Peering through the solid metal fence in the searing heat of the Republican Stadium’s away end stood an intrigued young football fan following the team he was growing to love.
The stadium thermometer was pushing 40 degrees Celsius as Europa League dreamers St Johnstone tussled with Alashkert in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.
With ice cool focus, the wide eyes of Craig Hepburn would rarely swivel in any other direction other than to assess and watch Perth shot-stopper Alan Mannus going about his business.
