I fancy "Red Oak" for the first week... moving towards "Dark Walnut" by the end of his holiday....

 

... however maybe this year he'll finally achieve full "Ebony!"

 

I reckon Dark Walnut has to be the target every year and any thing less will be seen as a disappointing close season. Jimmy's unrealistic expectations of Ebony will need to be reigned in however. If the unthinkable happens and only Provincial is achieved, next year could see him looking for a new holiday destination..

I went for Jacobean, purely for the delicious irony given he is a hun.

I went for Jacobean, purely for the delicious irony given he is a hun.

 

Provincial also hits that spot, given that he's not, as he reminded us often enough in his first couple of years in particular.

I went for Ebony. 

what an effort - i would have lost interest after option 5- i went for ebony

I'd say he will be looking for 235 in the early stages but will move to 224 if things aren't going as planned. Depending on how the final stages are developing he might throw caution to the wind and go 225.

I went for driftwood as it reminds me of Calderwood

 

I went for driftwood as it reminds me of Calderwood

 

That would be more his colour at end of the season before his holiday!. I went for Jacobean, although was close call for Dark Walnut.

 

Driftwood reminds me of Travis! 

222 because its new and he likes to try different, unusual thigs.

 

Dark Walnut.

 

The correct spelling is Mallorca.

 

I'm trying to work this out.

 

My eyesight aint great, and the pic is small, but if I'm not mistaken.

 

 

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And the winner is...

 

Hmmm, close call between Red Oak, Sedona Red and Red Mahogany for me.

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And the winner is...

 

Red Mahogany 225 I think, perhaps a Special Walnut though.

 

It's a hard one.

Theres no Orange.  So i went for Ebony.

Jimmy delivers with colourful return

 

Published: 01/07/2008

 

THE first day of pre-season training at Aberdeen has become something of an annual event for the Scottish media. Yesterday was no different.

 

Every year the journalists draw lots for the chance to visit the Dons and, in particular, catch a glimpse at the tan manager Jimmy Calderwood has managed to acquire during his stay at his summer home in Majorca.

 

JC and his Sunshine Band did not let the supporters, or the media, down with his latest effort yesterday, a dark bronzed affair of spectacular quality.

 

Even the club supporters get in on the act and this year a messageboard hosted a poll giving users the chance to vote on what shade their manager would be when he returned to Scotland.  

 

Ebony may have been the shade voted most likely but it was dark walnut which Calderwood came closest to matching.

 

The nose and lips have been blistered while his eyebrows are bleached blond by the sun, but the refreshed manager insists his colouring could have been better.

 

During his break, the Dons manager told the Press and Journal the weather during the first fortnight had been poor, despite displaying his new shade yesterday.

 

With an 11-day tour of Holland to come, Calderwood may yet meet the lofty aspirations of the supporters who chose that ebony look.

Correct Spanish spelling yes.

 

The english spelling is with a J.

 

Much like the Italians call Naples-Napoli, Rome-Roma, Turin-Torino, Florence-Firenze  etc

 

Most languages have their own interpretation of a name. Italians call Edinburgh - Edimburgo, Dublin- Dublino and London - Londra.

 

So I wouldn't bother getting upset about it dude.

 

 

GD has been to Spain you know...

GD has been to Spain you know...

 

Really, I'd have never guessed.

 

He's so sopisticated.

Are you so pissed icated?

 

Well spoted.

Correct Spanish spelling yes.

 

The english spelling is with a J.

 

Much like the Italians call Naples-Napoli, Rome-Roma, Turin-Torino, Florence-Firenze  etc

 

Most languages have their own interpretation of a name. Italians call Edinburgh - Edimburgo, Dublin- Dublino and London - Londra.

 

So I wouldn't bother getting upset about it dude.

 

 

It's a preference thing.

 

I call Seville Sevilla.

 

I call Munich Muenchen.

 

If I knew other languages I would make an effort to say a place in the language of the country it is in.

 

 

Really, I'd have never guessed.

 

He's so sopisticated.

 

Yea, being able to spell properly helps.

 

Muenchen is for folk who don't know how to find the umlaut.

Muenchen is for folk who don't know how to find the umlaut.

 

I agree.

 

I can never remember the alt-code.

 

They are phasing umlauts out anyway.

What about the ess-zett?

http://www.aberdeen.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=507605

 

He's Back

 

I think I may have missed out an L in there. Now before you view this picture, I can confirm that this is in fact the same James Calderwood who has managed our football club for the past 4 seasons. The picture you are about to view is not fake and is from the 1st day back at pre-season training yesterday. Ready?...click.

 

Yes, Calderwood has achieved his goal set at the end of last summer, and has reached one shade higher on the tan scale, a frightening Dark Walnut 2716. Many Aberdeen supporters predicted JC would reach the elusive Ebony 2718 but Calderwood settled for the DW this year.

 

It is an absolute joke. I was looking back and forth between my computer and STV news and thought it was still on the interview with Morgan Tsvangirai. It looks as if he's just finished a game of Swamp Soccer.

 

It also makes you wonder what the mysterious sudden droppings of Steve Lovell and Josh Walker have had to do with. And also, is this the reason for Calderwood's infamous bust up with goalkeeper Jamie Langfield last summer that led to him being dropped for the first 2 months of last season?

 

You'd think with the likes of the whole Tommy Burns thing near the end of last season Jimmy would maybe take a bit more care.

 

How embarrassing. I wonder what the new signings must be thinking.