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I think the club have to be very careful here that this doesn't turn into a mud-slinging match. It won't do anyone any good at all. I'm surprised the club didn't have some sort of gagging order in place for his pay-off, given his track record of foot-in mouth PR. Still he's entitled to his say and its interesting to get an insight into what does exactly go on behind closed doors at AFC. It's understandable that Calderwood feels aggreived - he has just been sacked. I'd challenge anyone not to be resentful when they are sacked so I can understand why he has tried to 'clear his name'. When you consider his motives, he'll be looking for a new job so having 'sacked' at the bottom of his CV does him no good. Since when has anyone ever paid much attention to JCs column in the Record anyway?...

Thursday 9pm BBC1. Tourettes: I swear I can't help it. Revisting the documentary 'John's not Mad'. I saw the clip earlier where he involuntarily hits his mum in the gub.

I thought she was a silly cow. Some interesting clips that I'd not seen before but not much else... didn't see the point of it at all.

No, no, no, no. Just no.

What a peach of a goal from Elliot!

I wasn't questioning you. I just quoted you for ease.

Anyone else watching the playoffs today? Should be a battle.

Glittering. Thats the kind of winning mentality this club needs though FFS he has a semi final record comparable to that of Calderwood.

Have you even see MiniJC's posts on here?

There were more seagulls in attendance. Hey but at least the board took note of it and sacked him months later.

My thoughts on recent matters: Looking back over JCs tenure there is no doubt that he brought back some form of respectability to the club, and for that he has my gratitude. From the dark days of Skovdahl and Paterson we’ve seen some fantastic sights: European football (great performances against Bayern Munich, Dnipro, Copenhagen and Lokomotiv Moscow) and wins against the Old Firm at Pittodrie and Celtic Park. There are regrets too, namely the horrific cup record: missing out on finals against lower league opposition, humiliation at the hands of Dundee United, the continued Ibrox hoodoo, the foot-in-mouth PR skills, lack of silverware and of course the mind numbingly turgid football at times. After humiliations to QOTS and Queens Park in previous seasons, the defeat to Dunfermline in the cup earlier this season (in my view) was grounds for instant dismissal, however it wasn’t the right time while the opportunity for Europe remained. After reflection, I’m convinced that now is right time for him to have gone. 5 years is more than a fair period of time for him to have made an impact on the team and it is clear we are stagnating. ‘Steadying the ship’ & ‘bringing back respectability’ – these are the things that I think JC will be remembered (and hopefully credited for). He’s built a platform upon which we must now build and progress, but he was never the man to take us there. As a club I think we have to look at what we want to achieve next and plan accordingly. What do we want as a club? A cup? European football every season? To challenge the Old Firm? Yes to all of the above, but simply changing the manager and giving him the same limited resources won’t get us anywhere near that. What is needed is a step change in thinking at the club, from top to bottom. From reports so far, I believe that the decision to award a new contract to JC and his team has cost us in the region of £1M. If true, I would seriously question the judgement of whoever approved that contract, and I’d certainly question the ability of that person to identify and attract the right calibre of manager to help us reach that next level. I’m very underwhelmed by some of the names that have been suggested so far. I also agree about being very wary of sentimentality when appointing a new manager. It may appease the fans initially (which may be the right thing that is needed now), but once the honeymoon period is over it makes for a very difficult relationship when (yes, when) things don’t go well. This moment is a great opportunity for all at AFC, but I think we are more vulnerable than ever. The next manager has to be very careful not to undo the work that JC has done, yet must make enough of an impact to meet the fans expectations….Because now I will be expecting silverware, I will be expecting European football on a regular basis and I will be expecting an end to the bland, unattractive, feckless football. The bar has been set, its now time for the board to pick the right man for the job. Good luck, you have my full support whoever you are*. *Apart from Jim Jeffries, who I have already said can get to fuck.

Sour grapes what?

I can see this thread reaching almost preposterous levels like the transfer window speculation threads that we usually get. Can't wait to hear some of the names that get touted. I'll be giving it a miss.

Football fans in tears: will there ever be a more pathetic sight?

You did. Here:

Oh come on now Andrew. You weren't embarrassed by the QOTS or Queens Park game? You should have been. I know I was.

I'll be renewing this week. Clean slate, and fresh start. Any new manager will get my full backing*. *Unless it's Jim Jeffries, who can take his greeting pus and fuck right off.

And so it was done.

Beating Rangers 3-2 at Pittodrie for the first time since the season we went to the cup final in 2000. Match against Dnipro. The best away game I've ever been to. Thrashing Copenhagen 4-0 to get to the group stages of the UEFA Cup. The best atmosphere I've ever experienced at Pittodrie. The match against Bayern Munich at Pittodrie. We were amazing, and deserved to win it. Beating the Huns at the end of last season to deny them the title. Just getting into Europe by the seat of our pants. Frustrating, yet thrilling entertainment on the last days of the season. The rest will be forgotten.

Bit of a mixed bag to choose from tonight...beers that have been left from various nights. Few Stellas, Becks, Carlsberg and Cobras. I think one or two is just going to send me off to sleep. I'm off all next week, so no work to get up for tomorrow.

Come on lads, he's right. We all know MiniJC is AFC's biggest fan.

You left an 'l' in there. Corrected.

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LOL! Phil Brown karaoke!