"The gods have not been kind, not least the devilish SPL computer which decrees that St Mirren must go about their business on New Year's Day in Inverness.
Are they mad? Ne'erday, in the good old days, was derby day. Do they possess a map in the SPL offices in Hampden?"
These are the words of Chic Young on the BBC website.
At this week's meeting betwen the Trust and the football club I asked the question why this game was taking place on New Year's Day. Surely, the 2nd would suit more fans of both clubs. The answer is simple.
ICT wrote to St Mirren suggesting the game be put back 24 hours. St Mirren have been back in touch saying they are unwilling to change so the game has to go ahead on the 1st. This seems a great shame to me and I'm sure it will inconvenience quite a lot of fans. If you fall into that category, you know who to blame.
Oh, and if you hear Chic Young spouting such nonsense again in the coming weeks, perhaps someone would put him right.