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Rebel Aberdeen fans to stage Pittodrie demo calling for Jimmy Calderwood's head

Apr 8 2009 By Neil Cameron

 

A GROUP of Aberdeen fans will demonstrate at Pittodrie after Saturday's clash with Inverness to demand the sacking of Jimmy Calderwood.

 

Organisers yesterday claimed 100 supporters will gather outside the main door regardless of the result.

 

One of the leaders, Brian MacRae, revealed the campaign is to be called JMG, Jimmy Must Go.

 

Neither Aberdeen or Calderwood himself would comment and other Dons supporters' groups admitted they were not happy with the club's position but revealed they would not back what they insisted was a clearly personal demonstration.

 

However, MacRae reckons most fans fear the club face years in the wilderness unless Calderwood, who has been in charge for five seasons, moves on.

 

He said: "Losing to Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup was the catalyst for this but it wasn't the only result.

 

"You can add losing to Queen's Park and Queen of the South.

 

"But really it is the league form that has angered supporters. The results have not been good enough and some of the performances have been terrible.

 

"We want Jimmy out. The guy is well past his shelf-life at Aberdeen.

 

"All sorts of fan groups are behind this. We are fed up with the club being happy to be put alongside Hearts and Dundee United at best rather than go beyond them.

 

"It's coming up on 15 years since we won a trophy and nine since we were last in a final at Hampden.

 

"The guys supporting us are 100 per cent for a change of manager. It doesn't matter what happens against Inverness."

 

Meanwhile, Jamie Langfield insisted Aberdeen must secure a Europa League place to save their season. There is massive pressure on the Dons to clinch third or fourth place in the SPL to ensure a return to Europe.

 

Langfield, who has been tipped by Calderwood to take over from banned keeper Allan McGregor in the Scotland squad, said: "We let a lot of people down with the cup defeat by Dunfermline, especially our fans. But they are still turning out in numbers to cheer us on and we are grateful for that.

 

"It is vital we show them just what this team can do to repay them and make up for the loss in the cup. That means securing a top-six place against Inverness then pushing on to qualify for Europe.

 

"There are critics gathering round the club but getting a result against Inverness is not about silencing them. There are two games left before the split and we must win to ensure a top-six spot then we can kick on and go for third place.

 

"Hearts have a seven-point lead which is a big gap but we still believe they can be caught. We overhauled a 12-point deficit on Dundee United last season to claim fourth place."

 

 

Meanwhile Aberdeen have taken Belgian defender Pieter Collen on trial from Dutch second division side Cambuur.

 

The former Feyenoord player is out of contract at the end of the season and has been playing alongside former Dons midfielder Jeffrey deVisscher at Cambuur.

 

Calderwood is desperate to strengthen his backline as Scott Severin is leaving, Lee Mair has yet to accept a new deal and Javan Vidal is due to return to Manchester City.

Its not clear but I think the prevailing opinion is that we would all welcome his exit if there is a commercially viable alternative proposed who is likely to bring progress. A JSGITIACVAPWILTBPer if you like.  

 

I'll get the banner started tonight!

I'm in no way a "JIG'er". I cringe at what the guy says in the media and am as puzzled as most by many of his tactical changes. I just don't see what replacing him with another manager will bring the club apart from additional costs and at best, a few months of anticipation until fans are calling the new appointment is as "imcompetant" as any of the other appointments in the last 20 years.

 

So we'll maybe finish a few places below last season but to go crying "he's taken as far as he can", "we're going backwards" is premature. Look at 05/06 where we finished 6th and look at what we did the following season. Which club in the SPL has made progress on the field season on season?

 

Queen of the South, Queens Park, Dunfermline all keep being mentioned as reasons for him to go but in my eyes those games are not representitive of Jimmy's time here. You could swing right to the other side and look at the wins at Parkhead, Tynecastle (which we hadnt done for donkeys years) and the home form vs Rangers. The true representation of Jimmy's time is somewhere in the middle of all of this.

 

What AFC needs is European qualification on a regular basis. We've all seen what affect the Uefa Cup run had on our finances and if we could acheive that a couple of seasons in a row we would be in a financial position to push for "the next level". Until that time, fighting for the Uefa Cup spots is where AFC will be year on year, and that's where we are right now.

 

If there was a manager around who I thought would be interested in the Aberdeen job, and who would do a better job than Calderwood then I could understand fans wanting him replaced. I just don't see who there is out there.

