Bangor star 'keeping an eye on results' - but knows Irish League club 'can only control ourselves'

Lee Feeney’s side won six of their opening 11 matches, making a rapid start to the current campaign, but have since picked up just three victories across their last 21 league games.

Across the last 20 played by each Premiership team, Bangor have collected the fewest points (14) – Crusaders come next on 15 while Ballymena United have claimed 17 – and sit in 10th ahead of Saturday’s trip to Dungannon Swifts.

The Co Down club sit eight points ahead of bottom two Crusaders and Glenavon in the race to avoid relegation, but rather than paying too much attention to their rivals, Hassin wants to focus on performances within.

“I can only speak for myself, but I think most players would be the same that you’re always keeping an eye on the results in and around you especially,” Hassin told the club’s website. “But at the same time, we can only control ourselves – we can only control what we do in the game, our endeavour and letting our quality shine through.

“That’s one thing we pride ourselves on massively, and you maybe notice it without really meaning it when you’re going out of your game.

“But your foundation is your endeavour, your hard work and that’s what we’ve been based on from the start of the season.

“You’re looking to get the crowd up for it – you’re looking for those one-ups, wee things like a tackle or a good block or a good shot at goal that gives you a lift.

“So, listen, the endeavour is our foundation, it’s our baseline, and that gives us a platform to go on and try and get results out of matches.

“We’re probably looking for the luck that we were getting at the start of the season – you’re earning your luck, you don’t just get luck, but just a ball to drop to a person at the right time or someone to get the right connection.

“At the minute, we just don’t seem to really be getting that.”