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Ex Edinburgh Hibs casual fighting in Ukraine tells women to 'form queue' when he returns

A former Edinburgh Hibs casual has urged women to 'form an orderly queue' when he returns from fighting in Ukraine.

Robert Grady, 61, travelled to the war zone earlier this month following the Russian invasion, and had tried to recruit others from the capital to join him.

Known as a reformed casual for the Edinburgh team, Robert had posted his latest video on social media as he documented his time in Ukraine.

Previously, the grandad had posted a clip with two comrades and an assault rife asking for more volunteers, but this week turned his thoughts to his return home.

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Robert, known as Rab, took to Facebook to say he was "looking for a partner", before asking local women to "form an orderly queue" upon his arrival back into Edinburgh.

He said: "Women of Edinburgh, I would like you to form an orderly queue.

"I’ll be back soon and I expect everybody to stand in a line, no fighting, no scratching, no biting

"I’ll let you know the criteria nearer the time. Have a lovely evening girls. Take care."

The Record reports that Rab had built a reputation as a football hooligan from the early 1980s, with the CCS member receiving a football banning order as recently as 2014 for taking part in a street brawl after a cup final.

On March 8, Rab - who was thought to be in Kyiv - donned a camouflage body armour and held an assault weapon in a 30-second video.

In the video with him were two other armed men, believed to be Ukrainian fighters.

He said in the clip: "My name is Rob. I’m a 61-year-old grandfather from Scotland.

“I’ve travelled to Ukraine to help Ukraine fight the Russians.

“I’ll do anything I can in my power to save Ukraine from Putin.

“Everybody in the world please help Ukraine. They need everybody to help, Volunteers, please.”

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