PAUL Sturrock will be taking a watching brief for the first few days of his second stint as Argyle manager.

The Pilgrims' boss will eschew a place pitchside for Wednesday's top-of-the-table Championship clash with West Bromwich and take in proceedings from the directors' box.

He envisages a similar role when Scunthorpe visit Home Park on Saturday, by which time he will have been busy catching up on Argyle's performances so far this season.

"I'll be taking a bird's eye view on Wednesday," he said. "There's no point in me in me sitting in the dug-out when there's six or seven players I have never seen, so I'll be sitting with the chairman and having a look.

"The first two games are going to be observation as much as anything else. I've got every DVD as well, so I'll probably have sleepless nights, because I think it's important I get the insight.

"We'll have a look in training, as well, and hopefully a reserve game will come up so we can see the rest of the players. I think that's important."

However, he has no intention of imposing anything on his players different to what has brought them so much success this season. If anything, it is them that will force his hand.

"The players are different from the types we have had in the past but I do not want to change anything to the style of play at the football club because it is working," he said. " I've got to jump on the bandwagon, quick.

"Normally, some managers change everything for the sake of changing to the style you want, but I don't believe in that.

"If it's working, I'll have to adapt to make sure the success that we have had so far keeps happening on the football pitch."