THE Hibs "casual" banned from every UK football stadium has been unmasked as a Hearts fan.
Paul Angus, 20, had a Football Banning Order (FBO) imposed, meaning he can't go to any match in Britain for the next three years.
Police monitored him for months before successfully applying to Edinburgh Sheriff Court for the FBO.
But despite
being caught fighting with Hibs hooligans, it has emerged Angus, from Edinburgh, does in fact support rivals Hearts.
Angus, who works as a lab assistant in Edinburgh University's chemistry department, has to surrender his passport whenever Hibs play abroad but the current banning order doesn't prohibit him from travelling abroad if he was to 'follow' Hearts instead though police could stop him with another order.
Detectives confirmed they knew Angus was a Hearts fan but chose instead to fight with Hibs casuals.
A Lothian and Borders police spokesman said: "There is no requirement for him to surrender his passport should he choose to travel abroad with another club."
A source close to Angus said: "He is a Jambo and always has been. His mates went to the Hibs game so Paul decided to just sit in the pub and catch up with them after the game
"When he met them later he got caught up in a fight at Falkirk station which ultimately led to his banning order."
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