Former Celtic academy player Simon Ferry has revealed the words of wisdom which Ange Postecoglou gave him as he embarked on the beginning of his managerial career.

Ferry is a very recognisable figure in Scottish football having been the face of popular podcast and show Open Goal for the past few years along with his former Celtic teammate Paul Slane.

He faced a different challenge at the beginning of this season as he took over Open Goal Broomhill in the Lowland league with his side currently sitting eighth in the fifth tier of Scottish football.

Some of Postecoglou’s best interviews in recent times have followed his manager of the month awards with Ferry and Slaney getting the chance to sit down and speak to the former Socceroos boss.

It is a completely different task taking on a football club with pressure being instantly placed upon you as well as the attention which Broomhill received after a name change but with some words of advice from Postecoglou, Ferry felt far more comfortable with what he was entering in to.

During his playing career, Ferry played under some top coaches including the late great Tommy Burns and has spoken to some huge figures in the game which he could take into his own management style.

“I could talk to him all day,” Ferry said speaking on the Open Goal Fans Forum Special. 

“Take away who he manages, he’s just a great guy. He’s got a genuine interest in what you’re doing as well which I found amazing for a Celtic manager.

“We’ve interviewed managers who walk in the room, they’re like ‘Come on you need to get started’, you get 40 minutes with them and then as soon as the 40 minutes is done they need to go.

“Ange comes in 15 minutes early, asks how you’re getting on, how the podcast’s going, how the team’s doing. Twice someone’s walked in and he’s said ‘No, let the lads have as much time as they like.’

“Then after it he’ll stay for five minutes and I think that goes a long way, the fact he’s just a good human being.”

Ferry also mentioned the similarities which he sees between Postecoglou and Burns.

“He reminds me a lot of Tommy Burns, because he’s got a great sense of humour.

“He gave us a lot of good advice, I’m obviously not going to go into it in too much detail but at the start of my managerial career my head was all over the place and just a 15-minute chat with him made us feel like I was going in the right direction.

“He’d had similar problems, he gave us a wee bit of advice here and there.

“He’s a great guy.”