Saints deserve better than stop-start early-season farce

[BBC]There is a frustrating absurdity to the opening months of the Scottish football calendar and St Johnstone are finding themselves caught in its bizarre, stuttering momentum.​When the new season kicks off in August, supporters crave the rhythmic pulse of weekend football - the ritual of matchday Saturdays, build-up and regular competitive action.Instead, Perth fans are treated to a schedule so sparse and disjointed it feels less like an elite league campaign and more like an occasional