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🆕The Spoony Chop - Episode 8: Simo, You Can Drive My Car

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St Johnstone unveil new Taylor Swift-inspired charity third kit A local fashion designer has created the strip.

St Johnstone unveil new Taylor Swift-inspired charity third kit

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🆕The Spoony Chop - Episode 7: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sven Sprangler?

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🆕Blow for St Johnstone as Sven Sprangler suspended for weekend clash with St Mirren.

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🆕St Johnstone talking points from Pittodrie - and a performance that illustrated how much progress has been made in less than 10 weeks under Simo Valakari.

🆕Kyle Cameron is optimistic about St Johnstone’s prospects this season.

He’s also an open book on losing the captaincy to Nicky Clark, who he’s backing as the ideal skipper.

🆕St Johnstone talking points from Pittodrie - and a performance that illustrated how much progress has been made in less than 10 weeks under Simo Valakari.

Interesting thought. Hadn’t seen it that way.

Just parked up at Pittodrie for Aberdeen v St Johnstone. Conditions best described as “macabre”.

‘Grateful’ St Johnstone star Sven Sprangler hails Simo Valakari effect The Austrian midfielder has started every game since Valakari took charge in Perth.

‘Grateful’ St Johnstone star Sven Sprangler hails Simo Valakari effect

St Johnstone to face Aberdeen without recognised left-back as manager ponders ‘options’ Andre Raymond has not recovered from an injury sustained against Rangers last weekend.

St Johnstone to face Aberdeen without recognised left-back as manager ponders ‘options’

The Spoony Chop: A St Johnstone FC Podcast The Courier’s sports writers and guests discuss the latest goings-on in Scottish football. But there’s no Celtic and Rangers obsession here — we focus on St Johnstone.

Friday re-up for this week's Spoony Chop.

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Episode 6: Jack Sanders' Ceiling.

Dive in. Luxuriate. Then remember you support St Johnstone and start stressing tf out about who should start up front in Aberdeen.

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St Johnstone will move players out in January to facilitate new signings – but manager insists no decisions made Saints boss Simo Valakari is keen to reshape his squad when the transfer window opens.

St Johnstone will move players out in January to facilitate new signings – but manager insists no decisions made

One to keep an eye on between now and the end of the week…

🆕Matt Smith sought a conversation with Simo Valakari after two matches as an unused sub.

The St Johnstone manager’s message to the midfielder was clear.

Genuinely unsettling.

The Spoony Chop: A St Johnstone FC Podcast The Courier’s sports writers and guests discuss the latest goings-on in Scottish football. But there’s no Celtic and Rangers obsession here — we focus on St Johnstone.

🆕The Spoony Chop - Episode 6: Jack Sanders' Ceiling

Latest @thecouriersport St Johnstone podcast is live @ usual places, w/ @C_ENicolson and myself.

☑️THAT first 20 mins against Rangers
☑️Jack Sanders' sexy football
☑️Who starts up-top v Aberdeen?

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Yeah, I’d say that’s an appropriately wary reaction, Jim.

Also… how does this man, who is nine years older than I am, somehow look nine years younger than I do?

Witchcraft.

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This week’s Spoony Chop has had to be pushed back 24 hours, but fear not, it will be recorded tomorrow morning and go live ASAP after that.

Keep your eyes/ears peeled Wednesday lunchtime-ish.

Until then, apologies for the inconvenience.

🆕 The Colonel discusses St Johnstone’s progress under Simo Valakari, his partnership with Bozo Mikulic and being a footballing centre half.

Jack Sanders is looking ever more comfortable in St Johnstone’s developing defence.

Two games next to Bozo Mikulic, one own-goal conceded.

And those forward runs… there’s more to this guy than meets the eye.

Simo Valakari praised St Johnstone’s effort and desire in defeat to Rangers.

Suspect Saints’ very good performance in the first 20/25 mins suggests the kind of identity the manager wants to create.

Work to do in January to get the squad where it needs to be. As we already knew.

Simo no stranger to upsetting Rangers.

Here he is offering memories from his playing days of two big wins over the Gers, plus an explanation of what Saints must do against them on Sunday.

Bozo Mikulic: St Johnstone boss highlights 5 strengths - and 1 area for improvement - as defender makes immediate impression Mikulic impressed on his full Saints debut against Kilmarnock.

🆕Bozo Mikulic impressed on his St Johnstone debut - and his manager knows there's even better to come.

Simo Valakari speaks well here about the Croatian defender's top traits, plus one element of his game to be improved.

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St Johnstone target new right-back in January as manager hails stand-in The Saints boss wants a natural right-sided full-back.

🆕 St Johnstone target new right-back in January,

Simo Valakari full of praise for stand-in Drey Wright, but his stint in defence looks to be coming to an end.

Good news for Drey himself, who has had to curtail his attacking instincts, and the team.

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Certainly looking that way. Keltjens isn’t strictly speaking a RB either though. CDM who can do a job at RB.

St Johnstone target new right-back in January as manager hails stand-in The Saints boss wants a natural right-sided full-back.

🆕 St Johnstone target new right-back in January,

Simo Valakari full of praise for stand-in Drey Wright, but his stint in defence looks to be coming to an end.

Good news for Drey himself, who has had to curtail his attacking instincts, and the team.

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𝙄 𝘾 𝙔 𝙈 𝙄 // Some brilliant Raith Rovers Coca-Cola Cup 30 year anniversary content from @iaincollin.bsky.social and Graeme Strachan

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🆕The Spoony Chop - Episode 5: Napoleon's Thoughts on Tommy Wright

Latest @thecourier.co.uk St Johnstone podcast is live, featuring Stuart Cosgrove, @ericnicolson.bsky.social and myself.

☑️Win over Killie
☑️Military history
☑️Saints' place in geopolitics of former Yugoslavia

Dive in

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St Johnstone boss offers 'solution' to unhappy fringe men as Sven Sprangler's route to starting XI hailed The Austrian midfielder has become a crucial member of Simo Valakari's improving Saints side.

Sven Sprangler’s attitude is as impressive as his contributions on the park, according to Simo Valakari.

And the St Johnstone boss has a simple message to fringe players who aren’t happy with the position they find themselves in.

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