Jim Goodwin: Aberdeen to appeal after six-game ban for Ryan Porteous remarks

Jim Goodwin (right) was unhappy with David Dickinson at Easter Road last month

Aberdeen will appeal against the decision to ban manager Jim Goodwin for six games after his recent comments about Ryan Porteous "conning" referees.

Porteous won a penalty in Hibernian's 3-1 win over Aberdeen in September, with Liam Scales sent off after his challenge resulted in a second booking.

After that Scottish Premiership game, Goodwin said: "You are always worried who is marking Ryan Porteous because you know what he is like, he's won so many free-kicks and penalties for his conning of the referee."

After admitting two Scottish FA rule breaches on Thursday - having previously served a ban in April 2021 while at St Mirren - the Pittodrie manager was punished with an eight-match ban, with two of the games suspended until the end of the season.

Goodwin will miss the trip to Dundee United on Saturday while the club await the written reasons for the sanction - one they say they are "extremely disappointed" by and "are taking it very seriously".

After the trip to Tannadice, Aberdeen's next five games are against Hearts (home), Partick Thistle (h), Motherwell (a), Rangers (a) and Hibs (h). All but the League Cup tie against Thistle are in the Scottish Premiership.

Goodwin will be back in the dugout for the league game at Livingston on 8 November.

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