I find myself in this photo or a 1990 St Johnstone shirt!

I am in Perthshire, yesterday I was in Perth immersing myself in its museum, a brilliant exhibition on the death of Mary Queen of Scots (with her last letter featuring) and the Stone of Scone which is exhibited in two rooms of wonder!

But for me, the highlight of a great day in Perth was to discover that it was Scotland’s capital of glove making , just as Yeovil is England’s. This may not mean much to most readers but if you are a football fan with St Johnstone your team in Scotland and Yeovil Town your team down south it is quite amazing news.

For the Glovemakers incorporation in Perth brought a second Saint into play, St Bartholomew , who gruesomely was skinned at his death (hence the scalp knife he’s holding in this painting from Perth Museum). The skin of St Bartholomew was a reminder of glove making of the City.

So St Bartholomew should be Yeovil Town’s Saint too – I’ll suggest as much if I get a chance.

Yeovil does not (sadly) have the history of Perth. It does not have a church that has been operative since the 13th Century or a history of glove makers making noise in town as far back as 1604 when James VI of Scotland was James I of England.

While Yeovil could learn a little from the Perth (the town of St John) , I think St Johnstone could learn a little from Yeovil , whose continued enthusiasm for football is despite falling through the divisions.

St Johnstone look set to go up this season (hurrah!) , Yeovil will avoid further relegation (hurrah) but both my teams are Glovers (at least to me).