Saturday 23 January 2016 14:39, UK
Martin Canning says he has been flooded with messages of support from sympathetic bosses since Hamilton's nightmare at Celtic Park.
The Accies player-manager was left to watch through the cracks of his fingers as ruthless Celtic grabbed an 8-1 win on Tuesday night.
That devastating result came just 10 days after Ladbrokes League Two minnows Annan Athletic dumped his men out of the William Hill Scottish Cup.
But Canning, who has been given a vote of confidence by the New Douglas Park board, has been heartened to see fellow managers rallying round in his hour of need.
Best friend and Norwich boss Alex Neil has led the queue of those offering advice and Canning, who is in line to play against Hearts at New Douglas Park, is grateful for all the support he can get.
Canning, speaking ahead of Sunday's Sky Live Premiership clash with Hearts, said: "There has been quite a few managers in touch by text and email to offer a few nice words. Obviously I speak to Alex regularly and he has been trying to give advice as well.
"That's all appreciated. I will listen to anything anybody has to offer. At some point in their careers most managers will have had a result or spell like this and had to deal with it on a personal level.
"They are the only guys who know what I'm feeling like right now. If you've never been a manager then you'll never know how it will feel in this situation until it happens to you. It really, really hurts.
"But I also know in my own mind that I need to work hard to get us out of this. Both I and the players need to respond and respond quick on Sunday."
