Hamilton’s Danny Redmond urges fans to roar them to victory in crucial derby clash with Motherwell

DANNY REDMOND has called for Hamilton fans to turn up and roar them to victory in their crucial Lanarkshire derby against Motherwell on Saturday.

Accies sit in 10th place, above the Fir Park side on a goal difference of four ahead of their clash at the SuperSeal stadium.

The visitors are sure to again have a healthy following and Redmond is hoping Accies fans turn up and match them.

The 26-year-old midfielder said: “It is going to be massive. It is one of the biggest derbies I have played in up here.

“It is going to be a battle but hopefully we can impose our game on them.

“We need the fans to get behind us as well, that gives us a massive boost.

“As a player you always want the stadium to be full to create an atmosphere and I think our fans will do that on Saturday.

“Motherwell always bring quite a lot of fans so it should be a good game hopefully.

“If the fans are behind us it gives the team a lift and hopefully we can come out on top.

“We know it is still in our hands, we have got three massive games and obviously we need to pick up as many points as we can. But they are going to be very tough as they are all fighting for points as well.”

Redmond has played in the second tier with Accies but is confident there is enough character in the Hamilton dressing room to avoid the drop this season.

He said: “As a footballer you want to stay at the highest level you can, so obviously staying in the Premiership will mean a whole lot to us, individually and as a club.

“We talk about it most days and we are good enough and we are capable of staying up.

“There is a group of experienced players in our dressing room, we know what it means and none of us want to be in that position to be relegated.

“We have to go out and prove the doubters wrong. Hopefully we have enough experience to come out on top.”