ABERDEEN manager Jimmy Calderwood has already held talks with potential new signings as he sets about a massive rebuilding job at Pittodrie.
Up to ten players could leave the Granite City this summer,
but Calderwood is well under way with his plans to recruit fresh blood.
When asked if he had spoken with any targets, Calderwood said:
"We have been working on it for quite a long
time, probably six months."
With such a large turnover of players at the end of the season, there will certainly be a lot of upheaval at the club for Calderwood to deal with.
Calderwood said: "It is disappointing to see a lot of good players leaving but you have to get on with it.
"There could be eight to ten new players for next season, which is sometimes good for a club.
"It refreshes things, in the dressing room, for the management staff and for supporters.
"The great thing about Aberdeen Football Club is there are players still wanting to come here. I don't need to phone them because they phone me, which is brilliant and makes life a lot easier."
Calderwood also had to make significant alterations to the Aberdeen squad when he joined the club after leaving Dunfermline in 2004.
But he believes repeating what he did four seasons ago will be difficult.
"At that moment it was a rebuilding job in such that we had to get stability defensively," he explained.
"There were a lot of good players already here, so that was a lot easier. We got a good squad together and got good players in, such as Scott Severin, for nothing.
"We had Markus Heikkinen, Russell Anderson, Kevin McNaughton and Michael Hart, which was a back four you could play in the English Championship with.
"So it was just about giving them confidence in time and bringing some fresh blood into midfield. This one is a little bit harder because there will be a lot more players who have to get used to
the expectations of Aberdeen Football Club, if it is going well, it is great. But if it is not, they have to be strong enough to accept the criticism."
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