Coyle demanding home improvements
ROSS COUNTY
V HAMILTON
Owen Coyle admits he may never have landed the Ross County job had their home record not been so bad. They have not won on their own patch since the middle of May.
Turning that run around is now Coyle’s main priority – starting today.
The former St Johnstone, Burnley and Bolton boss said: “We want to get up and running at home. It’s probably one of the reasons I’m here. We’ve lost six out of seven and haven’t won at home in the league. So day by day we need to keep working hard and look to effect that change, because the margins in the Premiership are so thin – it’s a coat of paint. We have to make sure we come out on the right side of those margins.
“Every game is key but when you think of where we are geographically, the huge majority of our fans only get to see us at home. So when you’re at home, you want to provide that entertainment and be a team that is not only pleasing on the eye but a team that can also win.”
Hamilton defender Scott Mcmann believes the Accies players have to “step up” after a worrying drop in form.
A run of five defeats in a row has dropped them to ninth place and Mcmann admits the players have to shoulder the responsibility.
“Captain Michael Devlin is the leader in the changing room and he’s injured, so it’s up to the rest of us to step up now and be leaders ourselves, instead of relying on other people,” he said.