Mick O'Dwyer has targetted an immediate improvement from the Wicklow footballers after he was confirmed as the county's new manager this afternoon.
And while the former Kerry, Kildare and Laois boss is under no illusions as to the enormity of the task he faces in Aughrim - the county has yet to win a senior provincial title - he hopes to present a "formidable challenge" as soon as next year's National Football League.
"I will be working closely with the players and the management team over the coming months to identify the talent that exists throughout Wicklow, to motivate players and to put the necessary structures in place to ensure that Wicklow presents a formidable challenge in next year's National Football League," the Waterville man explained today.
"I am greatly enthused by this new challenge in my career as a senior inter-county manager," he added.
O'Dwyer has been an intercounty manager in Leinster for longer than he spent in Munster when leading Kerry to eight All-Irelands, but this would be the greatest challenge of his career, albeit the one with fewest expectations.
Wicklow's footballers struggled this season and manager Hugh Kenny stepped down after the championship defeat by Carlow. But the county have had some success at club level, Rathnew winning Leinster five years ago and Baltinglass the All-Ireland in 1990.