John Rankin has vowed to fight on as Hamilton Accies boss after his side suffered an 'embarrassing' defeat to Queen's Park on Saturday.
The New Douglas Park outfit are now two points adrift of 11th place Arbroath at the foot of the Championship table following a 4-0 humbling away to the Spiders on Saturday.
Accies conceded all four goals before half time with Grant Savoury bagging a brace, Simon Murray netting and Rangers loanee Josh McPake also on target during the clash, which was played at Hampden Park.
Angry Accies fans were calling for Rankin to go after their 10th league loss in 17 games this season, but he is determined to stick around and help the club avoid the drop into League One.
Rankin, who is on a run of four straight defeats, said: “I totally understand the fans. I’m not happy that we’re bottom of the league.
“We were soft, timid and so naive at times.
“We had 11 minutes of madness when we conceded three goals. Their third goal was the worst. The winger is 40 yards from goal and our players just backed off.
“If you watched that in an U10s or U11s game, you’d be frustrated. The fourth was just embarrassing.
“I’m disgusted and embarrassed by it, so I understand why they’re upset.
“But I’m not going to accept it. I’m going to fight, try to make us better and get us up the league.
“In football you never know what’s around the corner but I’ll never give up.
“I’ll fight, scrap and drag players with me. I want to take us forward and get off the foot of the table.
“We’re only two points behind so one win changes everything.
Accies now prepare for a double header with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who the host in the fourth round of the SPFL Trust Trophy this coming Saturday, before welcoming them back for league business on December 17.
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