Michael Higdon turned to Jimmy Calderwood over Dutch move

MICHAEL HIGDON revealed Jimmy Calderwood helped persuade him to make a shock move to NEC Nijmegen.

Mark Walker

20:38, 14 Jul 2013

Michael Higdon has swapped Motherwell for NEC Nijmegen

The ex-Motherwell hitman joined ambitious Dutch club NEC this week.

SPL top scorer Higdon signed a two-year deal and sought advice from former Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Ross County boss Calderwood - who had a two-year spell as NEC manager in 1997.

Higdon said: "I spoke to Jimmy about NEC and he said it really is a great club.

"I had other options, but NEC seemed to want me the most. I want to play here. I want to score goals the Dutch League and I believe I can score a lot of them if I get the right supply.

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"This is a new challenge for me, but it's one I am looking forward to.

"I have been told I need to score in the derby game against Vitesse Arnhem! That's the game I'm looking forward to because everyone has been talking about it."

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