Hamilton 1 Falkirk 3: Fans right to boo us after first half shocker, says Accies boss

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Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin says supporters were right to boo his side off at half-time in last night's 3-1 defeat to Falkirk because his players downed tools.Rankin's side were 3-0 down at the break after a nightmare start at New Douglas Park against the Championship leaders saw a Barry Maguire own goal fly into the net inside five minutes, before a Calvin Miller strike and a Brad Spencer penalty in 34 minutes gave them an insurmountable task against a side they last defeated in the league in 2015.The Accies faithful showed their disgust as the players trudged off at the break and although Euan Henderson pulled one back two minutes into the second half, it was too little too late.And Rankin insisted it was a 'lack of willingness to run' from his players that let them down, in what was their fifth defeat in 10 games.He told the club media: "We are obviously frustrated and disappointed.

Obviously the first half wasn't good enough and I am prepared to admit that. It was there for all to see."In the first half we were really poor, we weren't at it and that is disappointing.

We had a gameplan and it obviously didn't work. We didn't lay a glove on them."The supporters booed us off at half-time - and quite rightly so.

That's not good enough. It is nowhere near what we expect and the demands we put on the players."We are 3-0 down and in the second half it is easy to give a reaction to that, which we did, but it shouldn't take us 45 minutes to get going."We made changes to the starting line-up and maybe I got the personnel wrong.