Aberdeen have sacked supervisor Jim Goodwin after Saturday’s 6-0 Scottish Premiership defeat at Hibernian.

The Irishman was already underneath big strain following an embarrassing 1-0 Scottish Cup defeat at sixth-tier facet Darvel on Monday.

Goodwin had been warned by the membership’s board that they had been “seeking an immediate response” after the loss on the West of Scotland League Premier Division champions.

But the Dons had been humbled 6-0 at Easter Road, with the membership asserting the 41-year-old’s departure simply 19 minutes after full-time.

A membership assertion mentioned: “Following an unacceptable run of results since the World Cup break, the club confirms it has parted company with Jim Goodwin and first-team assistant manager Lee Sharp with immediate effect.”

Sky Sports News understands the Aberdeen board will meet on Sunday to debate the long run and route of the membership.

It is anticipated a plan for the rest of the switch window may also be on the agenda with the Dons making an attempt to convey defenders to Pittodrie on this window.

A bid for Go Ahead Eagles centre-back Jay Idzes was rejected, however the Aberdeen stay in pre-contract talks together with his agent.

Aberdeen, who’ve gained simply one in all their final 10 video games in all competitions, have fallen to seventh within the Scottish Premiership.

Goodwin departs after lower than a 12 months in cost at Pittodrie having joined from fellow Scottish Premiership facet St Mirren in February 2022 to exchange Stephen Glass.

But Aberdeen at the moment are in search of their fourth supervisor in two years after the departures of Goodwin, Glass and Derek McInnes since 2021.

Emotional Dons proprietor: ‘I’m embarrassed, humiliated!’

Aberdeen proprietor Dave Cormack spoke to Sky Sports News following Goodwin’s sacking:

“For somebody who doesn’t get lost for words, I’m lost for words.

“I noticed followers there once more in the present day, 1,700 of them supporting the crew and singing the entire sport. I’ve been a fan my entire life and like them, I’m embarrassed, humiliated and shocked by the outcomes.

“Jim is a good man and he’s given it everything here. I met him after the game and he came up to me and gave me a hug and said: ‘I know Dave, it is simply not good enough’. So, we part company for obvious reasons.

“Since getting back from the World Cup our kind, aside from one or two video games, has been poor. Some of the gamers additionally have to take duty.

“For me personally, I’m a Dons fan and I’m 64 now. I’ve been going for nearly 60 years. I take responsibility.

“At the top of the day, I’m the chairman of the membership and I’ve overseen, on the soccer facet, the adjustments we have made. It’s no comfort for followers to listen to how nicely issues are going off the sector commercially, with fan engagement or our youth academies.

“They deserve better than that. I’m absolutely determined to get this right and we will double down with the board our vision and our strategy across the club, right through to moving stadium which is the right strategy.

“The most necessary factor and significant factor in any enterprise – and soccer is a enterprise too – is definitely ensuring you may have the best folks in place to execute on all elements, and sadly, since we got here again from the World Cup, it is simply been actually difficult.

“At Hibernian, like the fans, I felt quite humiliated and I’m sorry. That’s the message I want to give the fans. That’s the message I want to give today and I’m quite emotional about the club. It means everything to me. It’s our home city and I’ve been going a long time.

“As chairman, I’m rightly getting the pelters. I deserve it however I’m decided to get it proper.”

‘Goodwin’s sacking was inevitable’

Sky Sports News reporter Luke Shanley at Easter Road:

“It was inevitable. You could already see the ‘Goodwin Out’ banners before the game.

“So, after they had been 2-0 down after 14 minutes, the followers weren’t chanting his identify with any nice deal of delight. They had been wanting him to depart the membership and it simply went from unhealthy to worse.

“This is a Hibs team that has been struggling to score. They haven’t been great themselves, but they played really well against Aberdeen. If you think Aberdeen lost 5-0 to Hearts and then there was the Darvel result, who are in the sixth tier of Scottish football.

“The assertion then got here out in midweek kind Aberdeen saying that an prompt response was required. Well, if that was an instantaneous response then it’s not solely Jim Goodwin who must have a protracted exhausting have a look at himself, but in addition the gamers as nicely.

“Hibs were excellent, but it says a lot about Aberdeen that they were just so poor. It was obvious.

“In the tunnel, he did not converse to the media in any official capability, however he got here and mentioned thanks for all of your assist earlier than strolling away. We knew then his time was up. The Jim Goodwin period was over.”

Where could Aberdeen go next?

Sky Sports News reporter Luke Shanley:

“They have a game against St Mirren on Wednesday, so the games come thick and fast.

“There’s a switch window that additionally closes at midnight on Tuesday in Scotland, they usually produce other massive video games to return like Motherwell and Celtic.

“So, they really need to get a move on, but given that statement was made during the week, you would like to think that the Aberdeen board were starting to think about potential replacements, although they were willing to give Goodwin the chance to turn things around against Hibernian.

“They should get somebody in rapidly to avoid wasting their season. The league is so tight within the center space that you possibly can simply make the highest six, however it’s also possible to simply be within the backside six. You may get fourth place and get a Europa Conference League spot however it’s now very intriguing as to what occurs.

“So many teams are of a similar standard but you’d think the likes of Aberdeen and Hibernian, who have not had great seasons given the money they’ve spent, want to kick on. Hibs with the result today will hope to do that, while Aberdeen need to get someone in quickly and someone who can get this squad performing better.

“They return to Pittodrie on Wednesday night and the house followers will demand a response.”