Hamilton 0 Ayr 2: Defeat sparks protests but Rankin says he 'won't lose sleep' over fan anger

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By Ian Steven Two late goals from Ayr United sparked furious demonstrations at New Douglas Park from a clutch of Hamilton supporters enraged by the club’s fourth defeat in a row - with the Lanarkshire side languishing in the relegation playoff position in the Championship.Accies seemed on course to pick up a point against one of the front runners in the promotion battle only to run out of steam, allowing strikes from Mark McKenzie and George Stanger to thrust Scott Brown’s men to the top of the table.Despite trudging off to a crescendo of jeers and cat calls, Hamilton boss John Rankin claimed he was unaware of the wrath of the home support.“Listen, it's always like that here,” Rankin stated. "It is what it is.

It doesn't faze me, I don't know. I try and shut the noise out. I'm not aware of any protest at the end to the owners or the board or anything like that.

So, I can’t comment on that. They turn on me, but listen, that happens.“That's happened three or four seasons in a row now, so I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

I'm hurting as much as they are, if not more. This is my job, this is my livelihood, this is my players, this is the squad that we built."And we want to get more out of them, so I'm hurting as much as them.