A Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic to look forward to, a relegation battle to survive, and a change of manager to deal with – it's certainly been an eventful start to Jacob Devaney's St Mirren career.
The 18-year-old midfielder joined on loan from Manchester United at the close of the January window and has made seven appearances for the Buddies, scoring one goal.
But the league has been a struggle for St Mirren who find themselves threatened by a relegation battle and without a permanent manager following Stephen Robinson's departure for Aberdeen.
"I'm not going to lie, it's been a bit of a challenge," Devaney said.
"It's been a good few weeks, but you know, with a lot of different circumstances I've had to deal with. I've loved it. It's been a great experience."
The Yorkshire-born player will be on duty with the Republic of Ireland Under-21 side as St Mirren step up the search to replace Robinson, the manager who signed him, during the forthcoming break.
"It's part of the learning process when you go on loan," he added.
"Just dealing with unexpected incidents like the manager leaving last week. To be fair, I think the club have made it quite an easy change. Craig McLeish and the staff have come in and dealt with it really well.
"You can't really look back too much. All we're doing is looking forward, you know, trying to stay in the league. And obviously trying to win that semi-final as well, and the final too."
With Australian international Keanu Baccus out with a long-term injury, Devaney hopes he can play a big part in the fight for Premiership survival and the bid for cup glory.
"I came here wanting to play games and knowing that I've got the ability to play games," the teenager said.
"That's the reason why I came here, to play men's football, to get away from academy football. I'm here because I want to be a professional footballer and I want to play at the highest level. I thought this league was the right place to start off. "
