As Sir Alex Ferguson calls time on his 27-year reign in charge of Manchester United, Alan Knill has been installed as Torquay United manager.
Former Rotherham, Bury and Scunthorpe boss Knill was appointed following the dismissal of Martin Ling after overseeing a 14-match stint as interim manager whilst Ling was absent with a stress-related illness.
Knill, 48, spent a week in South Devon after the Gulls' 3-3 final day draw with Bristol Rovers before deciding to take charge at Plainmoor and re-locate to South Devon.
His first challenge will be to draw up Torquay's retained from their list of out-of-contract players, a list which includes last season's top scorer Rene Howe, Brian Saah, Player of the Year Aaron Downes and Ryan Jarvis and convince them to remain with the Gulls.
Next up will be the challenge of bringing in his own players as he looks to build a team that will be challenging at the right end of the table.
Recruitment has often been a bone of contention for many of Knill's predecessor's, however, as the Gulls' boss has committed to moving to moving to South Devon himself, hopefully he will be able to encourage others to follow suit.
