Brian Rice hailed Hamilton’s attitude after they battled back to secure a 1-1 draw against Hibernian in the Ladbrokes Premiership.
Accies were thrashed at Rangers before the international break but despite going a goal down at home to Hibs, they refused to let their heads drop and secured a vital point courtesy of Ross Cunningham’s second-half penalty.
“You saw Hamilton means something to those players in the dressing room. They give everything for that jersey out there and don’t leave anything on the pitch,” Rice said.
“I couldn’t ask for any more in terms of effort and commitment. I demand a lot and they give me everything – every day.
“We don’t have the best players in the league but we’ve got a spirit and a desire.
“We went to Tynecastle and came back from 2-0 down to get a point. We went behind against Livingston but came back and won, and came back to draw today. The players have that commitment and desire not to get beat.”
He drew praise from manager Rice, who said: “I’m delighted for him.
“He had a few injury issues when I came into the club but we’ve resolved all that, he’s back fit and enjoying his football again.”
“Every single player at every single club wants to start,” Heckingbottom said.
“Any footballer who doesn’t think like that are going to end up at the lowest level possible where they play every week.
“You’ve got to have some drive and ambition but Flo is fighting tooth and nail to get in the team. He wants to be here, he wants to be playing for us and he wants to be in our team. That’s all that matters.”
