{"id":259500,"date":"2025-07-12T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/259500\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T17:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:35:15","slug":"gangster-bust-up-in-dubai-as-mr-big-ross-mcgill-attacked-at-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/259500\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangster bust-up in Dubai as &#8216;Mr Big Ross McGill attacked at gym&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen &#8216;Jimmy&#8217; Jamieson is understood to have confronted Dubai-based Mr Big Ross McGill after a string of firebombings were carried out across Glasgow and Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>23:47, 10 Jul 2025Updated 11:15, 12 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Scottish gangsters are said to have had a bust-up at a Dubai gym as a gang war continues to rage on the streets of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Stephen &#8216;Jimmy&#8217; Jamieson is understood to have confronted Dubai-based Mr Big Ross <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/ex-rangers-security-man-says-35474769\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">McGill<\/a> after a string of firebombings were carried out across Glasgow and Edinburgh, gangland sources have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">McGill has been waging a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/home-gangster-who-sparked-scotlands-35388132\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">war<\/a> against targets associated with rival kingpin Mark Richardson, after McGill was paid \u00a3500k in fake notes for a haul of cocaine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Jamieson is one of a number of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-enforcers-slam-reports-truce-35312256\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">underworld<\/a> figures living in Dubai and was reportedly initially supportive of McGill&#8217;s plans to oust rival crime groups. However, he is now unhappy with the attention McGill&#8217;s war is bringing to gangsters living in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Screen-Shot-2020-03-20-at-200439.png\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Stephen &#8216;Jimmy&#8217; Jamieson<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747398730_254_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A source said: &#8220;Jimmy Jamieson chased him around the gym in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Jimmy is unhappy with all the heat he&#8217;s brought with multiple fires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Ross has vowed revenge on Jamieson&#8217;s people in Glasgow for the attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Jamieson, 42, was jailed for eight in 2009 after pleading guilty to supplying cocaine. However, he was released in 2013.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Jamieson was a close friend of James <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/edinburgh-gang-wars-timeline-fire-34919110\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u201cIceman\u201d StevensonLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIceman\u201d Stevenson<\/a>, who was jailed last year after admitting masterminding a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/edinburgh-gang-wars-timeline-fire-34919110\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00a3100m drug smuggling plotLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a3100m drug smuggling plot<\/a> from South America..<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/edinburgh-gang-war-fuelled-kinahan-34933158\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Record<\/a> previously reported how Jamieson was believed to be part of leveraging a connection between feared <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/edinburgh-gang-wars-timeline-fire-34919110\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"KinahanLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinahan<\/a> crime gang in Dubai, Iceman Stevenson and Glasgow gangster Steven Lyons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An underworld source said: \u201cSteven Lyons and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/edinburgh-home-firebombed-targeted-attack-34917038\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Iceman StevensonLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Iceman Stevenson<\/a> go back a long way. Stevenson may be behind bars but unlike Richardson, his position remains strong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cHaving his good pal, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/edinburgh-home-firebombed-targeted-attack-34917038\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Stevie JamiesonLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Stevie Jamieson<\/a> over in Dubai puts him in a position where he can use that Kinahan connection as a lever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">McGill, who is a former leader of Rangers fan <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/ex-rangers-security-man-says-35474769\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">group<\/a> The Union Bears, launched the feud on the streets of Scotland by ordering his <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/ex-rangers-security-man-says-35474769\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Tamo Junto gang (TMJ)Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamo Junto gang (TMJ)<\/a> to firebomb and shoot bullets at businesses and homes in Edinburgh and East Lothian linked to Mark Richardson throughout March.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_JS374006923.jpg\" alt=\"Ross McGill leading the Union Bears in a song.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Ross McGill is a former leader of Rangers fan group The Union Bears(Image: 2019 Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In April, the war spread to Glasgow as McGill targeted the notorious <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/ex-rangers-security-man-says-35474769\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Daniel crime clanLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel crime clan<\/a> over their long term association with Richardson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A truce was reported to have been agreed on May 30, but the following day Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons were shot dead outside a bar in Fuengirola on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/ex-rangers-security-man-says-35474769\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Costa del Sol.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa del Sol.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Last month Spanish cops blamed an &#8216;internal member&#8217; of the Daniel clan, who are long term rivals of the Lyons, for the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/ex-rangers-security-man-says-35474769\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"double murder.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">double murder.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen &#8216;Jimmy&#8217; Jamieson is understood to have confronted Dubai-based Mr Big Ross McGill after a string of firebombings&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,30,1102,918,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-259500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-glasgow","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-scotland","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114841474039063682","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}