 

Fantastic post and it pretty much mirrors my view on things exactly, honestly couldnt have put it better myself!

 

+1

Its easy, there's even a song (in the Vladamir Romanov sucking Paul Hartley off vein):

 

Only get rid-of Calderwood,

for a commercially viable alternative

 

Only get rid-of Calderwood,

for a commercially viable alternative.

 

...I think it's a catchy little ditty and sung through a synthesised megaphone would add to any protest.

 

 

 

 

The argument and "reasoning" behind the protest is questionable in the first place, but really, when you think this time last year we'd just scraped into the top 6 with the last possible game remaining to do so with an 87th minute goal and with less points that we have currently with 2 games remaining before the split, it's a bit premature. Not that I would support it at any time, but some perspective is needed.

 

We may not be playing silky, entertaining football but we're currently doing better than we were last year.

The argument and "reasoning" behind the protest is questionable in the first place, but really, when you think this time last year we'd just scraped into the top 6 with the last possible game remaining to do so with an 87th minute goal and with less points that we have currently with 2 games remaining before the split, it's a bit premature. Not that I would support it at any time, but some perspective is needed.

 

We may not be playing silky, entertaining football but we're currently doing better than we were last year.

 

That's the problem tho is it not - we play absolutely shite football most of the time now

 

Good post Penfold BTW 

 

I'm sure the protesters will be delighted when we parade Bobby Williamson as our new manager.

I'm sure the protesters will be delighted when we parade Bobby Williamson as our new manager.

 

That's my worry - that we will get rid of Calderwood and end up with someone really awful

Obviously the strength of the protest will be greater if we have yet another bad result on Saturday - many fans might feel like joining in.  But if we win I can see it being a complete non-event.

 

The players will know this, and hopefully they can put ICT away in some style.

 

 

I'm going against the tide here now it seems, but I'm still a JMG-er!! Does that mean I have to get a Bosman to KKK?   

 

We're more than happy to buy out your contract! 

An eruption of anger. The smell of burnt hair in the air. Just minutes ago AFC security tried to sneak Calderwood out in the boot of a family saloon. It didn't work. Crowds set upon the vehicle, one man ended up plaited around the axel, they ripped Calderwood out of the back and at that point we became ominously aware of a 25 foot wicker phallus. Seconds later Jimmy was ablaze. Sheets of flame dancing to the beat of primitive animal justice.

 

This is Steven Duff, at Pittodrie, for Reporting Scotland

 

 

 

An eruption of anger. The smell of burnt hair in the air. Just minutes ago AFC security tried to sneak Calderwood out in the boot of a family saloon. It didn't work. Crowds set upon the vehicle, one man ended up plaited around the axel, they ripped Calderwood out of the back and at that point we became ominously aware of a 25 foot wicker phallus. Seconds later Jimmy was ablaze. Sheets of flame dancing to the beat of primitive animal justice.

 

This is Steven Duff, at Pittodrie, for Reporting Scotland

 

 

 

 

The argument and "reasoning" behind the protest is questionable in the first place, but really, when you think this time last year we'd just scraped into the top 6 with the last possible game remaining to do so with an 87th minute goal and with less points that we have currently with 2 games remaining before the split, it's a bit premature. Not that I would support it at any time, but some perspective is needed.

 

We may not be playing silky, entertaining football but we're currently doing better than we were last year.

 

Well slightly better in the league but you have to put into perspective the extra games of the euro run and the fact we made two semi finals last season.  All adds up to the same assesment for me, could and should be doing a lot better.

Well slightly better in the league but you have to put into perspective the extra games of the euro run and the fact we made two semi finals last season.  All adds up to the same assesment for me, could and should be doing a lot better.

 

Indeed, there is no point in comparing it to last season as we were involved in a good few more games. And the highlighted bit sums it up for me. We're playing shite football, and have done for the vast majority of the season. Someone tried convincing me in the pub last night that Aberdeen are doing well in the league (not a fan of SPL football), and he couldn't understand why I was diagreeing with him. Considering that we were playing in 4 competitions last season, we should be doing a lot better this season, but we're not. For one reason or another we are just barely stuttering across the line.

Have we ever played entertaining football on the last 10 years?

Yes 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PoXqNehPBI

 

Ya might want to get rid of that clip before the Kiwi based boss comes down on ya