They have names like Bullet Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones) and Brick Top (Alan Ford), and they converse in the artful patois that Ritchie continues to sell as echt.
The third film in the X-Men franchise would have seen Vaughn reunite with his Lock, Stock co-star VinnieJones, who has been cast as "900-pound battering ram" Juggernaut.
Players used to go off to play in Scandinavia during the summer to learn their trade - former Wimbledon midfielder VinnieJones did that for example - but we do not hear about them any more.