By Alasdair Lamont BBC Scotland 31 Jan From the section Hamilton Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47074630 Read more about sharing. Hamilton Academical have to eradicate the “fear factor” among the squad if they are to stay in the Scottish Premiership, says new boss Brian Rice.St Mirren assistant boss Rice, 55, was named as Martin Canning’s replacement on Thursday and takes over a side 10th in the top flight, two points clear of the Paisley club, who are bottom.They host 11th-place Dundee on Saturday and Rice says they should “enjoy” it. “The only thing that stops players doing anything is fear,” he said.”We need to try and put in a performance that gets the fans behind them, gets them off their seats, and gets the players playing with a smile on their face.”Rice appointed Hamilton head coachHamilton want ‘flair’ from new managerAccies part company with CanningChairman Allan Maitland said Canning’s departure was required to avoid the club being relegated.He pointed to a “deterioration each year” in Hamilton’s league position over the past few seasons and the more competitive nature of the division.Rice, who has been an assistant at Falkirk, Hibernian and Inverness… Read full this story
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