Source: Team_Talk
Bryson mystified by away form
A feeling of deja vu and results elsewhere were Craig Bryson's only comfort after failing to prevent Kilmarnock slumping to defeat at Hamilton.[LNB] Killie suffered their eighth loss in nine matches in all competitions on Saturday to fall second bottom of the Scottish Premier League, remaining just a point above Falkirk.[LNB]Jimmy Calderwood's men must start winning soon if they are to avoid their 17-year stay in the top flight coming to an end.[LNB]It is a near-identical situation to that they found themselves in last season, when they also lost their first post-split fixture at New Douglas Park before embarking on a run that yielded 10 points from their final four games.[LNB]Despite Saturday's dispiriting 3-0 reverse, club captain Bryson sees no reason why they cannot do the same again.[LNB]"We've got quite good players in the squad that can do that," said the midfielder, who was relieved to learn neither Falkirk or fellow strugglers St Mirren won on Saturday.[LNB]"Last season, in the split, we lost to Hamilton and then went on and won three of our last four.[LNB]"We need to start picking up points soon or we could be in trouble."[LNB]That does not just apply on the field, with Killie in serious debt and relegation likely to see a fire sale - or worse - at Rugby Park.[LNB]Bryson said: "Obviously, it's no secret that the club's in a lot of debt and going down isn't going to help that.[LNB]"We just try to keep playing football; we've got a job to do here to try to keep the team in the SPL.[LNB]"If we can do that then that's our job done and hopefully all will be okay."[LNB]The 23-year-old admits the prospect of relegation makes him fear for his own future.[LNB]"It always does when a team goes down and they look to offload players," he said.[LNB]"But we try not to think about that and just try to do our job on a Saturday."[LNB]For much of yesterday's game, they did just that.[LNB]But once Dougie Imrie gave Hamilton a 72nd-minute lead, they simply collapsed, conceding further goals to Flavio Paixao and Joel Thomas.[LNB]Having only scored four times away from home all season - by far the worst return in British league football - it was no surprise to see the visitors' heads drop once they fell behind.[LNB]"I don't know what the problem is," said Bryson.[LNB]"We've lost 10 games away from home 1-0, so we've not been coming back.[LNB]"It looks like the first goal's going to be crucial for us. If we get it, we can hang on."[LNB]Unfortunately for Killie, their next game is also away from home against one of their two relegation rivals.[LNB]Bryson said: "We've got a big game next week against St Mirren and we just need to get it right."[LNB]Accies striker Imrie knows just what it feels like to be relegated, having gone down with Inverness last season.[LNB]The 26-year-old, who moved to New Douglas Park on transfer deadline day two months ago, had feared another dogfight when he first joined Hamilton.[LNB]But after helping his new club net their fifth win in seven games, he believes they are unlucky not to have been in the shake-up for the top six.[LNB]"At the start of the season - I wasn't here - they had a bad run," said Imrie, who scored his first Accies goal yesterday.[LNB]"Alec Neil was out until November. Mark McLaughlin and James McArthur were suspended for the first two games.[LNB]"If those players had all started the season, who knows where we could've been?"
