Probably not worth it either to start a small war. He has the number 2 position, makes good money, and knows that the reality is more guys in the family respect him more than Paul. He has the entire blue-collar faction loyal to him. Although he wasn't moved to boss, he still became more powerful after Carlo died.

Dellacroce was a religious addict with spinny eyes who killed a guy for wearing a collar nearly beat a guy to death for taking the Lords name in vain and sent associates to confession then afterwards asked the priest what they confessed too. He was obsessed with rules and guidelines and his mood swings were horrible if he couldn't get to church. Dellacroce's problems stemmed from avoiding responsibilities since church and religious activities always came first. Nobody would have followed him had he tried to become boss.

neil would have taken it if it was offered but no way he would make a move and like i said before he had more power than paul he was boss of half the gambino family

I have always heard opposite as far as having but that is interesting take on it.

I have always wondered why he didn't. I know he was all about the rules, but he was Anastasias boy and knew what Don Carlo did. Also more then likely played a part in one or both of Mangano brothers deaths.He had to know if it went to war he'd have serious advantages on Paul. Would he if Paul tried to go after his nephew over the tapes or Gotti? Most posters on here have solid opinions and I would like to get some other opinions on this. Sorry if it has been discussed search tool isn't the best.

Dellacroce was a religious addict with spinny eyes who killed a guy for wearing a collar nearly beat a guy to death for taking the Lords name in vain and sent associates to confession then afterwards asked the priest what they confessed too. He was obsessed with rules and guidelines and his mood swings were horrible if he couldn't get to church. Dellacroce's problems stemmed from avoiding responsibilities since church and religious activities always came first. Nobody would have followed him had he tried to become boss.

and the source for this heinous info???

"You don't understand Cosa Nostra. Cosa Nostra means the boss is your boss. Boss is the boss is the boss. What I'm trying to say is a boss is a boss. What does a boss mean in this fucking thing. You might as well make anybody off the street." —Aneillo Dellacroce

paul was a shit boss

Spot on. I don't think it can be said any better than Mr. Neil's own words. I honestly think he was happy with what he had. Like some other posters said, he was making good money and he still had an immense amount of power at the #2 position. And he had guys that were fiercely loyal to him until the very end. I think that was just as satisfying to him as any other title would be. And hell, who knows, like someone else speculated he may have been happy that he controlled what he did, was essentially more respected than Big Paul anyway, and he had Castellano out front to take the heat from the FBI. I think that had it come down to it, before Dellacroce died, that if Paul legitimately wanted to hit Ruggiero, John, and Gene Gotti - that Dellacroce would have given them the green light to hit Paul first. I don't believe in any way that he would have allowed Gotti or Angelo to be whacked, no matter how much he respected the rules.



I don't think Paul was a shit boss. Obviously I think everyone can agree that when it comes down to the core values of cosa nostra, he was a better boss than Gotti was. The opinions can be split both ways - most believe that John's guys loved him, but he was too flashy and out front and an LCN boss shouldn't be on the cover of Time magazine. He drew in too much attention from law enforcement. When it comes to Paul, he may have been too much of an anti-version of Gotti. He was too far away from the streets. Always at the "White House", and never coming away to mingle with some of the "lower level" guys in the family. Most things I have read said that a lot of the soldiers resented him. But, when it comes down to the white collar rackets and making money, Paul sure knew business. So it's hard to say that he was a bad boss. However, having the family split into two factions like that definitely isn't helpful, especially if the other guy (Dellacroce) is more respected across the board. I'm sure it's been discussed here before, but how many captains (and who) did Neil have in his wing/faction of the family? Other than the Bergen crew, I've always wondered how the Dellacroce faction broke down, and exactly which guys he had.

Dellacroce was the poster boy for functional stupidity in the work place. the idea there are instances when stupidity increases efficiency in the work place. Why because when to many shrewd and critical people with a head on their shoulders start questioning the boss by raising their hands to suggest other options this only serves to hold things up. Dellacroce was the pope no pun intended
Gotti was semi-illiterate with no intent to study the Wall Street journal and Gravano was a hairstylist wtf. But then stupidity had a unifying effect, so yes by bringing the rift raft who would have never had made it with anyone else Dellacroce showed that he had a good heart. But he wasn't a clear thinker either.

neil was never scared of paul either once paul said to neil that he was angry that guys were complaing to neil not paul nail went nuts started screaming at paul "everytime a guy comes to me he is a cocksuker" then paul apologized and said he needed neil

well sammy was up till 1985 a castnanalo loyalist it was only when paul whacked that capo in the bronx it all got heated


paul was fucking dumb putting tommy biletti as his acting boss and tommy gambino as his underboss i mean thats stupidty


a man who did all business from his house thats stupidity


a man who talked about family business to his colombian maid who he was fucking while his own wife lived in the house thats stupidty

a man who whacked is top loyalist no one would have made a move if he was alive that is stupidity
That guy was fiend! Here I'm about to argue that a drug dealing murderer like Demeo was unable make murder like choices based on long-term outcome. He killed for the same reasons people take drugs. No self-determination... Plus he was a whack-job first by disembowelling his victims and then dipping his blood stained fingers into the vinager and then into the olive oil and right back again as he ate bread and pasta. Don't forget his was undisciplined too!
a man who killed his own capo because the chin asked did not even back up his own men not suprising everyone turned on him 1985 that happened

he was selling out the whole family to the genovese family

paul was no genius he might have known white collar scams but this is the fucking mafia everything matters on the streets he did not understand the streets not a clue he was just carlos brother in law




john was semi-illeratae but so was most of the mob

sammy was very smart a scum bag but very smart and john was not dumb he was street smart and in the life thats what matters paul lost because he could not understand that


if neil was not the underboss then paul would have never made it for boss most of the family wanted neil but neil was happy to let paul be boss

Carlo Gambino didn't exactly hang out with the lower teir guys either .

The above retelling I have my doubts about. Neil seemed to me to be very humble in the face of authority, and Paul was very very domineering in a calm cool and collected way. I can't see Paul apologizing to an enraged Neil.