And their chairman Geoff Brown commented, “Caley approached us, but it won’t happen. For a start, the home club must have priority over fixtures and, if Caley are promoted and we, therefore, stay in the First Division, this would be totally impractical.”

Geoff was referring to the juggling about of the SPL fixture list as well as the Scottish League fixture list to fit in both clubs playing at McDiarmid on separate Saturdays.

“If both teams are in the same league, it’s not so much of a problem, but the situation was never on — it’s not even a consideration for us,” Geoff added.

Meanwhile, the Perth men are absolutely desperate to win back their Premierleague place and their squad is getting healthier.

Rudi Vata picked up a hip knock against Raith, but should be back in training tomorrow.

Saints were due at Forfar tonight in the Reserve League (East). Mark Baxter, Paul Lovering and Keigan Parker were all pencilled in for a start, but the game was called off due to frost.