Accies’ survival in own hands, insists skipper

Scott Mcmann has challenged Hamilton to grasp the lifeline in front of them after Accies ensured their survival once again rests in their own hands.

Saturday’s 2-1 win over St Mirren means Brian Rice’s basement boys are now just three points from safety with two games remaining.

Hamilton’s season has been blighted by injuries and Covid complications but their luck was finally in as Ross Callachan and David Moyo netted with fortuitous finishes to make sure Jamie Mcgrath’s 16th goal of the season counted for nothing.

They now head to 10thplace Ross County a week on Wednesday before rounding off their relegation scrap against second-bottom Kilmarnock in a final-day shootout.

The win in Paisley was Hamilton’s first since midfebruary but, having ended a miserable nine-game run without victory, skipper Mcmann is now targeting back-to-back results which will safeguard Accies’ place in the top flight for an eighth year in a row.

He said: “We know the next two games means it’s in our hands. We need to win and we know what we need to do.

“The boys haven’t felt unconfident through these last few weeks, we have always felt we’ve got it in us to win games.

“We got the rub of the green on Saturday with a couple of finishes and scored the goals we needed to.

“It sums up this club, it’s that never-say-die attitude.

“I’d rather not be where we are but we have been here before and we can use it to our advantage and not panic.”