Let's get one thing straight - Jim Goodwin was bang out of order calling Ryan Porteous a cheat and owes the player an apology. The Aberdeen boss never pulled out of a tackle as a player.
But he needs to reverse out of this row asap because he was wrong about the incident and wrong in his use of words. Jim’s obviously frustrated with the decision that’s gone against his team and cost them a penalty and red card. But a manager can’t come out and call an opposition player a cheat in public. These things stick and the bottom line is that Jim is wrong.
It’s really poor and he can surely expect a call from the SFA discipline chiefs if it’s not already arrived. I don’t like seeing managers banned but I think the beaks have to set a precedent here because you can’t call someone a cheat especially when replays show Ryan DIDN’T dive. It was a tangle between two players grappling and it’s not as if the Hibs defender collapsed like a deck chair in the box.
