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Raith Rovers v Hamilton: Accies trophy win would galvanise side for Championship survival battle, says John Rankin

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John Rankin reckons winning the SPFL Trust Trophy today would galvanise Hamilton Accies and aid their battle for league survival in the Championship.The New Douglas Park side face Raith Rovers at the Falkirk Stadium this afternoon aiming to land their first cup win in 30 years.But they head into the big clash embroiled in a relegation battle in the Championship and sit bottom of the table as they take a break from league business this weekend in pursuit of silverware.It has been a pretty bleak season for the club, but Rankin says victory over Ian Murray's men could be the catalyst to keep them up as well.He said: “One hundred per cent it can galvanise our league campaign."To win a trophy then the togetherness and spirit that comes along with that helps enormously."We have to concentrate on the game ahead of us but it’s a huge league campaign aswell.”“If it’s not successful then we’ve been able to pick ourselves up before.

We use that experience."Right now, I’m just concentrating on the game on Sunday. We’ve not got carried away and distracted by this final in previous league games and that’s hugely important."Whatever happens on that pitch on Sunday will happen.

Then we deal with that. But I’d love it to be with a trophy.”Rankin has lost all three finals he has played in as a player, coming out on the losing side in this competition with Ross County in 2005 as well as losing the 2016 Scottish Cup Final and 2017 League Cup final with Dundee United.Asked what it would mean to get his hands on the cup, he admitted: “It would mean everything.

I would love to win that trophy."But for my players to have been through what they have this season and been in the dark places we’ve been in - to come out with an element of success

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