson naturally expects to get a signed jersey with all the Rangers players. Then the same man calls me again, saying they've now figured out who did it. He then says that if I want to see who it is, they'll be admitted to the hospital the same evening.

"The next day, the police call and say they've arrested them, but they were admitted to the hospital. I still don't know who Mr. Jackson is, but I asked around the club, and he's apparently a big shot in the Glasgow underworld."
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Mr Jackson the old club doctor
 
weevlad said:
this made me chuckle

Remember us building a new site in Glasgow and the Project Manager was "approached" and told that he had to use 'this' security firm for security.

Pure gangster stuff, the 'security' guards we had on site were window lickers being kind, but just that sign on the fencing was enough apparently.
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That was definitely a thing around Glasgow for a few years.

I remember a company I worked for didn’t use the “proper” security company for a job at Parkhead Cross. Security guard got attacked a couple of times so they gave him a German Shepherd dog. Poor guy even took it up the scaffolding with him when he was checking all elevations.
 
weevlad said:
this made me chuckle

Remember us building a new site in Glasgow and the Project Manager was "approached" and told that he had to use 'this' security firm for security.

Pure gangster stuff, the 'security' guards we had on site were window lickers being kind, but just that sign on the fencing was enough apparently.
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My mate is a site agent and he said the exact same. Guys from the Daniels family basicallytold him who he was using for security and that was that.
 
Would have said Gordon Jackson, seeing as he'd been upstairs, downstairs.
However he died in 1990 I think, so couldn't have been him.
 
I’m sitting there with my tea and biscuits reading that and thinking, “Wow! That really is some tale.”

And then I’m going, “Hold on! Who the f**k is Jesper Christiansen?!”

I honestly couldn’t remember this chap at all.
 
Rt. Hon. Bearman said:
"Is there a problem, Jesper?"

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Nice to laugh again. Cheers for that mate
 
Straight in at number 1 on the list of 'things that never happened'.
 
I'm not surprised that when he chased the guy, he slipped through his fingers so to speak?
 
Can anyone get in touch with Mr Jackson and see if he is available for a 'motivational speech" the morra at The training centre. Am pretty sure a signed tap is reasonable.
 
alex wright said:
That was definitely a thing around Glasgow for a few years.

I remember a company I worked for didn’t use the “proper” security company for a job at Parkhead Cross. Security guard got attacked a couple of times so they gave him a German Shepherd dog. Poor guy even took it up the scaffolding with him when he was checking all elevations.
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True story but the dugs got paid more than the security guards :D
 
weevlad said:
this made me chuckle

Remember us building a new site in Glasgow and the Project Manager was "approached" and told that he had to use 'this' security firm for security.

Pure gangster stuff, the 'security' guards we had on site were window lickers being kind, but just that sign on the fencing was enough apparently.
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Not like belfast in the 80s then.
No signs or window lickers needed .
Just employ a couple of "local labourers" during the contract and slip the brown envelope on a Thursday to the nice men in the fancy car :D that was sufficient.
Being fair,most of the labourers were good workers who just wanted to work and earn a crust but some liked Monday holidays shall we say.
 
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