Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin has refused to address the SFA charge over comments made on Hibs defender Ryan Porteous.
The Dons lost their Scottish Premiership clash with the Easter Road men before the international break, when Aberdeen's Liam Scales was sent off following a tussle with Porteous which led to a penalty just before the half-time. Fuming Goodwin unleashed on the Scotland cap at the full-time whistle, branding the actions from the 23-year-old as “blatant cheating” which led to the SFA intervening.
Goodwin has been charged under rules 73 and 77 of the SFA constitution 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. However, he wasn't willing to give much away as the Dons prepare to get back to league action against Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Speaking ahead of the showdown at Pittodrie, Goodwin said: "I don't really have a great deal that I'm allowed to say at this moment in time because the hearing hasn't taken place. With regards to the game, I was extremely disappointed that we'd lost and thought we were quite comfortable at 11 v 11 one nil up, with a minute to go before half-time.
"I do believe that if we'd kept 11 men on the pitch then we wouldn't have lost the game so I'm disappointed to lose the game and drop points, but we'll see what the outcome of the hearing is. I don't like swerving questions, I think I always do try and give an honest answer from time to time but on this occasion I'm limited to what I can say."
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