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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Ex-Hamilton Accies star looks to next chapter after relegation causes exit
Reghan Tumilty is on the lookout for a new club after two-and-a-half seasons at Accies Reghan Tumilty admits it was difficult to leave Hamilton Accies, but he's got to do what's best for him and his family. The defender announced his departure after two-and-a-half seasons on social media, and Tumilty's looking for his next chapter after a holiday in Portugal. Hamilton would have ended last season seventh in the Championship but for a 15-point deduction for off-field offences, and Tumilty has made the decision to move on. But he thanked boss John Rankin for rescuing him from a miserable spell at Hartlepool United in 2023 Tumilty said: 'It was bad the way it ended, really, sad, really. Us as players, we felt like we did the best we could, that was all we could really do. 'It was about being professional and finishing it, and whatever happens happens. 'It was frustrating to be relegated, but we did our jobs. We had to be professional about it and do our side. 'We were hopeful that we would get some points back [in an appeal], but we got zero and there was no hope in the end. 'We had to be professional and I think we proved that in the last game against Falkirk. 'I know we got beat in the end, but we put on a good show, considering the amount that was going on in the background, and we were trying to play at the same time. 'I'm proud of my team-mates, to be fair.' Tumilty added: 'It's not ideal but it's good for me now to move on and start somewhere else. 'There have been ups and downs, and I have enjoyed it. 'I do thank them a lot for bringing me in, the manager bringing me in, because it was at a point where I was hating football, so it made me like it again. 'Winning the SPFL Trust Trophy was a good moment, there have been a few 1-0, Tumilty games in the last couple of seasons, and those are my favourite ones.' Tumilty doesn't have a club lined up, but hopes he can find a new one ahead of next season. He said: 'I don't know what comes next, I'm just enjoying my holiday, I'm heading to Portugal. 'It has been good to switch off and enjoy my holidays, because you don't get it very often. 'You get this month a year, but your friends and family are at work, so you're just kind of hanging about. 'It will be good to get away and not really think about it. 'Hopefully I won't be short of offers. 'I've played a lot of games, so it's getting to that stage where hopefully something comes and it's the right fit, because I have things to pay for these days, I have bills to pay for.'
BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
McInnes' Hearts debut at home to Dunfermline
Derek McInnes' first competitive game as Hearts manager will be at home to Dunfermline in the Premier Sports game on Saturday 12 July kicks off at 17:15 BST and will be shown live on Premier Sports. After facing Neil Lennon's side, Hearts have trips to Hamilton Accies and Stirling Albion before completing their Group E campaign against Dumbarton at Tynecastle.
Daily Record
6 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Hamilton Accies boss challenges side to prove relegation wasn't deserved
John Rankin is itching to get back to work and show what Accies can do Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin has told his players to show hunger and desire and prove they didn't deserve to be relegated to League One. Rankin has a core squad of 14 players that he's starting with this summer at their temporary home at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld, and wants their base to be sorted out as quickly as possible. The Accies gaffer hopes to set up four pre-season friendlies, starting at Lowland League club Caledonian Braves on June 20, ahead of the Premier Sports Cup kicking off, but is conscious they can't be at 'home' as the Broadwood pitch is replaced. Rankin is also mindful that relegation via a 15-point deduction is very much in players' minds. Rankin said: 'It's building a squad and a team that are mindful of where we've been this season. As I said to the players, they finished seventh in the league, and we need to make sure that we pick up the pieces and make sure we're hungry enough to be able to challenge at the top end of the table and get ourselves back into the Championship as quickly as we possibly can. 'I think if you speak to any group of players or manager who has been demoted to a league that they don't feel they deserve to be in, that there's a hunger or a desire to put that right, and I think we need to do that as a group. 'Players and staff all believe in what we're trying to do, and a big season lies ahead. 'There's uncertainty out there that people speak about, and the downside for me as the manager just now, is that I want to get contact with the players as quickly as possible. 