Jack Brown feels Peterhead need to capitalise on the buzz of appointing a new manager to revitalise their season.
Peterhead brought in David Robertson this week as the successor to Jim McInally and will face Kelty Hearts today in his first game in charge.
The club has been desperate for a lift after a poor start to the season and Kelty are in eighth, sat 10 points above bottom-placed Peterhead.
Brown has been impressed with what he has seen from Robertson early in his tenure and wants to capitalise on the boost it has given them.
“I hadn’t seen the documentary people were talking about but my first impressions were really good,” said Brown. “He’s got a lot of experience and knows what he’s talking about.
“I can tell by the way he speaks that he knows what job needs doing. The more training sessions we have the more we get to know each and hopefully results will come of it.
“It was two weeks until we found out who the new manager was and most of us didn’t find out until the day it was announced.
“But it’s exciting and we know he’s a big name in Scottish football. From his first training session on Tuesday that got people more excited – it’s going to be good going forward.”
Brown has been a regular in the Peterhead side since he was brought to the club by Jim McInally earlier this year but is by no means taking his place for granted.
A new manger in the dugout means a chance for every player to make a strong first impression.
“It’s a clean slate for everyone,” added Brown. “Boys that weren’t getting game-time, it’s a chance for them. Boys that were playing, they need to show again why they should stay in the team.
“The new manager might bring in new formations or different tactics, so it could be different personnel for each game.
“It’s up to players in training to show why they should be playing each game.”
Getting the Robertson era off to a positive start against Kelty would be a huge step and could even take Peterhead off the bottom, depending how Clyde fare.
“The manager has highlighted to us that there’s still 60 points left – it’s not like there’s only five points left,” said Brown.
“We’ll go in with the right attitude and hopefully get the result we want. I know it’s his first week but I can tell we’re going to be prepared.
“Sometimes when you get a new manager it can help you kick on.”
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