http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20130618/dons-capture-striker-calvin-zola_2212158_3213182

 

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Out of the blue! Welcome aboard loon.

All the best.

So........Wylde and some defenders and a goalie to go?

zander must have had so many nice things to say about us.

 

I'm almost confident this will be a really good signing.

 

 

Decent.

Pretty pleased with this one, was hoping Cheltenham might sign him. 1 in 3 record.

 

 

Going for a bit of a physical presence alongside McGinn.

 

Decent.

 

 

I mind Fallon scored a goal like that.

 

I mind Fallon scored a goal like that.

Yeah was thinking that I would rather see him making a number of clinical strikes within the box rather than the odd rasper but hey if he does that every week then the Dons support may get behind him 

Yeah was thinking that I would rather see him making a number of clinical strikes within the box rather than the odd rasper but hey if he does that every week then the Dons support may get behind him 

 

 

 

 

Don't be silly  

 

 

Welcome aboard! Pre-season optimism is in full flow!

Does raise the questions, what now for Vernon and where is Magennis going to be deployed?

Welcome aboard Calvin!

Work hard, bully defences and stick a few in the net, and you'll do fine here.

 

 

 

Looks like a very good signing, all the hallmarks of a cult classic!!

Surely you don't mean.... Zerouali status...      But all the best!

 

My crappy song for him... needs some work i know...

 

He's Big

He's Brave

He scores Dynamites...

WHO !!!  (shouts some)

Calvin ZOLA!  (we all shout)      kinda crap but u know short n sweet

 

sorry dude but there is no kinda about it. 

 

 

LOVE that!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DLQ-FtAusc .

He's Big

He's Brave

He scores Dynamites...

WHO !!!  (shouts some)

Calvin ZOLA!  (we all shout)      kinda crap but u know short n sweet

 

 

W.T.F. What. The. Fuck. the fuck?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DLQ-FtAusc

 

Good goal, but would it have been acceptable in the 80s?

Good goal, but would it have been acceptable in the 80s?

 

 

 

 

Bearsden, that is truly awful!

Good goal, but would it have been acceptable in the 80s?

 

I'm inkleined to think it was.

Looks a bit of a tank! Hopefully can bully defences a bit

 

 

Injuries?

 

With our physios we'll be lucky to see him play at all 

Positive as ever Tom. 

  DEREK McInnes is convinced Calvin Zola will run amok in the Scottish Premiership after carving up

Kilmarnock on his Dons debut.

The former Burton targetman was thrown into the opening-day clash despite managing just 29 minutes of action in pre-season friendlies due to ankle and hamstring injuries.

Zola was in tears when he limped off in the bounce game against Shelbourne in Dublin last month but McInnes reckons he is exactly the type of striker Aberdeen have been crying out for.

The 28-year-old’s touch might have been rustier than a old garden gate but his power and presence in the box left Killie’s backline in tatters during the 2-1 win.

The towering hitman spun Allan Johnston’s defence in the build-up to Jonny Hayes’s opener and occupied so much attention from markers he allowed others to exploit the space.

McInnes insists it’s a warning to the rest of the division as the giant Zaire hitman will only get better – and he is already gunning for Motherwell this weekend.

He said: “There is a lot more to come from Calvin. He did very well on Saturday, especially when you consider he had hardly played in pre-season.

“He barely managed 20 minutes or so and was a good bit behind the rest of the lads.

“It was a gamble to play him but it was a calculated one and it paid off.

“We just felt he had attributes that could cause Kilmarnock problems.

“That turned out to be the case and Calvin was instrumental in the first goal. He was nowhere near up to speed and ran his race after 50 or 60 minutes.

“But he will get better as his fitness improves. It might be the case he is suitable for some opponents more than others but I’m sure he will be a handful.

“We have other strikers, such as Scott Vernon and Josh Magennis, who can bring us something different whenever the case may require it.

“But I’m sure Aberdeen fans will be pleased to see Calvin posing a threat in the circumstances. They would also have been impressed with his attitude because he was more than willing to jump right in despite the lack of match fitness.

“He would have been a bit stiff and sore on Sunday but he will work all week and be ready for Motherwell on Sunday.”

Zola will give the Dons a focal point but the onus will be on winger Hayes to provide the ammunition.

The former Inverness star was critical of his own displays last term but was unleashed at the weekend after McInnes gave him a free licence.

McInnes said: “Jonny’s performance was terrific. He was brave, always on the move and never stopped running.

“We are all pleased because we know how desperate Jonny is to do well.

“He is very hard on himself at times. So much was expected of him when he came from Inverness last year and it could be he was trying too hard to impress.

“But I can assure Jonny myself and Tony Docherty were delighted he was already on the books when we came to Pittodrie.

“We tried to sign him before because he is an outstanding player.”