FORMER Celtic star Simon Ferry’s business empire after football continues to expand.
The former Hoops, Swindon, Portsmouth and Peterhead star has major ambitions as assistant manager with League Two high flyers East Kilbride.
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But he’s got a huge amount going on off the field too, as the host of the successful Open Goal franchise.
And now the former midfielder is adding another string to his bow as he opens a new Italian restaurant in the East End of Glasgow.
The establishment is called Grosso, and tables are now bookable ahead of it’s grand opening is this Wednesday, September 24.
Grosso will set up shop at 424 Duke Street in the East End.
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A TikTok video posted by the restaurant sees the ex-footballer standing outside the venue speaking to a couple and teasing the opening date as September 24, 2025.
A separate video in July showed work being done to refurbish the interior of the site.
The restaurant will have an Italian-American vibe and room for around 36 covers.
Plans for the the new venue were submitted to Glasgow City Council in April 2025.
The building was previously occupied by a Lloyds TSB bank, which closed in 2021.
Ferry took a step back from management after his Open Goal Broomhill project saw them finish 11th in the Lowland League.
He said: “The first feeling is relief it’s done.
“It was a tough year and I did a lot more than I thought I would. Any manager will tell you being a manager is hard enough but the other things that went with it meant it was a lot more work.
“I’m definitely happy I did it though and gave it a go. In the long-run it’ll make me a better manager. I definitely want to give it another bash. Not now though because I’ve still got a lot of learning to do.
“I was quite naive to think at 35 I knew it all. There was so much more to the job than what I thought. I learned a lot about myself as a coach and a person.
“If I do it again then I’ve learned a lot of lessons so I’d be more than confident I’ll be ready.
“But for the foreseeable future I’m going to be an assistant manager and focus on helping the best I can while still doing the podcast. That’s my main income and what I love doing.
“I want to put a lot of my focus on that and I couldn’t really do that while I was a manager.”
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