For instance the 3 capos knew they had trouble with the other faction, yet they turned up with just themselves and Lino who ran off. Had they bought some guys along things would have been much different

Yet time and time again guys still fall for this same setup over and over!

I’m guessing it’ll make u look weak/ scared and obviously complete different scenario if your just a soldier or underling and the boss sends for u. U go alone period

But take Mikey Scars testimony if that is to be believed- Gotti jr was looking to whack Marino & Johnny G, had it gone bad at the meet

But Marino & Johnny G wisely turned up with his cousin, a driver plus Joe Watts in a fat limo

How about Nino Gaggi having Dominick Montiglio waiting upstairs with a rifle at the meeting when they made Paul Castellano boss in case something went wrong. Supposedly Nino had a gun taped under the table too.

Shoot at everyone who runs out of the house, were the orders Gaggi gave to Montiglio.

I wonder who Neil turned up with- he had to know there was some friction

I thought it was Gotti that went with Neil. And Montiglio was in the window with a powerful military rifle semi or full auto. You'd figure if he was trusted with protecting Costellano, he would've gotten proposed or brought in closer to Paul. But, everyone knows Paul and Nino were greedy and didn't give much in return. Or did Nino have someone else in the window and Montiglio knew knew of the story. In regards to the op, those guys are sneaky and they know how cunning the other guy could be, so there were a lot of meetings where guys were waiting close by.

Gotti in 1976?? Was he already that close 2 Neil?Then again,I can't think of anyone else..but he was never mentioned in all the views..

Gotti was in prison at that time----Montiglio is a liar.

He may be not telling the truth but Montiglio has said before that Paul Castellano wanted to make Montiglio and put him as his driver but Nino didn't want that to happen because he wanted Montiglio to stay under him. If here were to get made he would have been out from Nino's shadow. After all of this went down is supposedly when Montiglio got mad and went to live in California.