Ryan Caddis will be aiming to keep the home fires burning – after making a winning start to life at Station Park.
The new Craigmark Burntonians boss masterminded a 5-1 pre-season friendly triumph over Port Glasgow last month.
It was Craigmark's first home game for more than a year with the punters in attendance lapping it up.
Caddis, who replaced Graeme Neil in May, wants to play the game in the right way but knew it was vital to lay down an early marker.
"It was important as a new manager with a new team to get off to a winning start in our first game at Dalmellington," he said.
"I am trying to encourage the boys to play out from the back and I couldn't ask for any more of them."
Craigmark will be battling it out in West of Scotland League Conference A and Caddis is keen to develop a winning mentality at the club.
Caddis, whose side visit Girvan in Saturday's opener, added: "I have always been a winner.
"I captained Winton Rovers to the league, won every amateur honour with Hurlford Thistle and got to a Scottish Junior Cup final and three semi-finals with Irvine Meadow and Hurlford.
"I want to take that into management but know I'm a novice and will make mistakes which hopefully I will learn from."
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