MATT Kilgallon labelled Hamilton’s performance “embarrassing” as they were smacked for six at Hibernian on Saturday – and confessed the players had let gaffer Martin Canning down.

Accies had a golden chance to take the lead at 0-0 when Rakish Bingham had a one-on-one with Adam Bogdan, but the Hibernian goalkeeper saved his shot.

After that Hamilton capitulated, losing three goals in each half in what Canning dubbed “up there with the worst” displays during nearly four years in charge.

“We let the gaffer down massively, we let the fans down,” said Kilgallon.

“The gaffer’s fuming, and so he should be, it’s disappointing from us.”

The 34-year-old defender added: “You go through some results in your career and I know I’m near the end of mine, but 6-0, you’ve got your dad ringing you, your kids ringing you asking you the score – it’s embarrassing.

“But it’s letting the fans down and the gaffer. He gives you days off when you ask, he understands about family. He gave us a good mouthful.”

Martin Boyle netted Hibs’ first, while Stevie Mallan struck home twice from outside the box in goals sandwiched by an Emerson Hyndman side-footer.

In injury-time, Swiss striker Florian Kamberi rattled in the fifth before racing clearing and seeing his cross-shot diverted into the net by Kilgallon for an own-goal.

Kilgallon said he had “no chance” with the OG.

“He pulls it back and it’s just hit my shin and gone in,” he said. “I couldn’t do anything. It’s just the icing on the cake really.”

Canning commented in his post-match press conference that the levels of fight and commitment – things Hamilton are renowned for – were “unacceptable”.

Hibs were given ample space to play passes.

“It felt they had a lot of time and not a glove laid on them,” admitted Kilgallon.

The Englishman, signed from Bradford City on deadline day and who previously played for Leeds United, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, admitted he’s had some hidings in his time.

He was also man enough to admit that it might not be the last time. But what he feels is vital now is ensuring that heads don’t go down at Accies.

“I have [felt like that before coming off a pitch],” said the big centre-half.

“I hope it won’t but it’ll probably happen again.

“You come off great with a win, with a loss everything is terrible.

“You can’t get too down but I think the way it went on Satuday will stay with the lads for a while till the next game. The annoying thing is it’s international break and it’s two weeks to dwell on it. It hurts the lads.

“There’s a massive, massive game against Rangers that I’m looking forward to [on Sunday, October 21 after the international break], I’ve never played them before so that’s something to think about.

“Sometimes you think it could be the end of the world but you could be bottom of this league and just been done 6-0. We’re not in the bottom, we’re ninth. Don’t get too down about it. Let’s get something again and move away from the bottom two.”