A THUG who went back to a Clydebank pub armed with a knife after being refused re-entry by bouncers has been told a prison sentence is “inevitable”.

A court hearing was told that Charles McGinlay informed police afterwards that “I wouldn’t hurt a fly, but I want to kill some c***”.

The 49-year-old had been drinking at the John Brown’s pub in Chalmers Street - which has closed down in recent weeks - on the night of October 19 last year when an argument broke out between him and a group of other men.

McGinlay appeared from custody at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last week after pleading guilty to charges of possessing an offensive weapon and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting, swearing, threatening to damage a motor vehicle and repeatedly threatening people with violence.

Joanne Gilmour, prosecuting, told the court: “The accused went outside to have a cigarette and the bouncers decided they weren’t going to allow him back in.

“Other members of the public came outside. He began to shout and swear saying ‘I’ll take youse all on’. He was told by the bouncers to stop, and walked away, shouting and swearing as he did so.”

But, Ms Gilmour continued, shortly after midnight McGinlay returned to the scene, wearing different clothes, and was again shouting as he approached.

“Two males came outside,” she said, “and one ran at the accused and punched him, causing him to fall backwards.

“One of the bouncers ran to the accused to check on him. As he did so he observed a knife which had fallen out of the accused’s jacket pocket lying on the ground.

“Police attended and recovered the knife, which had a five-inch blade.”

Ms Gilmour told the court that as McGinlay was being taken to Clydebank police office for questioning, he told officers “I was going to go down and plug f*** out of one of them. I wouldn’t hurt a fly but I want to kill some c***”.

Addressing McGinlay directly, Sheriff William Gallacher said: “I have to consider whether, on your release, you present a risk of serious harm to the community. That may have an impact on what happens at the end of the inevitable custodial sentence.”

McGinlay will return to court on April 11 once reports have been completed.