It seemed like every time someone like Neil or Gallo would bring up any sort of beef with Castellano he'd reply like "well maybe they want this job then". Whatever Castellano was I'm gonna bet he wasn't stupid, and probably had a good sense of what was going on in the street and how a lot of the rank and file guys felt about him. His attitude probably was "well I dont care for them either, and what are they gonna do about it? im the boss..."

I dont know how Gotti felt about the old timers whether he was trying to phase them out (Didn't he demote Anthony Scotto?) but Armone and Gallo both got caught up in a case right when the Administration change took place - which I'm sure Gotti was happy about. Going back to Gotti's pigheadishness about pleas, Armone would have been released on bail and been able to spend one last holiday time with his family if he simply admitted to a Judge (not even during a trial) that he was a member of the Gambinos and that he officially is severing his ties. Gotti was furious at the idea and Armone was arraigned on Christmas Eve . such a shame...