Tough times ahead?

Welcome to Michael Renwick who has replaced John Coughlin as the manager of Berwick Rangers. The former Hibs player has taken up his first managerial post after a stint at Cowdenbeath as a coach. An unknown quantity clearly (although every manager has to start somewhere) & with a small squad and a number of players older than he is - it will interesting to see how he imposes his authority on the squad and starts to mould it into his squad.

He's taken over at a very difficult time - the league table doesn't lie - we are adrift at the bottom and conceded three goals or more for the ninth time this season at the weekend and arguably the most talented player at the club about to leave for pastures new. Renwick is quoted as keen to bring loan players in before the Ayr game this weekend.

The next set of games are crucial and in fact they could well come at a good time. There is maybe an "easier" spell ahead with many of the games against the clubs immediately above us and the very ones we need to close the gap on. Ayr (6th place) are next as I mentioned then Peterhead. Then there is the international break followed by the cup match away at either Forfar (in a similar position to us at the bottom of Division 3) or Dumbarton before the run up to Christmas starts with Brechin (9th) and Queen's Park (8th).

Good luck to Renwick as he takes on the new mission impossible.