Got to hand it to Accies for the perfect way they snatched the win. At first I really thought we were going to steamroller them, but after 15-20 minutes it became clearer that after some slick passing and eventually getting forward, our attempts at crosses were poor, and when one did go in then we were totally lacking in any kind of killer touch. The Accies manager seemed to realize that they could soak up anything we threw at them (which wasn't much), so made a triple substitution at half-time and had a go. Their goal came from a fast, direct attack through the middle. Our response?: mostly (once they've got bored with stupid, leisurely sideways passes when they should be going forward) walking-pace attempts to thread a ball towards a forward who wasn't moving, who had his back to goal, whose first touch was usually abysmal, and who had a defender right behind him. Woeful to watch, and predictable.
Even without three important players we should be able to beat teams at the bottom of the league; in fact we need to if we have any hopes of doing well. But it's actually looking hopeless. Too many bang or below average players even at this level, and that includes several fan "favourites".