BigAl Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 69 is no age nowadays. Thanks for the memories and particularly the trips to Madrid & Munich 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/
RicoS321 Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 Aye, definitely deserves a thread in this forum. A frustrating manager, but I liked him. Some great times with him in charge, and his record stands up very well as Dons boss. 2 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262735
Kowalski Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 2 minutes ago, RicoS321 said: Aye, definitely deserves a thread in this forum. A frustrating manager, but I liked him. Some great times with him in charge, and his record stands up very well as Dons boss. Spot on and well said. Sad news to hear of his passing. The Munich and Madrid trips were excellent. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262736
Elgindon Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 Aye,no age. Took more stick than he deserved. 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262737
tlg1903 Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 I had little love for Calderwood for large parts of his tenure but Alzheimers is fucking grim. RIP JC, I'm glad you're no longer suffering and your family don't have to watch you die in front of them yet you're still alive. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262738
JessianK Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 RIP Jimmy Especially for the European memories... Just shows how your life can change just by one disease. Our condolences to everyone at Aberdeen and his other clubs. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262739
Reekie_Red Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 When he signed, I thought we'd hired the bigger Chuckle Brother. His tombola team selection was frustrating as hell. But he did bring some wicked memories, particularly Copenhagen and Bayern Munich at Pittodrie. RIP Jimmy 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262743
KGB Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 9 hours ago, BigAl said: 69 is no age nowadays. Thanks for the memories and particularly the trips to Madrid & Munich I was in Madrid and Munich, great trips and great memories. RIP Jimmy Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262747
baggy89 Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 I’ve just turned 45 and my first game was one of Fergies last. Was at SCF in ‘90 under Smith and was probably at Pittodrie for most of his reign. Ebbe was a bit of a cult hero. But after Pele, Calderwood brought a bit of respectability back to AFC. Beating the Huns when Ricksen got sent off and going 2 up against Bayern are two of my favourite memories of being at Pittodrie (along with the Mimms, Gillhaus, Nicholas goal). The forum carry on in his last few months and when he was sacked was ridiculous and tainted, arguably, our best post Fergie managers legacy (definitely at the time). Might dig out my old sky plus box and watch back the Copenhagen and Bayern games. 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262748
dons8321 Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 (edited) Doesn't matter who you support or who you "hate"...dementia is a fucking horrible thing to happen to anyone and you wouldn't wish it on your worse enemy. RIP Jimmy. Quote Edited January 19, 2025 by dons8321 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262749
manc_don Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 I’d probably say this was peak youth for me, well, late teens and early 20s, but had many a good time with the globe reds following him and the team around. Some incredible high and some horrendous lows, but we definitely weren’t the laughing stock anymore and I’ll be forever grateful. The pair of Munich games will forever (vaguely) stick in my memory. Sure, it didn’t end the way any of us wanted but it was one helluva ride. Thank you jimmy and very much, RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262750
Reekie_Red Posted January 19, 2025 Report Share Posted January 19, 2025 1 hour ago, baggy89 said: Beating the Huns when Ricksen got sent off That was a cracking game. A proper Roy Of The Rovers story, made particularly pleasing when PRicksen got sent off and we then scored the winner shortly after. Jamie Smith scored the winner IIRC? 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262751
Jute Posted January 20, 2025 Report Share Posted January 20, 2025 From the highs of trips to Dinpro, Madrid and Munich to lows of losing cup game to Dunfermline, Queens Park and Queen of the South it was never dull following Dons under JC. Lost count of the number of times the words what the fuck were uttered when folk saw his team selections. Dementia is horrible disease and football needs to start looking after former players who are suffering from it. RIP Jimmy. 3 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262754
wee toon red Posted January 20, 2025 Report Share Posted January 20, 2025 RIP Jimmy, a character who made a better fist of the Dons job than many. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262760
manc_don Posted January 20, 2025 Report Share Posted January 20, 2025 Not into sharing Twitter these days, but this is a tribute befitting of the man. 3 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262761
Slim Posted January 20, 2025 Report Share Posted January 20, 2025 Good watch that, although probably would have left out the QOTS clip, tributes don’t need to be balanced. 2 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262762
BigAl Posted January 20, 2025 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2025 1 hour ago, manc_don said: Not into sharing Twitter these days, but this is a tribute befitting of the man. Watched that with tears in my eyes. I come back to my opening post on this thread Thanks for the memories 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-262763
Kowalski Posted February 19, 2025 Report Share Posted February 19, 2025 Funeral turned into an episode of Eastenders. https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/jimmy-calderwoods-son-leaves-dads-31036691 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-263599
RicoS321 Posted February 19, 2025 Report Share Posted February 19, 2025 36 minutes ago, Kowalski said: Funeral turned into an episode of Eastenders. https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/jimmy-calderwoods-son-leaves-dads-31036691 It's what he would have wanted. No mention of Darren Mackie in attendance. Expect he made the teas. 2 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-263600
Reekie_Red Posted February 19, 2025 Report Share Posted February 19, 2025 What happened? I read that article, but it's not plainly clear what it was that the family were aggrieved about. Was the funeral too focussed on Jimmy's footballing life? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-263601
tom_widdows Posted February 19, 2025 Report Share Posted February 19, 2025 (edited) 1 hour ago, Reekie_Red said: What happened? I read that article, but it's not plainly clear what it was that the family were aggrieved about. Was the funeral too focussed on Jimmy's footballing life? Hack journalist turns up at funeral of someone they know nothing about. Takes advantage of grieving family member Writes couple of hundred words which says very little but enough to stir some minor gossip and to hell with how friends and family feel Submits invoice to red top Edited February 19, 2025 by tom_widdows 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-263604
Elgindon Posted February 19, 2025 Report Share Posted February 19, 2025 1 hour ago, Reekie_Red said: What happened? I read that article, but it's not plainly clear what it was that the family were aggrieved about. Was the funeral too focussed on Jimmy's footballing life? Some sort of fallout between Jimmys partner and his ex wife/sons side of the family I believe.... Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-263605
Reekie_Red Posted February 20, 2025 Report Share Posted February 20, 2025 And how the f is that news? 1 Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/10605-jimmy-calderwood-rip/#findComment-263620
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