SFA hammer Jim Goodwin with dug-out ban over Porteous claim

Jim Goodwin has been given a six match suspension over his comments about Ryan Porteous.

The Aberdeen boss acused the defender of conning referee David Dickenson into awarding Hibs a penalty during a recent match at Easter Road.

Goodwin explained that he had warned Dickenson about the antics of Porteous before the match but in the 44^th minute the referee pointed to the penalty spot with on loan Celtic defender Liam Scales given a second yellow card with the Dons losing three goals after being reduced to 10 men.

Following the 3-1 defeat Goodwin called out Porteous and Dickenson but will now have to watch his side from the sidelines for six matches with the threat of a further two match ban if he repeats the offense this season.

Scales was suspended for Aberdeen’s 4-1 win over Kilmarnock but is now available again for selection.