Jim Goodwin has claimed two late losses to Celtic and Rangers robbed his Aberdeen stars of confidence before a disastrous six days which ended his reign.
Goodwin was left packing his bags at the end of January after a 6-0 demolition at Hibs in a game that was dubbed 'El Sackico' days after a Scottish Cup shock for the ages against Darvel. The battering meant that Goodwin's contract was terminated just 15 minutes after the final whistle, with fans providing banners at Easter Road to show their dismay at the club's poor run of form.
But despite two huge losses in the capital and arguably the biggest cup upset of all time at sixth-tier Darvel, newly-crowned Dundee United boss Goodwin has stated that those games were insignificant in terms of his departure from Pittodrie - claiming that two losses to Rangers and Celtic did real damage.
