Hamilton Accies star Ross Callachan says they must take their 'have a go' attitude against Rangers into the rest of the season if they are to earn an eighth consecutive season in the top flight.
The midfielder netted with the last kick of the ball to salvage an unlikely - but very much deserved - point against the runaway league leaders yesterday.
The 1-1 draw moved rock-bottom Accies a point closer to nearest rivals Ross County, whom they trail by three points with two games in hand.
And Callachan reckons the high-press and desire they showed against the best team in the country needs to be replicated against their rivals in the coming weeks if this result is going to be the spark that ignites their survival bid.
Accies face four away games on the bounce with Livingston on Wednesday, a Lanarkshire derby with Motherwell on Saturday, a trip to St Mirren next midweek and then a visit to Hibernian on February 20.
After grabbing a draw with Rangers, Callachan said: "I'm sitting in there disappointed, which is strange to say after a game against Rangers.
"We are disappointed we never won the game and that shows you how good we were today.
"We had a go right from the start and made Allan McGregor make some really good saves.
"I thought we deserved to win it.
"I think we were back to our usual selves - hard to beat - and hopefully we can take a wee bit of confidence and kick on to get a result on Wednesday.
"This is a massive result for us and hopefully that gives u the wee boost because we are still bottom of the table and we need to try and get out of that [situation].
"We felt we really had nothing to lose and going out and giving it a go, that got us the draw in the end.
"We are down there and we need to get out of it, we need to have a go at teams, try and win the ball in their half, create chances, have shots on goal.
"That's something we haven't really been doing in the last couple of games.
"Nothing is set in stone. We just need to take one game at a time and see what happens."
Hamilton's result was all the more impressive as they not only bounced back from losing to Ross County from a winning position on Wednesday night, but they showed their mettle to come back after Brian Easton's late own goal had put Rangers on course for victory.
The 27-year-old, who has scored seven goals this season, added: "That was tough to take [being 1-0 up at Ross County and losing], but we bounced against Rangers and that shows massive character.
"Even going 1-0 down [to Rangers] other teams' shoulders might have gone down and they concede another one, but that never happened.
"We got right back up and went again and got the goal.
"The manager talks a lot and gets us going, but the manager can only say so much.
"If the boys don't take it onto the park then it won't happen."
The former Hearts and Raith Rovers man made the move to Accies at the start of the season and netted on his 25th appearance for the club.
Moving to Lanarkshire has been a welcome change of scenery and he admits he feels at home in Hamilton.
He said: "I love the club. It's the most comfortable I've felt at a club.
"You feel like it's a family here.
"And I've felt like that since I've walked through the door so I can't speak highly enough of the club.
"They are brilliant with their players and I appreciate everything."
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