After achieving his initial target of winning his first game as Plymouth Argyle manager, John Sheridan can now plan ahead for the remaining 18 matches of the regular league campaign.
Their victory over Morecambe on Saturday lifted Argyle out of the drop zone and results elsewhere for the Pilgrims' relegation rivals indicated just how crucial those three points were.
Following the win at the weekend, Argyle are now on 27 points and realistically require another 23 points behind now until the end of the campaign to retain their status as a Football League side.
The Pilgrims' fellow relegation candidates Accrington Stanley, Dagenham & Redbridge and Barnet all visit Home Park between now and the season's end and Argyle also have to travel to Aldershot Town and AFC Wimbledon.
How they fare in these five matches will go a long way to determining their destiny come April 27th when the Pilgrims play their 46th match of the Npower League Two away at Rochdale.
Meanwhile, Sheridan has already set about strengthening his squad since his arrival after snapping up Ronan Murray on loan from Ipswich Town, until the end of the season, and experienced centre back Guy Branston, who previously enjoyed a loan spell at Home Park during the 1998-99 season, on a free transfer.
Both players made their debuts, or in the case of Branston his second debut, against Morecambe and could yet be more new faces featuring for the Pilgrims next Saturday when they face Southend United.
