Stability is a key as Accies

Dougie Imrie is delighted there’s no prospect of Hamilton Accies sacking manager Martin Canning.

Two of the other three clubs in the bottom four – Dundee and St Mirren – have already replaced their boss.

Accies, however, have stuck with Canning through thick and thin.

Imrie believes that stability has paid dividends as the Lanarkshire club welcome Rangers this afternoon.

He said: “It’s good the way the club does its business. The manager always has their backing.

“In previous seasons we’ve had sticky patches but we’ve always come out of it.

“A few seasons ago we went six games without a win, another season I think it was five without a win – but we got through it.

“The manager has been excellent. This is our fifth season in the top division, so that stability has worked.

“Even in a bad patch, we’ll always stick together as a unit and there’s nobody getting daggers here and there.

“There will be bad spells, so it’s how you deal with them.

“We always want to do better each season, but our main aim is to survive in this division and we always do that.”

Canning isn’t the type of man looking for any endorsement from his players.

He’s realistic when he considers the prospect of holding on to his managerial post.

He said: “It’s great to get that backing. But obviously that doesn’t mean that I don’t know this is a results- driven business.