Four months after replacing Jim McGuinness as Donegal manager, Rory Gallagher is beginning to settle into the role.
The league is underway and although the former assistant manager has made some tweaks, some things will remain the same.
Speaking to Off The Ball tonight, Gallagher said there will be no wholesale changes and that he is not looking to make any drastic changes to the playing style and philosophy left behind by McGuinness.
"As we go along, we expect to see small changes as we develop," he said, before focusing on the on-pitch role of captain Michael Murphy closer to the square during the league.
Gallagher confirmed that he had some input into the timing of the 2014 panel's team holiday, which is currently ongoing in Dubai.
"I think the issue was lads had no holidays left at that stage [in November]. They had the option of going at the start of January but I felt that if they didn't go on January 2nd or 3rd, that we'd be struggling for the first round of the league. We decided that we'd get a bit of work done from January," he said.
The former Fermanagh and Cavan full-forward also gave his take on the difference between his former role as an assistant coach to being the person in charge.
"It's a lot easier being a No 2. You're seen as a cushion between the players and the manager. I'm sure the players were aware of it as well. Without changing much, you have to be the No 1 voice in regard to discipline issues. They've to come to you straight away if they have a problem with training and exams. It is different, you're not the cushion in between."
As an 18-year-old player, Gallagher once suggested that cumulative card counts like in soccer should be brought into Gaelic football to cut down on fouls, and he told us that his stance on that issue has not changed.
"For all the talk of black cards, a policy similar to soccer where you pick up x amount of bookings, you're suspended for the next game would be one way of stopping persistent fouling."
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