Canning Lands Accies Jobs

Photo by Jeff Holmes Hamilton have confirmed Martin Canning as their new player-manager. The 33-year-old defender, who has made almost 250 appearances for Accies since joining from Hibernian in 2008, has been in caretaker charge for three consecutive defeats since Alex Neil left for Norwich. Former Hamilton player Chris Swailes has been appointed as his assistant while another Accies player, Guillaume Beuzelin, comes in as head coach at the club. Swailes and Beuzelin will take the training with the latter in charge of the club's youth system. In the revamped management team, another former Hamilton player, Brian Potter, comes in as goalkeeping coach while winger Dougie Imrie takes over the under-17 side. Canning was delighted to have his position confirmed but admits he is still keen to play. He said: "It is a great opportunity for me to go into management while marrying it with playing. "A lot of player/managers play less or stop playing so that tells you that it is not an easy thing to do. "But I feel as I f I still have something to offer and as long as I think that I will continue to play. "That's why it is important to have a good backroom team to take as much of that strain off as possible. "It has all worked out well."