These are official average tems taken at midday in the shade. Afternoon on a playing surface will easily exceed 50 degrees. please log in to view this image The thought of seeing milky skinned ginger hair players in that weather, should Scotland qualify, makes me smile.
You can all calm down, our token friend Beale was speaking pish http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25653594.
Still, it wouldn't be hotter than the indoor pitch at Toryglen on the hottest day of the year. **** me, that was torture!!
Further proof that footballers are a bunch of pansies these days. Too cold, too hot, ooh the grass is a bit slippy like ducky, well fan my brow...............