- Bottles and coins thrown at former Aberdeen manager in embarrassing scenes during Tannadice match
- The Irishman hopes that those responsible will be caught and banned for life by the Pittodrie club.
- Goodwin's United won a tense Premiership clash 1-0 after Kevin Holt's late goal for the Tayside club.
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has called for life bans to be imposed on Aberdeen fans who hurled missiles at him during his team's dramatic 1-0 win at Tannadice.
The former Dons coach was attacked by traveling fans located in the stands behind his technical area. Pyrotechnics were also lit before the start of the game.
A variety of items, including bottles and coins, were thrown at Goodwin at various stages of the match, including after Kevin Holt scored United's 94th-minute winner, moving them three points behind third-placed Aberdeen. classified in the Premiership table.
“I tried to be as reserved as possible when the goal went in,” said the 43-year-old Irishman. 'Once again, the number of missiles falling from above is disappointing. There was a bottle of vodka, coins, lighters and everything we could get our hands on. Having that kind of thing thrown at us is not acceptable.
'They were going over our heads, not just mine, but also the backroom staff, the linesman and the fourth official. Fortunately, there was a very strong gust of wind that was affecting his aim.
“It's crazy these days. There were a lot of cameras at the game today, CCTV and all that, and hopefully these guys will be caught and banned from football for life.
United manager Goodwin waves a triumphant fist after his team's victory over Aberdeen
Pyrotechnics were lit in the Aberdeen away fans section at Tannadice ground.
A steward removes a bottle thrown from the pitch after the Premiership clash
'You know, I'm not sure what I said in the past to upset them so much.
“Obviously things didn't go the way I would have liked or how they would have liked when I was manager of Aberdeen, but I haven't said anything derogatory about that football club.”
Goodwin enjoyed a performance and result that extended United's impressive current form, which has seen them lose just one of their last nine games.
They will now face the New Year's derby against Dundee at Dens Park on Thursday in good spirits.
“There's nothing like a last-minute winner, although I felt we should have scored earlier,” Goodwin added.
Pyrotechnic smoke delayed the start of the match between Dundee United and Aberdeen
Kevin Holt, second from left, celebrates his dramatic late goal with his United teammates.
Dundee United players pile on the goalscorer after winning the match for the Tannadice men
“We had more chances than Aberdeen, we defended brilliantly and I felt we deserved the win in the end.”
'Now we have another big game to prepare for. “We're going to walk up the street to Dens Park with our chests out, full of pride, ready to go into battle and hopefully come out on top again.”
Rivals Dundee will also go into the derby on a high after defeating St Mirren 2-1 in Paisley on Sunday, ending a run of three consecutive league defeats for the Dark Blues and moving them five points off sixth place .