Jim Goodwin has been charged by the SFA over his furious volley at Ryan Porteous in which he accused the Hibs defender of “blatant cheating”. The Aberdeen boss was hit with the SFA notice of complaint today for “making comments of a discriminatory or offensive nature” after Saturday’s fiery encounter at Easter Road.
Goodwin was furious after referee David Dickinson awarded Hibs a first half spot kick after Porteous went down in the box in a tangle with Liam Scales. To add to his ire Scales was shown a second yellow card before the Dons let a 1-0 lead slip and lost 3-1.
The seething Pittodrie boss took aim at Porteous afterwards saying: “I don’t know how many times the boy Porteous can get away with that kind of stuff. We showed our players a number of instances when Porteous has won penalties like that in the past. People will say he’s good at it and he’s clever.
"But it’s blatant cheating as far as I’m concerned and it’s cost my team points. We’re telling our players to be careful with him in the box, be careful with him at set-plays and don’t touch him as he will go over.
"I actually had a laugh and a joke with the referee prior to the game to make him aware of it. Unfortunately just before half-time he was sucked in hook, line and sinker. Bought it.”
Hibs bosses contacted their Pittodrie counterparts after the match to express their anger at Goodwin’s comments. Now under rules 73 and 77 of the SFA constitution he has been hit with a which covers offensive statements and says all players and staff must act in the best interests of the game. A hearing date has been set for October 6.
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