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Speaking in today's News of The World Calderwood - now with Aberdeen - has accused Yorkston of using bullying tactics against him and portraying him as a 'criminal'. The Dons boss has hit out after he was on the end of a verbal volley from current Pars manager Davie Hay in February after accusations from Yorkston that Calderwood disagreed with Hay's appointment.
Since Calderwood's departure from the club Yorkston has accused him of agreeing a move up north before last year's Scottish Cup Final. Calderwood has since described this accusation as "absolute rubbish".
"Since my departure I have been back twice to Dunfermline and both times I needed a police escort. I thought at first 'Come on I'm from Glasgow, why should I need a police escort to visit a village like Dunfermline'? But I couldn't have been more wrong. I was barracked by a portion of the crowd, about 40% of whom believe I had signed a pre-deal with Aberdeen before I actually signed. During one match I felt like a criminal." said Calderwood.
Calderwood went on to talk about his achievements at the Pars - in taking the club from the First Division to Europe - and remains baffled as to why Yorkston would hold him in such contempt despite these achievements. The ex-Pars boss also explained how wage cuts seriously affected the club - with the players failing even to receive a win bonus after securing a historic 2-1 win at Celtic Park.
The Dons boss also explained how Yorkston tried bullying tactics to prevent him joining Willie Miller's Dons revolution.
"When I made it plain I was going to sign a contract with Aberdeen they tried bullying tactics. My car and telephone were taken away. But I was still due one more meal with the chairman. I signed the contract at Aberdeen on the Thursday and I was due to dine with Yorkston on the Saturday. I read the papers on the Saturday morning ans what was in them? A knife in the back from Yorkston that's what! He alleged that I'd already signed a contract for Aberdeen weeks before!"
Calderwood also chose to highlight the stories in the lead up to the last match between the two teams at East End Park about his dissaproval of Hay's appointment at East End.
"I had journalists on the phone telling me Yorkston was on the warpath again. He had invited five journalists to a press conference and told them that I disagreed with his decision to appoint Hay as my successor as manager. This was unfortunate to say the least as Hay and I used to get on quite well. If we had won our last match against Dunfermline I would have told my version. But we lost and it wasn't appropriate."
With this saga set to rumble on and on it would appear that someone is, shall we say, fabricating the truth...