Jim Weir has added a big Tayside and Fife contingent to his Elgin City side.
But the League Two manager of the month has paid tribute to the players he inherited from predecessor Barry Wilson as well.
Weir took the accolade after an unbeaten month, during which City won two of three games to move off the bottom of the league.
His cause has been aided by four loan signings, with defender Ally Gilchrist and midfielder Craig Thomson arriving from St Johnstone and goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw joining from Raith Rovers, prior to the arrival of Dundee midfielder Jamie Reid.
He reckons, however, his success has been due to keeping faith with the players left behind by Wilson.
The former Saints defender and Brechin, Arbroath and Montrose boss said: “I’m delighted to receive the award so early into the role at Elgin. I’m so thrilled for the players as well for the run they’ve gone on, and in particular the effort they’ve put in.
“The easiest thing to do is to criticise the previous manager, but there is no way I could do that.
“There were already good players here and sometimes it’s just about adding in the right areas and finding a new direction.
“But the players already here were talented and hard working players, and I was delighted with what I inherited.
“We’ve added in a couple of key areas, but the nucleus of the team was what had been left at our disposal. It’s fantastic the way it’s come together, and it’s a start I could only have dreamed of.
“I give it everything I’ve got. At the interview stage I made it clear to the chairman how committed I’d be to training, and that travelling from Perth would not an issue.
“There’s no point saying one thing and doing another, I have to give it everything and I’ve been getting it back.”