Scott Brown says he will use his knowledge of the Scottish game to try and land players for his Fleetwood Town revolution.
The former Celtic captain has retired from playing after a spell at Aberdeen this season, taking up a head coach gig in England's League One.
He takes over from Stephen Crainey, who kept The Cod Army in the third tier on goal difference during the 2021/22 season.
Brown worked as a player-coach at the Dons under Stephen Glass before his former Hibs team-mate's exit from Pittodrie led to his own after Jim Goodwin 's arrival as boss.
It did give him an insight into life as a manager and now he's in a hot-seat himself, Brown is casting his eye back towards the SPFL.
The 37-year-old told Sky Sports: "We've got great recruitment staff here who have sent us a lot of players. There's a lot of players coming out of contract and we are quite weak down our left-hand side.
"I know the Scottish market very well too and there are a lot of players coming to the end of their contracts there too.
"Hopefully we can force one of those deals through very soon."
Brown knew his time as a player was up when Goodwin walked in the door at Pittodrie in February, but Celtic's third-most decorated player of all-time was also keen for a new challenge.
It might not necessarily come with a fresh suit though, as he fielded the age-old question on whether he's a suit or tracksuit manager.
He told Sky Sports: "We'll see (about wearing a suit), but I'll probably be more tracksuit!
"For me to start at a club like Fleetwood is incredible. I knew a couple months back that when I left Aberdeen at 37, I didn't want to start fresh with a new manager.
"It becomes harder to keep up with the younger ones. I didn't want to drop down the leagues so it was the right time, and I couldn't have got a better opportunity."
