Hamilton Acciess boss John Rankin believes new signing Regan Thomson will have the ability to management video games within the Championship when he's lastly in control.
The 19-year-old joined the New Douglas Park membership final week after a two-year spell at Newcastle United and Rankin believes the ex-Queen's Park teenager has the power to be a pivotal participant for Accies this season.
Thomson is missing match health and will probably be weeks earlier than Accies followers get their first glimpse of him, however Rankin insists he has quite a bit to supply - and one thing to show.
The Accies boss stated: "I've identified of Reegan for quite a few years and the potential that he had at Queen's Park earlier than Newcastle purchased him.
"He's a left-sided midfielder, very aggressive, superb on the ball, aggressive within the turnover and, not solely that, however he is obtained a watch for a move.
"He's considered one of these ones that while you get a participant from a Premier League membership in England, you hope they've that starvation the place they'll put what they've discovered into apply when they're enjoying with males.
"He is performed with boys for all of his up bringing, however this is a chance to go and play in opposition to males and actually come to the fore.
"He is had large potential for quite a few years - like lots of these Queen's Park gamers that moved on like Michael Ruth, Stephen Elder, Steven Bradley - and now he has obtained a possibility to play at a degree that we predict he can kick on once more.
"He has obtained the power to go and management video games within the Championship, however he additionally has one thing you do not see in lots of children as of late - he is streetwise and is aware of the best way to take care of himself.
"He is properly behind fitness-wise, so it is right down to him to get himself within the aspect.
"I all the time say that execs these day must do greater than what they're doing at coaching.
"They should take care of themselves in several methods, whether or not that be consuming, working, health club. Reegan must deal with that to get within the crew and he is working actually onerous to get that proper."
Rankin is getting ready to face an previous team-mate this weekend in fellow ex-Hibs star Ian Murray, now accountable for Saturday's opponents Raith Rovers.
Murray and Rankin had been at Easter Highway collectively for just a few years below John Hughes and Colin Calderwood's reigns, however each discover themselves within the dugouts on Saturday managing opposing sides.
And Rankin expects a troublesome take a look at from his previous pal within the Championship conflict, having been impressed with the job Murray did at Airdrieonians final time period, guiding them to the League One play-off last.
He stated: "I do know Ian very properly. I performed with him for 4 years at Hibs and he is taken over at Raith after doing a superb job at Airdrie.
"They had been unlucky to not get promoted final season. I noticed lots of them within the first half of final season and so they most likely performed the perfect soccer in League One.
"They had been superb to look at. He tries to play soccer in the proper method, which is a credit score to him.
"So I am trying ahead to him coming right here on Saturday and developing in opposition to a Raith aspect which have simply picked up their first win on the weekend there.
"We all know how troublesome it'll be however we have to make it actually troublesome for groups coming right here, relatively than them coming right here feeling welcomed and searching ahead to enjoying on our pitch.
"We have to make it as robust as potential for them each on and off the ball."
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