Amateur update

The Perthshire Amateur Football Association is having to play the waiting game.

Matches remain sidelined due to the coronavirus pandemic and the latest tightening of restrictions suggests it will remain that way for quite some time.

Amateur games in Perthshire last took place in November and only a handful of fixtures have been fulfilled in both Division One and DivisionTwo.

President Tom Latto realises there will soon come a point when a decision will need to be made on the 2020/21 campaign.

“We will wait on word if this current wave does settle down,”said Latto. “I can’t see it anytime soon.

“Realistically we’d have to be given a go-ahead around March 1 to give clubs the chance to get organised and complete the league.

“It’s not looking as though that is likely to happen.

“We’re in the hands of the virus at the moment and it has to clear up before we can get moving again.

“We wouldn’t want to call the season too early. But we don’t have any idea when we might get to start.

“It’s something we will need to think about and we’ll need to make a judgement at some point.

“It’s ongoing and I’ll be in discussion with our secretary and the executive committee to see what the best way forward is. The clubs will have a say in what happens.”

Amateur clubs are currently not able to meet in person to train.