JASON SCOTLAND is the student turned tutor.

It is a decade since the striker first arrived on these shores from Trinidad to sign for Dundee United and was taken under the wing of two stalwarts of the Scottish game.

Now, in the twilight of his career, the striker is passing on his knowledge to the next generation of Premiership players.

Scotland will return to Tannadice today with Hamilton Accies as Alex Neil's side bid for a fifth-straight league win.

And the 35-year-old still has the Arabs' words of wisdom ringing in his ears as he nurtures Accies' kids along the road to success.

Scotland said: "Here I'm helping players who are at the start of their careers. I'm doing all I can with them - as well as trying to perform on the pitch.

"So it's a good moment and one I want to keep as long as possible.

"'It's tough sometimes when you are trying to pass on advice. When I was at Dundee United, I remember Billy Dodds and Charlie Miller saying things in my ears. They were the senior players.

"I still remember what they said. They were a pain at that time because they were always talking in my ears. But when you get older, you realise the things they were telling you were right.

"Now is a difficult time because you are telling the younger players new things and maybe telling them they are doing the wrong thing.

"As Martin Canning says, when they get older they will understand and appreciate it.

"They keep me young so it's all good. As long as we are doing the business on the pitch, that's all that matters.

"So far, we're winning games and are playing well so there are no complains."

It has been a stunning start to the season for Hamilton, who head to Tayside second in the SPFL Premiership standings having taken 12 points from their first five top-flight fixtures.

Neil's side have a healthy cushion over likely relegation rivals but Scotland won't take anything for granted.

He said: "We've picked up some good points so far but hopefully we can pick up some more in this spell.

"As the season goes on, it will become more difficult. Maybe we'll need to change our style further down the line - the gaffer is intelligent enough to have us playing differently if teams come and squeeze us."