by Birf » Sun Oct 12, 2014 3:17 pm
It's a tragedy when a club is riding high, that the immediate speculation is about players leaving etc. The saddest thing about it is the fact that it would all be about wages (if players, or manager move to another Scottish club), and less so perhaps if they moved to a Championship or PL club south of the border.
At the moment though, there is a real opportunity for Accies to grow as a club in terms of on field success, financially and in crowds etc. Success tends to breed further success, and to some extent there is a real vacuum at the top level of Scottish football which the club is filling with some aplomb. Not least because of the Rangers implosion, Celtic are struggling because despite the historical emnity, they both need each other to thrive. Some investment from someone who has the vision to see what's possible for Hamilton to prosper would be welcome. Let's face it people like, Alex, Frankie and George have been doing the business on a shoestring for years now.
That's not to say that players won't leave because that's the way of the world regardless of the size and stature of the club, but the future is in rude health and hopefully getting even better as youngsters realise that they don't just get good coaching and get well looked after in the Academy but can see how successful they can be at first team level as well. I think there's genuine reason to be optimistic.