any of you chaps get addicted to the adrenaline rush or what?!

worked in a club in weston on saturday, was in a small back room with about 150 people, the radio i had could recieve but not send. it kicked off with two lads, obviously i had to way of calling it, they were rolling round on the floor, i dived in and ripped em appart, wrestled one out the fire exit then went back for the other. it was over in about 40seconds, but fuck me i was buzzing for about 15 minutes!!! ive only worked in the town centre twice now, ive always worked in quieter places before, ive seen plenty of 'action' in these two nights but this was the first time ive had to go into a situation on my own with NO backup. the fucking buzz was unreal, i was gagging for it to kick off again all night after that!

its proper scary how addictive the rush is!!!! was a bit daft what i did really, they both had mates with em, wouldnt have taken anything for one of em to bottle/glass/kick me in the head while i was on the floor with em and i couldve been fucked!

 

another slap happy doorman ...quality..think ill steer clear off weston then

 

Stu,

If you enjoy it to that extent, its time to get out before you hurt someone
or get hurt yourself.

I have upto 20 door staff in my club on a saturday night and if i thought
any of them enjoyed there job in that way, it would be the end of their job(s).

Hope you take what I say as friendly advice

 

True

 

A lot of doormen ive seen are the same, they love it.After its kicked off you can see them acting it out again .

 

I have a good friend who's a doorman.

He loves it when people start brawling.

He just stands around all night when i see him

 

No you have to like the buzz makes you aware of the venue more but alone can be dumb look at kingston the bloke stabed and i was outside over the road what if i had tried to stop them alone (sat i didnt have the radio )
remember you look after yourself then the team then the managers theothers you get hurt or on the cctv not acting like a pro GOODBYE SIA
i love breaking up fights and shit but never get tunnel vision two men fighter might like it did at the venue i was at sat turn into a coach party kickking off !!
and well cant do a thing dead if you like rough work get a drug den Venue !!
earn your money then !!

 

It's called 'fresh leg's syndrome'!!

In other words - when you get a fresh door supervisor (just started) he or she think's it's a rush when it kicks off.

I've seen it myslef many a time in over 10 years of working & being head doorman of various large clubs.

I see it in our company too when i take on a new recruit who's just got their badge.

They ALL learn in time

 

true and also when there faced with the larger guys think o fuck remember action not always !! listen to older doorman chat can save the agro sometimes !!
mind you AJ look what the SIA give the badge to how many good doorman you know didnt get SIA ones

And one more thin if that was 150 cap venue and you was looking after the inside didnt you get any signs that it might KICK OFF !!

 

A hell of alot of good doormen were lost when the SIA came into effect.

There's certain clubs that need certain types of doormen in order to run properly but have now got jacket fillers trying to run it

 

TRUE were do you work

 

RS500/364,

I see what you are saying. I am not a doorman so I suppose I cant
comprehend how their minds work in those situations.

You are brave fookers as I couldnt do the job even if I had muscles

 

Not brave just doing a job i do like and well glad the girls feel safer when i running a place last bar i run well coie helen and others will say changed loads after i got there
people should enjoy the night out not the drunk groups around the girls or wanting a fight !!

 

I dont anymore - im co-owner of a bouncing / close protection firm now

 

What company were i been around wokingham to romford to kent sound like a slag !!

 

Were based in Birmingham

 

i didnt 'enjoy' it as such, it wasnt a pleasurable experience like going out in a 500bhp cossie you know? and im not a slap happy doorman either. in the past 12 months ive only ever gone further than just restraining someone once, when the lad dropped his mate and came at me screaming and shouting.

it was just the pure and simple fact it was probably THE biggest adrenaline rush ive ever had. ive never been like that when i get into bother with people myself, or when it kicks off and theres 1/2 a dozen of us dealing with 3 or 4 lads. i dunno what it was but after that i was waiting for it to go off again.

aj youre probably bang on, ive never had to deal with a situation like that on my own before, and after i sorted it out i probably subconciously felt invincible (although im not that naive, i know im not).

probably came across like i was saying wanted to go round roughing people up all night in my first post but wasnt meant like that!

 

its a 1000+ venue, i was in a small room that plays hiphop and stuff, the first i knew of anything was flying arms and a gap in the crowd. dunno how youre suposed to tell when its about to kick off across the otherside of a room behind 30 or 40 pissheads dancing like cunts.....

 

Stu - it's hard for people to say what you should & shouldn't have done - you & ONLY you know what to do in any situation, sometime's it's right & sometime's it's wrong

 

yeah its imposible to judge the situation without being there eh? its all down to experience i guess though, something i dont have alot of just now! seem to be making a good impression on the fellas ive worked with though, and i keep getting offered more work by the gaffer so cant be that bad

 

You'll be surprised at how fast you learn

A tip for you (the police use it too)...

If it's proper kicking off, let the people involved go for it with each other for about 10 seconds before jumping in to break it up as their usually out of breath by then hence making it slightly easier to deal with

 

yeah lol ive been told to do that before. my old boss used to say if it ever goes off badly, just let em get on with it for as long as you can, let em batter each other first then just pick up the pieces he was an ex copper!

 

I rest my case

 

AJ, you involved with MAN security/protection in brum?

 

There can be large amounts of adrenaline involved for sure.... I've been working doors for a good few years and I can still feel the rush if certain things happen.

Another but of advice though is NEVER EVER go into a situation witout back-up [even if its just the DJ/Bar-staff/door-staff at the other side of the room that see you going in] unless you are 110% SURE you can deal with it!! I did this once and I won't be doing it again in a hurry!!

 

This sounds like fun...

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...250631,00.html

 

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...250631,00.html

Fookin hell where will Porkie spend his cash now