The Spoony Chop: A St Johnstone FC Podcast

Mar 04 2025 100 ep. 57 mins 106
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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.

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Mak Kirk's 'Heading Head'

Mar 04 2025 49 mins  
On this week's Spoony Chop, Stuart Cosgrove, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton assess a draw at Dens Park that keeps St Johnstone in touch with Dundee and look ahead to Monday's Scottish Cup quarter final with Livingston - and whether it's the right environment for a Benji Kimpioka comeback. Interested in local sport news, you can save now with The Courier Sport Pack. Keep up with th

Make or Break Time

Feb 25 2025 51 mins  
After losing to Hearts at McDiarmid Park in a game that, in previous campaigns, would likely have been drawn, Saints face two potentially season-defining games in the space of three days. First up, Ross County visit McDiarmid Park on Wednesday night, before Saints head along the road to Dundee for a clash at Dens Park that could have a huge impact on how the rest of the season pans

Roll the Dice

Feb 18 2025 50 mins  
A Saints team peppered with January recruits was turned over by an aggressive Kilmarnock side. Now, with three crucial games to come in the space of a week from Saturday, there is precious little room for error. How will Simo Valakari respond to his side's Rugby Park display and what is the minimum Saints can accept from their trio of clashes, against Hearts, Ross County and Dundee

Sidibeh and Saints Baffle the Pundits

Feb 12 2025 52 mins  
St Johnstone booked their place in the Scottish Cup quarter finals with a 1-0 win over Hamilton Accies. Their reward is a trip to face Livingston. It took a late Adama Sidibeh goal to get the job done (despite television scepticism, he DEFINITELY meant it) but it was a game in which they enjoyed significant control. Saints' possession-based game seems to be leaving the pundits cold

St Johnstone's transfer window assessed

Feb 04 2025 52 mins  
The winter transfer window has 'slammed' closed and Saints have welcomed eight new signings to the club. On this week's Spoony Chop, Eric Nicolson, Stuart Cosgrove and Sean Hamilton rate the recruitment work done at McDiarmid Park, discuss a potentially huge win away to St Mirren and look ahead to the weekend's Scottish Cup clash with Hamilton Accies. Journalism that Matters | The

Simo Valakari: Bed Remaker

Jan 28 2025 53 mins  
Another week, another win over Motherwell, and St Johnstone are still standing in their battle against relegation. With owner and chairman Adam Webb in attendance, Saints' players, fans and manager enjoyed a moment of connection after their successful late fightback, achieved despite having only one centre-back on the pitch. Join Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton as they discuss a po

David Keltjens, we hardly knew ye

Jan 21 2025 49 mins  
Join Stuart Cosgrove, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton for this week's Spoony Chop, which features - brace yourselves - discussion about a St Johnstone victory! One goal was enough for Saints to see off Motherwell in the Scottish Cup - and send the Well fans into meltdown. But can they replicate the combination of slickness and strength that did the job when the Steelmen return to M

The Houston Four, with Stan Harris

Jan 14 2025 67 mins  
This week's Spoony Chop sees ex-St Johnstone CEO, chairman and director Stan Harris saddle up to discuss his decades of service at McDiarmid Park, his near-lifelong friendship with Stuart Cosgrove and how a trip to see Scotland at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico resulted in a brush with the law in Texas. Subscribe to Trusted Local Journalism that Matters | The Courier

Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Jan 07 2025 50 mins  
A self-inflicted 3-1 loss to Dundee capped off a miserable festive season for St Johnstone. With Simo Valakari's side now eight points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership, this week's Spoony Chop sees Stuart Cosgrove, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss a dismal few weeks on the park, a squad-weakening first week of the transfer window and what fans are entitled to expect f

Open the Window

Dec 30 2024 48 mins  
St Johnstone fell to a predictable loss at Celtic Park, but with the January transfer window set to open ahead of the home double header with Hibs and Dundee, how different might Saints look the next time they take the field? On this week's Spoony Chop, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss transfers, a big moment for Fran Franczak and what this window will tell us about Saints'