Wee wid jist like too say a big fank u too zak fur hiz hospatality on the mound last nite wee had a great time cheers zak ur welcume up the broom ani time pal

Are ther YBT of free bus pass age? oh the good old days of levenmouth gang warfare

From the age of those on the mound last night apart from an old fart called Hancock, I can reasure you that there were no original members of THE YOUNG BROOM TEAM.. from back in the late 70,s early 80,s.

Just posting thiis to make sure kenny got home last night after his few tins of Special T after he was offering us some LEGEND .....

O.Y.B.T Who said it wiz the o.y.b.t fuck me pal use ar oll deed or merried were the noo kidz on the blok neebur so u run along and remanise aboot how hard uze wur spray paintin tbt up mefil

And zak mind look uz up if yer doon thiz wy respect lawd

Ha use kids dont know your born. When I was a lad you couldny walk oot yer scheme unless ye were tooled up! Is it no past your bedtime onyway!

TBR U AR A HOOT MA MAN TOOLED UP WI WAT A WHITE PUDDIN SUPPA YA BASS

YOU YOUNGSTERS DON,T KNOW WHAT A GOOD SCRAP IS, YOU ALL RUN AROUND WI LASSIES IN YER GANGS NOWADAYS, FANNIES. LIKE TBR SAID IN OUR DAY YOU COULDNY STEP INTO ANOTHER AREA UNLESS YOU WERE UP FOR A GOOD BUST UP. C,MON THE YBT!

Did the "YBT" really exist other than some folk spraypainting it around Leven in the 1970s.

Never once got "run out" of the Broom, maybe we were just lucky!

It was indeed a phenomenom in the mid to late seventies and had more in common with later manifestations of working class group violence and identity such as soccer casuals.
One would generally not be singled out or attacked unless particulary identified with a rival gang or area. Some times violent episodes would take on foke loreish status (e.g. "The day the BHD peed their pants),
and tended to surround particular locations or events such as the Centre or Kirkland discos, The Links market or relating to other cataclysmic events like the raid of the Silver Tassie

It is facisating that this rich thread of oral history was sparked by some young lumpen prolitariat finding a common bond with a middle aged man who dyes his hair standing about near some bushes. One for my psychology colleages I think>

Sorry socialist but your fact on the BHD attacking the Tassie is incorect, as it was in fact the Station Hotel where the YBT frequented. I know because I was there. By the way I don, t dye my hair, probably due to the lack of it now, ha ha ha!

"cataclysmic events like the raid of the Silver Tassie"

Stewart K - after your admission that you like Robbie Williams, you will get run out of The Broom now.

when all you old arseholes were out measuring your dicks I was back at your houses getting tucked into your birds (Y.B.T. can kiss my hairy swingers).

So oybt wee oll run aroond wi lassies in oor gang well so did u then, mannie and gluver spring to mind so says mee granpa and socioligst wit di ye meen diz he reely die hiz hair it wiz dark but fuck me he must git it done profesinolly as it looced canadian beever broon ti uz

Buster di yi kin itz no cool too interfeer wi foks budgiees

I was talking about your chicken dinners!