Aberdeen have snapped up West Brom defender Jared Hodgkiss on loan.
But Calderwood's Maybury interest ended
Aberdeen have snapped up West Brom defender Jared Hodgkiss on loan.
Hodgkiss arrives on a six-month loan deal until January and the move signals the end of Aberdeen's interest in Alan Maybury.
Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood revealed he signed Hodgkiss without even seeing the 21-year-old in action.
"This is the first time I have ever signed a player without having seen him play,"Calderwood told the
Daily Record.
"But the reserve league in the English Championship hasn't started yet and there haven't been any games during the close season.
Tip-offs
"So I've had to rely on tip-offs to bring the squad numbers up and then get the begging bowl out to colleagues and, fortunately, West Brom boss Tony Mowbray agreed to let Jared come here for six months.
"He's a small, tenacious right-back who is good on the ball. He's played 25-30 games for West Brom so he has experience at a high level.
"Jared wanted to join us. He turned down a few clubs to come here and had to phone Hereford to say he wouldn't be joining them because he had the chance to play for Aberdeen.
"I spoke several times to Alan Maybury about coming back here permanently but he didn't give me an answer by the deadline which was set and we have moved on."
