Allan Hale hopes Huntly can realise its potential under his management.
The 32-year-old is the new boss at Christie Park, replacing Martin Skinner who resigned a fortnight ago.
Hale joins the Black and Golds – who finished 12th in the Highland League this season – from Junior club Fraserburgh United where he was player-assistant manager.
Whenever next season starts he is looking forward to trying to help the Strathbogie outfit progress.
Hale said: “I’m delighted to get the job and I’m very grateful to the board for giving me the opportunity.
“I think it’s a club and a squad of players that have got so much potential.
“I’m hopeful in my time with the club we can help the club and the players fulfill that potential.
“I’m young but I’m very driven and ambitious and I want the club to the same.
“We want to make progress, but at the same time we need to be realistic with initial expectations – especially when don’t know what the full implications of Covid-19 will be either.
“Once we get started trying to improve year-on-year will be what we try to do.
“I remember in my playing days with Fraserburgh going to Christie Park it was an intimidating atmosphere, a tight ground with supporters close to the pitch.
“Hopefully we can generate that again and we want to attack teams and play attractive football alongside that.
“That’s what we want to achieve following on from the good work that Martin Skinner and Ricky Cheyne have done at the club.”
Although he is a young manager Hale is not short of experience.
As a player he left Fraserburgh aged 24 to become player-manager of Junior side Maud before going on to manage in the Highland League with Keith between 2015-2017.
Another spell at Maud followed after leaving Kynoch Park before he joined Fraserburgh United.
For Hale coaching is something he’s always been passionate about and as a teenager spent time as a community coach with Aberdeen.
Hale, who is still finalising his coaching team to join him at Huntly, added: “I just love coaching players and trying to help them improve. Being young I feel I can relate to a lot of the players in terms of what they’re looking for from a manager or coach.
“I try to treat them the way I would want to be treated as a player. I was coaching at young age before I really started playing because I had a spell in the community department at Aberdeen.
“I did my badges at a young age and coaching is something I’ve been passionate at a young age and going into management young didn’t faze me.
“I love being on the training ground and working with players.”
