Hibs' hierarchy have reportedly been left stunned by Jim Goodwin after he claimed Ryan Porteous cheated against Aberdeen.
The Edinburgh Evening News state the Irishman's full-throttle verdict verdict was met with a dim view by decision makers at Easter Road in the aftermath of the 3-1 win on Saturday. Goodwin's ire stemmed from the penalty incident which led to Hibs ' equaliser and Liam Scales seeing red for a second bookable offence as the pair tangled inside the box.
Goodwin claimed he warned match official David Dickinson pre-match about the Hibs defender and that the man in the middle had fallen “hook, line and sinker” by pointing to the spot. But those comments have not been received well in Leith, and it's understood they have contacted the Granite City side and made it clear their unhappiness after Goodwin's scathing verdict.
The former St Mirren boss pulled no punches as he let rip after his side were defeated by Lee Johnson's side. He said: “I don’t know how many times the boy Porteous can get away with that kind of stuff. We’re telling our players in midweek to be careful with him in the box and not to touch him as he will go over.
“I actually had a laugh and a joke with the referee prior to the game to make him aware of it. Unfortunately just before half-time he was sucked in hook, line and sinker. Bought it. Obviously it’s hard enough 11 vs 11. To play 45 minutes against a good team like Hibs with a man less is virtually impossible.
“We showed our players a number of instances when Porteous has won penalties like that in the past. People will say he’s good at it and he’s clever - but it’s blatant cheating as far as I’m concerned and it’s cost my team points. And I’m going to now have to go without Liam Scales again too, a big important player.
Goodwin added: “I told him (Porteous) to his face after the game what I thought of him. I don’t care what he reads in the paper on Sunday and Monday. He knows. He’s laughing about it. He celebrates winning penalty-kicks like he’s scored a goal.”
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