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Would it not be best to leave the dates as they are and continue to hope that the virus levels and all the rest of it continue to fall at the rate they are. This may help to open up options like use of changing facilities etc etc to be brought forward. Everyone is delighted at the prospect of football coming back, but let’s not get to carried away and try to push our luck. Let’s ease back in with some contact training in accordance with the guidelines and then promote towards some friendlies for 2-3 weeks and then the tournament at the end of May. Let’s be honest, the tournament is surely going to be used as a pre season preparation programme anyway??

Have no fear lads, I’m hearing good news is in the pipeline.

Common sense doesn’t come in to it for Sfa. Grassroots in England been back a week now too.

I want stuff back asap, but I would probably have to say that only 1 week of contact stuff wont cut it. SAFA are going to have to push for contact stuff before the 17th imo. Dont see why it cant happen sooner than that date.

Its sad we have to wait until mid May when England are back at it & up here we cant even have contact in small groups. Same mistakes were made in 2020 mate, were fine to play all summer when things were good - the SFA waited until bloody September to allow games. Painfully slow easing of rules yet again, even with vaccines offered to all over 50’s.....

I hope so as much as you mate. All I want is clarification on contact training vs games, no idea why SFA has them starting on same dates. Imo contact in 26th april then games 17th May surely more common sense.

Unless something changes at tomorrow’s update/announcement.

Agree 100% Just getting contact training back in April/early May would be brilliant. Just go from there.

Other associations and leagues are starting games 22nd that gives teams from 17th so some contact training or a friendlies that week should be sufficient enough to get the cup started as quickly as possible imo.

Contact sport was allowed in July last year. SFA waited until September to allow games. So yes, it was very much SFA. They make the call as to when games can start.