I'd just like to leave a comment here that suggest that I know some dangerous people and have contacts all over the place that have given me the low down about all the hard cases that are going to be lurking in every corner of Manchester tonight.
It needs to be short and sweet, giving the impression that being in the company of hard men is something that is run of the mill to me, whilst at the same time conveying that I am fully aware, and slighlty in awe, of these fucking solid hoolies. Something that suggests that I am 'old school' and saw a load of shit 'back in the day' without actuallt explicitely saying that would also be good.
I'm thinking of something along the lines of "I've been told by people who know that their proper top boys are coming out of retirement tonight and any little boys who think that they are not tasty would be in for a nasty surprise."
Or something along those lines. Short and sweet, but suggesting that I most definitely 'know the score'. Give me five minutes to finalise it. People will think I am the fucking man.