A white jacket with ten foot long arms because it won't take long for him to find out that the squad bequeathed him by the previous manager and a board, for whom he represents their last throw of the dice, is a complete and utter shambles.
As for injuries? he shouldn't be gambling on too many of them playing a starring role for him in the duration of his contract. IF he lasts that long. Hagi and Lawrence, possibly might come back, but they are not part of his initial plans, so it's useless pinning any immediate hopes on them. If Lawerence hits the ground running for next season way-hay, we've got another midfielder, this one just shy of 30, on the books. A fit one would be a bonus.
I have to assume Goldson comes back within the next month. So the manager will have to limp along with him, two full backs who ultimately need phasing out and AN Other as a partner in the centre of defence. Forget Helander and who knows with Souttar. Oh, and we need a goalie. As in a top priority signing. ( are any such creatures available in January?) Either that or give McCrorie the gig straight off the bat, which is a gamble. (But then again so is taking this managerial gig)
Midfield and attack? Unless he can suddenly hypnotise Alfie into giving a toss then get rid of asap. Bomb and strafe that midfield because he needs people in there as of yesterday. Colak he can keep purely and simply because he can score goals, but he is not an Alfie, so he needs a partner and a midfield who are prone to attacking instead of @rseing about with the ball everywhere on the pitch but the last third.
Who knows, if he is a miracle worker he might be able to channel the pace and energy of Sakala and Scott Wright into something more then they give at the moment. If he's a part-time shrink he might get a tune out of Tillman for 90 minutes.
In short, the incoming manager is coming into a disaster area and sadly a good percentage of it is of our own making.