Anyone starting a new job is mostly focused on getting through their first day without dropping a clanger - Roy Keane failed in this task, however.
Shortly after ending his playing career in 2006, the former Manchester United captain entered the world of management as he took over a Sunderland side struggling in the Championship.
He made a hilarious gaffe ahead of his first match in charge of Sunderland
A bad start to the 2006/07 season made Keane's first clash as Black Cats boss, a trip to Derby, a must-win encounter.
As all managers do, Keane prepared notes on the opposition for his players, concluding that the Rams' biggest vulnerability was their goalkeeper.
Keane recalled in his autobiography, The Second Half: "I'd decided the night before that I'd focus on the Derby goalkeeper. He was poor on crosses.
"But I went on for a bit long. Dave Connolly, who I'd played with for Ireland… he had his hand up at the back. I kept going.
"'Lads, the first few balls - nail him. He's weak on crosses. He's good with his feet -'
"I was keeping an eye on Dave. He still had his hand up. 'What is it, Dave?'
That moment when you realise everything you've said in the team talk has proved useless. Everyone saw the funny side, however
"I was wondering did he want to go for a p*** or something. He said, 'Gaffer, you know the keeper -'
"I went, 'Yeah.'
"'He was sold a week ago.'
"Not injured - f****** sold a week before. And I was supposed to be the big hero coming in to save the club, fans and flags everywhere… That was my first team talk."
Disaster. The key part of Keane's first ever managerial team talk up in smoke, however, the Manchester United legend said it had a calming effect on the players, who managed to claim a 2-1 win at Pride Park despite the dated information provided for them pre-match.
Keane turned down the chance to take charge of Sunderland for a second time in February
Connolly, who's regularly heard on talkSPORT's airwaves, confirmed this is exactly how the episode went, adding: "I knew the Derby keeper from my days at West Ham, it was Stephen Bywater. It wasn't anyone being a know-it-all it was just trying to make sure he didn't keep going on about someone who wasn't even there!
"As Roy said that kind of broke the ice a little bit with the group as he'd been quite serious up to that point. It was a light-hearted moment.
"Roy took it well. We put in a good performance and got a good victory and everything just went from there really."
That victory against Derby kickstarted Sunderland's memorable campaign which saw them finish top of the table and earn promotion back to the Premier League.
Sunderland won the league with a 5-0 thrashing of Luton
There were some typically understated celebrations from Keane though
But that, plus keeping them in the top flight, was about as good as it got in management for Keane, who left the post in December 2008.
He joined Ipswich in April 2009 but lasted less than two years, getting the sack in January 2011. This, to date, has been his last gig as a manager although his hopes of getting back into that game have been curtailed by his rapidly blossoming career in punditry.
What was it like to play under Keane? Connolly revealed he was a coach who wouldn't often take the training sessions and perhaps unsurprisingly, Keane wasn't an 'arm round the shoulder' type.
Connolly added: "I can only really talk for myself but it seemed like he signed players on their ability but also he placed quite a lot of it on character maybe and the importance of that.
This was about the best form of praise you'd get from Keane as your manager
"His honesty was maybe a bit brutal and maybe you had to have a thick skin to deal with it and if you couldn't you might find it difficult to play or thrive under Roy - some players did and others didn't.
"His version of a pat on the back would be a thumb up or a sort of nod or 'well done'. He was quite subtle, he wouldn't be overly tactile. He wasn't a contact manager, not much hugging or high fiving but you'd certainly have a handshake before you go out and you'd be expected to do your job and he trusted you to do it.
"A lot of it is signing players able to perform, not necessarily coaching them to improve 100 per cent. That wasn't Roy's way."
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