Mickael Antoine-Curier wants to make it to the top flight with Hamilton being crowned champions of the Championship. Saturday saw Hamilton win 2-1 over Alloa to take them a point clear of Dundee in the race to secure a place in next season's Scottish Premiership. Antoine-Curier has been in fine form at New Douglas Park with three goals in his last six appearances and the marksman does not want to leave their promotion hopes to chance. The striker has played a key role this season with nine goals and assists as Hamilton look to secure promotion.
Speaking after the Alloa game, he said: "If we want to be champions they are the types of games we need to win. There's only one point in it and they (Dundee) have hard games themselves. If we can achieve automatic promotion then we can go on holiday sooner! Automatic promotion would be the best for the club. It would be a great achievement. We've done well. We had a blip while I was injured, but we're getting back on track and it's important to be within touching distance."
Antoine-Curier, who is in his second spell with Hamilton, wants to help the club in the Premiership so that he can play at the highest level in Scotland. He spent time with English clubs earlier in his career and the French-born striker is not against returning south having seen numerous team-mates prosper. He continued: "I'd love to play with the big boys in the SPL. Any true football player gets a buzz from playing against a competitive team and the excitement of a crowd in a televised match. I've also seen some team-mates go down south and do well in League 1 and the Championship and that's something that appeals and that I will also consider. To be linked to clubs elsewhere is flattering, but my focus at the moment is on Hamilton. It's important to be ambitious. If you're not ambitious then what's the point of playing football."