ðɪs mˈuːv wʌz nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi, æz pˈæɾɚsən ænd hɪz ɐsˈɪstənt dˈʌŋkən ʃˈɪɹɚ wɜːɹ ˈiːtʃ səpˈoʊzd tə hæv ɐɡɹˈiːd ɐ fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð kˈæli θˈɪsəl nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɛɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ tə ðə dˈɑːnz.
This move was not without controversy, as Paterson and his assistant Duncan Shearer were each supposed to have agreed a five-year contract with Caley Thistle not long before their departure to the Dons.