JUST when it looked like they had ensured no lingering risk of the play-offs Morton are still not in the clear as they head into their final two fixtures of the league campaign.

Defeat at home to Hamilton Accies left them a point short, Dunfermline's win over Ayr United meaning that they are still looking for a result to guarantee safety, or another scoreline elsewhere to go their way.

They have another chance to get over the line tomorrow with the visit of Inverness Caley to Cappielow, a side smarting from a midweek loss to Queen of the South but already assured of a slot in the four-team promotion shootout which is to come next month.

Dougie Imrie will have been disappointed with his team's result on Saturday, in what was a frustrating afternoon in more ways than one.

Ton went into the game buoyant from their impressive win in Kirkcaldy and with half an eye on capitalising on it and overhauling Raith Rovers in fifth position.

That ship has now sailed and unfortunately Accies have also leapfrogged them and removed themselves from all the uncertainty in the process, while Morton remain in range of the two clubs beneath them.

It was also a pity that they gave up their unbeaten home record under Imrie, as this was something they've rightly been proud of since the turn of the year and wanted to maintain at least until the end of the season.

In the end they were left to rue a very poorly conceded goal, their profligacy at the other end of the pitch and some dubious refereeing decisions which hampered their cause.

They were put on the back foot early in the match when Jack Hamilton uncharacteristically fumbled a tame long-range attempt and David Moyo was on hand to snap up the loose ball as a statuesque Ton defence stood by and watched.

It was far from the only moment of hesitancy from the home rearguard during a first half where they looked nervy and ragged, perhaps unsettled by the late loss of captain Alan Lithgow and already without fellow mainstay Lewis Strapp.

Errors helped contribute to two one-on-one openings for the Accies, both blown, while Ton should have had a goal at the other end when Gavin Reilly rounded the goalkeeper only to knock his low shot past an empty net.

They went on to strike the woodwork twice in quick succession but the big talking point of the half was when they saw a strike by Robbie Muirhead ruled out for what was adjudged by referee Willie Collum to be a foul in the lead-up by Gozie Ugwu.

Given that the big striker almost had his shirt removed from him by his marker Brian Easton, it looked like an extremely harsh decision and it was not the only one to infuriate the home support as one of the country's foremost officials yet again found himself at the heart of the action for all the wrong reasons.

Having responded strongly to the setback of the visitors' early goal, there was plenty of optimism that Ton could turn things around in the second half.

But save for an early flurry of activity in the opening couple of minutes, they could not get going at all and the game eventually petered out, punctuated by constant breakages in play.

Perhaps a point apiece would have been a more just result, but Morton cannot complain too much as they were largely the authors of their own misfortune and have to produce much better than they did in the second period.

They have to move on, put it behind them and focus on Inverness, as they do not want to be heading into the final round of the season with their fate still undecided.

Caley make the trip south knowing that they will be in the promotion play-offs after their excellent victory over Kilmarnock last Friday evening.

Killie had gone ahead in that game but some tactical changes and substitutions turned the game on its head and reminded everyone that the Highlanders are a force to be reckoned with - when they can hit their rhythm.

Their inconsistency returned to haunt them in midweek when bottom of the table Queens kept their life support machine on by beating them at Palmerston Park, and it's anyone's guess which Inverness side will show up tomorrow.

Morton have to completely ignore that and concentrate on addressing the problems which ultimately were their undoing against Hamilton.

It will be interesting to see if the manager is tempted to make any changes to his line-up, or the shape, off the back of what was a strangely subdued second half against his old club.

The temptation must be there to shake things up but on the other hand this performance was a bit of a blip in what has otherwise been a decent run, and he may decide to keep faith with the personnel which has served him well since his arrival.

Either way, there is plenty of incentive for whoever is involved to make a positive impression - even at this stage it is possible that there will be a couple of players the manager might not be 100 per cent sure about with a view to next season.

Tomorrow and next Friday could be their last chance to change his mind.