Peterhead stalwart Jordon Brown wants to help the club get back to challenging at the right end of the league under a new manager.
Blue Toon chairman Rodger Morrison is on the look-out for a replacement for Jim McInally, who called time on his 11-year stay at Balmoor earlier this month.
Brown, who has been helping out on the coaching side of things this season, echoes the thoughts of team-mate Ryan Dow in that the new boss will have talent to work with at Peterhead.
The former Aberdeen and Cove midfielder believes there can be brighter days ahead for the club and for whoever takes over.
“We have to look at the positives,” said Brown. “Airdrie is up there with our best performances of the season and we’re getting the core of the team back.
“Andy McCarthy, it goes without saying how important he is. Russell (McLean) is not too for away. Hamish Ritchie is one of the best players in the league and we’ve lost him for the whole season. We’ve missed them all and it’s going to affect the team.
“We’ve got players with decent and experience and a good balance with the young lads in the team. The blend is exciting and it’s definitely something to work with.
“Everyone who has been here for a long time knows how good a club it can be and we can be up there up challenging. I’ve been up at the top end of this division and on cup runs and I want to bring that back again.”
The one solace for Peterhead is that it is still relatively early in the season and while they are slightly detached from eighth in League One, have Clyde close by.
“I think the majority of people have probably written us off,” said Brown. “The fewest goals scored and most goals conceded is not good reading for anyone but we need to keep our heads down and work hard to get through this tough period.”
They will have a break from league action this weekend as they welcome Queen’s Park to the north-east in the Scottish Cup.
Brown, who plays at Peterhead alongside brother Jason, has a huge amount of respect for McInally, given his close relationship with the former boss.
McInally signed him twice for the Blue Toon and helped create a pathway into the coaching side of the game for him this summer.
“I wouldn’t say it was out of the blue but when you’ve got someone in charge for that long, it is sad,” he added.
“From a personal point of view I can’t thank the guy enough. For seven years of my career I’ve played under him and to do that under one manager is unique.
“I spoke to Rodger and he was quite down last week without Jim around. It’s going to be a big change for everyone but the football club does need to go on.
“From a Peterhead point of view, Jim would probably agree with that as well.”
