RIP Paul Gilligan

[fishface]

One of my students and a very good friend of mine Paul Gilligan was fatally stabbed last night in Bolton town centre, in the neck and heart.

Thankfully, the offender was arrested and charged; Paul leaves a partner and 18 month old daughter behind and a huge gap in many people's lives, the guys at the club are devastated at the news, including myself, who should have been going for a pint with him this afternoon.

This weekend has seen over four stabbings in Bolton, when is this fuking spineless Govt going to do ANYTHING to stop knife crime.

God bless ya Gilly, top lad, top student and close friend, you're gonna be sorely missed.

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[steve_langford]

sorry to hear that

[Luke]

RIP... this country's going to shit.

[vileniall]

what kind of person stabs somone??? would it make me hard if i walked around with a fucking sword?

[mark.aldridge76]

R I P :mad:

[TheUnfitOne]

... this country's going to shit.

Correct,

Sad sad news.

We need mandatory fixed 5 or 7 years sentences for carrying blades in public places, regardless of if they have been used or not, Build more prisons and simply lock them up

RIP

[vileniall]

prisons? what about forced labour encampments?

[EsEoh]

sorry to hear the news :(

[20glen78]

Our thoughts go out the family and loved ones left behind

R.I.P

[Nimmy]

thats really really sad, RIP.

we are plagued with it here in scotland too, sad news for everyone, my prayers go out to his family

[Cha$e]

Damn thats bad 4 stabbings in bolton and even worse about paul R.I.P. thoughts are with his family and friends.

[Kaiser Soze]

Another very sad story, my thoughts go out to all of those who are affected by this nasty, tragic and mindless act.

R.I.P

[stevep]

One of my students and a very good friend of mine Paul Gilligan was fatally stabbed last night in Bolton town centre, in the neck and heart.

Thankfully, the offender was arrested and charged; Paul leaves a partner and 18 month old daughter behind and a huge gap in many people's lives, the guys at the club are devastated at the news, including myself, who should have been going for a pint with him this afternoon.

This weekend has seen over four stabbings in Bolton, when is this fuking spineless Govt going to do ANYTHING to stop knife crime.

God bless ya Gilly, top lad, top student and close friend, you're gonna be sorely missed.

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Carl, so sorry about this, Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. All at Combatbase NE.

[Bingo]

Gilly will be truly missed around the club, as a training partner, but more importantly as a friend.

RIP matey, my thoughts go out to your family at this sad time.

[Tommo]

That is fucking dreadful......really feel for his family

Wots the world coming too when you cant out for a few drinks :mad:

[Killer Kimbo]

R.I.P something more has to be done

[jade8468]

so sorry to hear bout this, my thoughts and prayers go out to all hes family and friends,hope the bastard get whats coming to him :mad:

[RGS1]

Horrible news.

RIP.

[David Swann]

RIP.

This is horrible news and something has to be done in this country or it will become more of the norm than it already is

[SDonovan]

This is awful, the powers that be need to stop talking and act.

Mandatory 5 year sentence for anyone found carrying a weapon, that should stop the little cowardly pricks.

[Matty]

Gilly, our thoughts are with you, your family and your friends.

Glad to have known you and trained with you (and be tapped out by you :) )

Take it easy mate, and rest in peace

Matt

[simmy]

Sorry to hear the tragic news!! R.I.P...
5yrs minimum for just carrying could enforce some thoughts into these idiots heads!!

[pie eater]

RIP My sympathy to the Family and all at your club.
As a Father of 3 who lives in SE London I am very scared for them.

[simmy]

RIP My sympathy to the Family and all at your club.
As a Father of 3 who lives in SE London I am very scared for them.

I totally understand your concerns..Up until 2yrs ago i actually wanted children..now im not so sure..

[Ben_Hutch]

R.I.P, really sorry to hear about this loss.

I don't understand why anyone would do such a thing, it's fucking sickening.

[widge milward]

RIP Paul, very sad news, walking to work this morning i walked past Pepper Alley, loads of flowers lay for the man, no doubt he will be severely missed by friends and family

[Freestyler]

This is awful, RIP Paul, our thoughts are with the family & friends, until the bleeding heart liberals realise that the softly softly approach is not working, then we are not going to be able to do anything, as far as i am concerned, the moment someone picks up a knife and puts it in their pocket, they should lose all claims to their human rights

[axelb]

RIP Paul, this is terrible news.

The goverment and the CPS need to pull their fingers out and do something!

[fishface]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I'm still in deep shock about all of this we should have been going boxing tonight, out with him yesterday as we did most Sundays and I'm never gonna see him again, it's fucking terrible for all concerned, family and friends have a large gap in their lives because of a fucking shit head coward thinking he's 'hard' and carries a knife, the lads been arrested and is well known in the area to many.

