Hamilton Academical are "devastated" and "on their knees" after being all but condemned to second-tier football for the first time in seven years, says head coach Brian Rice. Defeat at Ross County means they need to beat Kilmarnock by nine goals in Sunday's final game to survive. Rice praised his players' courage, but it ultimately seems like it will not enough to prevent relegation. Last season's points total came after 30 games while there is still one game game to play this campaignThey couldn't, could they? "We had the best player by a hundred miles in Jamie Hamilton tonight," Rice said following the defeat at County.

Source: BBC May 12, 2021 23:11 UTC