Matty Todd was the eye-catcher from St Johnstone’s new signings in the preseason friendly action. Todd is one of several players Valakari believes will benefit from being brought back to the boil in closed-door games. Saints are without a competitive match for the next two weekends, so the Perth boss organised three bounce matches. While St Johnstone’s Championship title heroes were on week three of their summer break, Todd was still hard at it with Dunfermline. Todd then starred in the Scottish Cup Final defeat to Celtic on May 23, his 43rd match of the campaign.