Hamilton already have an advantage going into the new season - because more Premiership clubs will be forced to dig into their academies.The Accies boss has continued his club’s bold philosophy of fast tracking kids to the top team with Lewis Smith and Jamie Hamilton regulars last season.And with first team cuts affecting clubs across Scotland, Rice is certain more will have to look to their youth systems to bolster the first team numbers.Accies’ youngsters were crowned reserve team champions last month and three more have already been promoted to the first team squad ahead of the new campaign.Rice says the fact they’ve been training with the first team regularly - unlike at some other clubs -means they won’t freeze on the big stage.Rice.
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