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Simo Valakari | Open Goal Meets... | Si Ferry Chats With SPFL Manager Of The Month On Career & Life

We're back with the Glen's Vodka SPFL Manager Of The Month Awards as Si Ferry sits down for a great and insightful chat with St Johnstone Manager, Simo Valakari to discuss their great start to The Championship, big moments so far at McDiarmid Park like beating Celtic, the heartache of last season's relegation and his previous playing career in Scotland at Motherwell under Alex McLeish, Harri Kampman and Billy Davies.

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