Politicians are full of shit, they said they'd get tough on knife crime when Stephen Lawrence was killed and nothing's improved in the UK, we've had 5 stabbings in Bolton this last week alone and back on the doors at the weekend we had fights and bottles flying etc and I'm thinking 'what kind of society are we living in??'

No one is doing anything to tackle these issues and until something drastic is done to help stop knife more and more good people are going to be taken away needlessly from loved ones.

Gilly is pictured next to me in the team photo.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee33/freshmans1970/SS101761.jpg


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[VLee574]

sorry to hear about this this country is really going to shit i feel for his family and freinds.

RIP
PAUL GILLIGAN

[Nimmy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7503906.stm

more news on this

[dave jones]

r.i.p
hope it gets sorted asap

[stapesmk1]

Really sorry to hear this carl.

Best wishes and condolences to friends, family and team mates.

When will we learn? How many dead is too many?

Stapes

[Nimmy]

it was reported on the news today.

thing that annoys me is that he was a big guy who obviously knew JJ, these guys got him because they couldnt beat him fair... thats very cowardly

[Fightshop.Com]

I met Paul Gilligan only once, last week. I was watching my 7 yr old daughter on her second ever Thai Boxing lesson. Paul was another dad watching his kids. To be honest I didn’t even know his name until I read Sandy Holt’s post on Ax. We exchanged polite words as you do, just two dads watching, supporting and encouraging their kids to do something constructive and healthy. I’ll be back again next week to watch my daughter again. Paul’s kids will never have that again.

[Welsh_Dragon]

RIP, Sorry to hear this.

[madhorsebjj]

Horrible, horrible.

My regards to his family. A terrible way to lose someone

May he Rest in Peace.

[mooron]

My heart goes out to his family.
My worst fear is leaving my daughter behind due to some cowardly act like this.:(

RIP:(

[simmy]

This country really needs sortin out now or its gonna get worse!!! Thoughts to his children and family!!! Even though hes not wiv them, his kids will always have good memories!

[cool hand luke]

i did not know this man but my thoughts go out to his poor family and friends.
my brothers best friend was stabbed 31 times a number of years ago and i recently lost my dad due to a stroke less than 2 months ago.i know your pain of losing a loved one.my prayers are with you.

[boxingbrit]

Fucking horrible.

Thoughts go out to his family. The fucking police and government are too busy stictching up innocent people putting all there man power into people they have personal issues with and ignoring the criminals carrying weapons out for a 'night out' or as a fashion accessory.

This country and its justice system is a joke but the only people laughing are the ones getting away with this behavious whilst the police are looking elsewhere.

[TheFreak]

R.I.P my condolences to his family and friends.

[payner]

RIP Gilly
Another devasted Family & Friends, I did not know him or even heard of Gilly until tonight, but, this along with all of the other mindless acts of violence should be stamped on sooner rather than later, it's an epidemic of sickness running through the minds of the youth of this Country, admittedly not all.
There can only be one reason to go out armed, if you got it you intend to use it, screw the softly softly approach, lock the bastards up for the max not the min, I have 23 & 22 year old children who like to go out & enjoy them selves at the weekend after a weeks work, could you imagine being woken in the small hours by the Police & given this news? I could'nt begin to.
Chris

[Musha Shugyo]

R.I.P Sympathies and condolences to his family,friends and colleagues.

[fishface]

Thanks again for the kind words of support, the families involved are aware of the sites on here, I'll be in the papers again tomorrow on my soap box lol, but seriously, pubs and clubs should have metal detectors like they have in courts and airports, it's not rocket science!!

I have ordered 1000 wrist bands which I know will go fast, will keep people posted.

The scumbag that did it has been charged with murder, goes to court in the morning and things will go from there, it's on Teletext.

Still in shock, took a class at Caged Steel tonight, had a great time, it was what Gilly would have enjoyed, I'm taking my students down to Pepper Alley tomorrow night to leave candles and pay their respects.

Cherish the times with your partners and families and kids, really sit back and think what you have got in life, because you only miss something when it's gone.

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[boxingbrit]

pubs and clubs should have metal detectors like they have in courts and airports, it's not rocket science!!

Most in Hudds do now or have the ones held by doormen.

[widge milward]

Cherish the times with your partners and families and kids, really sit back and think what you have got in life, because you only miss something when it's gone.


EXACTLY!!!

it really does make you think whether you want to go on a night out or night. I love Bolton to go out, its is/was a great place to go. But this is just getting sick!

it has been getting worse and worse over the last few years, starting with more and more fights, then bottling's and now knifes!

But like everyone has said what the fuck will the government do? FUCK ALL!

[SDM]

RIP, very sorry to hear this.

[Godders]

Sorry to see the Very sad news Carl :(


Most in Hudds do now or have the ones held by doormen.

What about trains, buses, underground.. Hell even the job center. Not to mention random metal detector searches by police.

Like everyone has said, get caught with a blade - go to jail 5-10 years period.

The UK government is stripping away all our civil liberties one by one.. How about doing one that's remotely useful?