Woods hails Rice’s ‘ go and enjoy’ policy

Hamilton goal keeper Gary Woods believes they can and will enjoy their survival battle against St Johnstone after being given licence to express themselves by head coach Brian Rice.

Accies have secured half of their 30 Ladbrokes Premier ship points under Rice since the former Hibernian midfielder took charge two- thirds of the way through the campaign and they will stay up f or a sixth consecutive season if they better St Mirren’s result at Dundee today. Woods is sure they will approach their task with relish.

He said: “The gaffer has been a breath of fresh air. He wants the lads to go out and express themselves and that’s what they have done. Our results have picked up, we have been more consistent.

“He says every game, ‘just go out and enjoy yourselves, it’s a game of football, you have the best job in the world so go and enjoy it’.

“That’s what the lads are going to do. We have looked better playing more football and less direct and the lads have been enjoying their football.

“But we are in this position because over the course of the season we have not been good enough. We have one last chance to keep ourselves up and we will be looking forward to the game.”