Hamilton Accies have nothing to fear from Ayr United, insists star

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Charlie Albinson insists Hamilton Accies have nothing to fear from a trip to Ayr United, despite losing 2-0 at home to them in the Championship a fortnight ago.The clash at Somerset Park has been brought forward from October 29 to this weekend, since neither side is in Premier Sports Cup action, and would otherwise have a blank Saturday.That provides the unusual situation of facing each other twice in three games, with the Honest Men racking up a thumping 5-0 win over Airdrie last Friday in between.But former Ayr shot-stopper Albinson says he knows what to expect.He said: “I think the game last week was a close one.

They took their chances, we didn’t, and there was a lot of positivity even though the result wasn’t the one we wanted.“There’s nothing to fear, we’ll go there the same as any game and try to win it.”Hamilton travel to Ayr on the back of a 0-0 draw at Morton on Saturday, and Albinson said: “I thought we defended the box well, and it was tough conditions out there on a sticky pitch.“In the first half we weren’t at it by our own standards, but in the second half we were a lot better and could have maybe nicked it in the end.“It’s always a tough place to come, so it was a good point and good to get the clean sheet in the end.”Albinson was happy with a clean sheet, though, and hopes it’s the first of many this season in the Championship.He said: “That probably sums up the life of a goalkeeper in those sorts of games.

You have to be concentrating, especially when it’s probably scrappier than normal and nobody has really got a foothold in the game.“In these sorts of games it’s important to keep that concentration.“The aim every week is a clean sheet, no matter who we’re playing against.