Football manager's son leads walkout at funeral over 'disrespect' as ...

The son of late ex-Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood led a walkout during his funeral - as he claimed he felt "disrespected" by his father's partner in the service.

Calderwood, who managed Aberdeen for five years, died aged 69 last month following a battle with dementia and his funeral was held in Glasgow on Tuesday.

But his son Scott stormed out of the crematorium after being left infuriated with Calderwood's partner Yvonne Buchanan after claiming his family were "barely mentioned" during the service.

Scott, who has worked as an assistant coach at Scottish club Ross County in the past, said the family's tension with Buchanan had been "brewing for years".

He told the Daily Record: "The service barely mentioned any of our family. What happened had been brewing with Yvonne for years as my dad's illness got worse.

"We couldn't just stand there and be disrespected like that. My dad wouldn't have stood for that sort of thing so I couldn't either. It wasn't just the disrespect for my mum, it was for all of my family who they just tried to whitewash out of his life .

"I couldn't just stand there and be a spectator at my own dad's funeral and act like I barely knew the man. They had security guards there to keep us all apart.

"I know for a fact my dad wouldn't have wanted that so it was just complete disregard for his wishes.

"I had enough and just couldn't stand there and listen to that so I decided to walk out and some of my family joined me. I just want to grieve for my dad now."

The funeral saw a handful of names from Scottish football in attendance, including former Ross County and Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell, Albion Rovers coach Sandy Clark and ex-Rangers coach Jimmy Nicholl.

Calderwood hadn't managed in football since a brief spell with De Graafschap in Holland in 2014. His spell there only lasted a month after he quit following fury over the sale of two key players.

He was diagnosed with early onset dementia in 2017 and decided to go public with his condition in a bid to spread awareness.

He told the BBC: "I can have a moan, as many of my players would say, but I’ve had a wonderful life in football. I’ve seen great places, travelled the world."

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