Irony was Jim had no defence to being axed

The Hibs fans belted out ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’. Aberdeen fans joined in. Well, the ones who stuck it out.

By that stage it was 3-0 and some of the Dons supporters had already headed to the exits and when it got to four some of those left in the away end actually CELEBRATED the latest Hibs goal.

Presumably because it meant their manager’s fate was beyond any doubt.

Sacked in the morning? Jim Goodwin was fortunate not to be removed at half-time.

So much for El Sackico. This was meant to be two managers on the brink but Lee Johnson had the cigar out.

It was the man in the other dugout in the firing squad’s sights at Easter Road.

Goodwin had wanted a response to the Dons’ horror Scottish Cup KO at Darvel – and got one.

But rather than the one he was looking for, he got total surrender. Aberdeen were abysmal. Again.

Pittodrie chairman Dave Cormack’s final warning wasn’t heeded by the gaffer’s players.

And when the Red Army turned on the owner, that’s when you know a human sacrifice has to be made.

The men in charge can sometimes stick the fingers in their ears when fans call for managers to be given a dunt.

There are no ear plugs that can block out the ‘sack the board’ chants from the stands though – and who could blame those Dons supporters?

They might be scunnered but they filled a decent chunk of the away end, like they always do on the road.

They also let their feelings known 20 minutes before the match even started, with a ‘Goodwin out’ banner unfurled.

Cormack may have given the boss a midweek stay of execution but the judge and jury of the Red Army delivered their verdict after Darvel.

This latest Dons debacle was just the tin hat.

Goodwin has had his problems since trying to mop up the mess of Stephen Glass’ reign.

For a while it seemed he was on the right track. His side could score goals but defence was always a horror show.

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While the away form was rank, they were getting results at Pittodrie – up until those two late, late goals from Rangers that is.

Scott Arfield stuck the ball in the net but he might as well have slammed his fist into Aberdeen chests and ripped out their hearts.

Since then Dons have looked shot to bits and the manager hasn’t been able to shake off the shellshock.

He never did sort out his defence. If anything it’s got worse. When he needed them most at Easter Road they went to pieces. You could have painted a few wheelie bins red and they’d have done a better job.

The manager will be surgically removed but the entire club desperately needs some intensive care.

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