Jim Goodwin reveals Aberdeen ban 'embarrassment' factor as he issues Ryan Porteous blast admission

Jim Goodwin admits to a sense of embarrassment that his name is associated with an eight-game dugout ban that will be the centre of an appeal this week.

The Aberdeen manager and his club believe the SFA punishment, meted out in the wake of Goodwin labelling Hibs defender Ryan Porteous a cheat after last month’s match at Easter Road, is far too harsh and will attempt to have it reduced after reading the governing body’s written reasons for the decision.

Goodwin has already served one match of the ban and is likely to be in the stand for Sunday’s visit of Hearts. And while he chose his words carefully yesterday, there’s no doubt the severity of the suspension has hit him hard. He said: “I don’t like my name being out there under these circumstances, I don’t like bringing this type of thing on the club either. So there is a little bit of embarrassment there from my own personal point of view. In hindsight could I have said things differently, I probably could. Would my thoughts of the situation been any different, I’m not so sure.

“I tried to give an honest assessment. You want to speak your mind but unfortunately sometimes we are not allowed – and I need to learn that. I like to be honest and I think it is far more interesting when you give an honest opinion, although not everyone will agree with it. “But there are so many rules and regulations that I wasn’t aware of in the SFA handbook – there are hundreds of pages so maybe I should spend a bit of time reading that and then I will know what I can and cannot say in the future.

“My interviews are going to be extremely boring from now on because quite clearly you can’t speak your mind anymore. I don’t know what I can say. I am very disappointed and we will see what comes