'After the season that they had, and obviously near the end, when all sorts of stuff was kicking off, you want it to end on a break and a holiday, whereas I just want to try and get back to work, make sure we can put things right, get ourselves organised.' Rankin added: 'We're in a new facility, a new environment we're going to need to work from, and we need to figure it out as quickly as possible – how it works, how the different dynamics of it work, and make sure we get it all running smoothly as quickly as possible. 'I know that's what pre-season is for, but I almost want it done pre pre-season, so I know exactly what we're going into, and I've got it prepared for the players arriving on the first day of pre-season on June 18.' Sean McGinty and Nikolay Todorov have exercised relegation clauses in their contracts, but Rankin says there's a strong feeling of togetherness amongst those remaining. He said: 'Players haven't re-signed yet, there's still some in negotiations. Right now, from what I'm working off of, I believe we have 14 that are guaranteed, that have said they want to be here, and that we're keeping. 'I have the nucleus of a decent squad, and I want to build on that and make it as strong as I can, so that's what I'm working towards doing. 'Sean indicated straight away that he wanted to move on, and that's fine. 'Those conversations I then had with the rest of the players, I told them Sean wanted to move on, so I was honest with them from the beginning. 'I had some who said straight away 'I want to be here' so for me those are the ones I wanted to try and keep, and we got them tied up. 'There's nothing better for a manager than hearing that a player wants to be there, and take that battle on. 'We now need to assemble a squad, and make sure the ones we bring in complement the ones that we already have here.' On games, Rankin said: 'I've been fortunate where a lot of managers have reached out and are looking for games, so we only have one date available, now. 'The downside of that is we don't have anywhere we can play pre-season games at home because the pitch at Broadwood is getting torn up and replaced.'
Daily Record
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Hamilton Accies boss 'respects honesty' as stars use clause to exit club
Captain Sean McGinty and striker Nikolay Todorov aren't sticking around Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin says he respects the honesty of captain Sean McGinty and striker Nikolay Todorov after they exercised relegation clauses to leave this week. The club were deducted 15 points for various offences, dropping them into League One, and Rankin admits he wishes circumstances were different. But he says both players will leave with his best wishes. Rankin said: 'It became apparent after the season had finished that players had clauses in their contracts, that if we got relegated they could move on. 'Sean and Toddy have decided to exercise those clauses, as far as I'm led to believe. 'I met Sean and Toddy on the Tuesday after the last game, so I've known for three or four weeks now, and have been planning for that. 'That's why I wanted to meet the players after the season had finished, to look into their eyes and they would be able to tell me the truth. 'I have the utmost respect for those two, they told me straight away what their plans were, I have nothing but respect for them, and wish them nothing but the best for their futures. 'They gave me every bit of energy and effort that they could produce.' Rankin is in the market for replacements and said: 'I wish it was different circumstances, and that we were still in the Championship and they were still at the club, but that's not the case. 'I now need to deal with that and replace them with players with most of the qualities that they have.'
Daily Record
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Record
Holyrood hopeful vows to save Hamilton Accies if elected
Davy Russell said the club must remain in the community and wants to take action to save it. A Holyrood hopeful has pledged to save beleaguered Hamilton Accies if he gets elected. Davy Russell, who is hoping to be the next Labour MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, has written to Scottish football chiefs about the club's plans to leave the area where it has been based since 1874. Writing to SPLF boss Neil Doncaster, Russell said he wanted an urgent meeting to safeguard the future of the club. He said: 'The Accies are a vital part of our community but the planned move threatens to rip the heart out of the area and means the club could wither and die. 'This cannot be allowed to happen - we need to keep the Accies in Hamilton and make sure this historic club has a secure future. 'That's why if I am elected I will do all I can to save the Accies.' Russell said he would bring forward a bill in parliament to make sure fans are consulted before any club leaves their community. The Labour candidate has previously come under fire from his rivals, the SNP's Katy Loudon and Reform's Ross Lambie, after saying he would not participate in a TV debate ahead of the by-election on June 45. Russell said he would rather be spending time in the constituency and knocking on doors than take part in the STV show, scheduled for June 2.
