^^ In that books he talks about the McPhies - in particular James McPhie, who I know. He calls him an "all-in fighter." That's a euphimism for a dirty b*stard - he's a notorious fighting man. Another pikey I knew well, Jimmy Main, ( RIP ) told a story where he watched as McPhie fought a guy to settle a dispute. He said the fight was brutal, and the blood was bad between them - no quarter. The guy he was fighting was handed a machete by his brother and split James' face in half.

Jimmy said his face fell down like a flap, showing off his jaw like a bloodied skull, with his blood squirting everywhere - and he kept on fighting until his clan intervened before he bled to death. The other guy disappeared - never been seen since.

The McPhie's are the pikeys that your mother warned you about - scum, true scum.