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Post by station on Dec 17, 2019 16:07:54 GMT
Graham Coughlan unveiled as new Mansfield Town manager
www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/graham-coughlan-unveiled-as-new-mansfield-town-manager-1-10158544
Dubliner Graham Coughlan has finally, as expected, been unveiled as the new Mansfield Town new manager this afternoon.
The 45-year-old had officially left League One Bristol Rovers in a healthy fourth place earlier in the day with the media at both ends expecting him to join the struggling Stags, who sacked John Dempster last weekend.
Succeeding ex-Stag Darrell Clarke in 2018 he had lifted Rovers from the relegation zone to a promotion chase, with a win rate of 45 per cent - losing just 13 of his 56 matches in charge.
Coughlan is delighted to get a job at an ambitious club within reach of his wife and family in Sheffield and smiled: “This is a massive opportunity and a massive chance for me. The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman.
“The opportunity to manage a club like Mansfield Town, with the ambition at this football club, the facilities, and of course to be able to be at home with my wife and kids, was an absolute mammoth attraction.
“I’ve been living in this part of the country for the best part of 20 years and it’s an honest, hard-working area – that’s what I am and that’s the background I’ve come from.
“That’s all we drummed into the players at Bristol Rovers. If you’re not honest and you’re not hard-working, you won’t have any place at this football club.
“We will be honest, we will be hard-working and we will wear that jersey with pride. That’s all I ask of the players.
“We have a tremendous group of players here that are just not functioning. We need to ask questions and find out why they are 18th in League Two.”
In his playing days, the 45-year-old featured as an uncompromising centre back for the likes of Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United and Shrewsbury Town, and won the PFA Second Division Player of the Year award in the 2003/04 season as well as three promotions.
The Stags new boss will take his first training session tomorrow morning, before meeting the media at a news conference at One Call Stadium at 1pm.
Bristol Rovers confirm Graham Coughlan departure and expect him to be named new Mansfield Town boss today
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Post by station on Dec 17, 2019 16:10:15 GMT
The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman. That grinds!!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Dec 17, 2019 16:11:27 GMT
The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman. That grinds!! It wasn't though, was it? If he'd stood there saying it was all about moving closer to home, he'd look a tit. |
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Post by pirate on Dec 17, 2019 16:20:27 GMT
“ This is a massive opportunity and a massive chance for me. The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman [John Radford].
“How he [John Radford] spoke, the ambition he was displaying, the facilities at the club, it was a tremendous and huge opportunity to take on a football club and try to get them promoted.
“I’ve gone across to the training ground [The RH Academy] and I think the facilities are better than a lot of Championship clubs’ facilities – they are very impressive.
“The opportunity to manage a club like Mansfield Town, with the ambition at this football club, the facilities, and of course to be able to be at home with my wife and kids, was an absolute mammoth attraction." www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2019/december/stags-appoint-graham-coughlan/ |
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Post by Okebournegas on Dec 17, 2019 16:21:23 GMT
The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman. That grinds!! It wasn't though, was it? If he'd stood there saying it was all about moving closer to home, he'd look a tit. Very true , was going to post the same |
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Post by badengas on Dec 17, 2019 16:22:32 GMT
No longer Gas related, please move.
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Post by pirate on Dec 17, 2019 16:24:28 GMT
The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman. That grinds!! It wasn't though, was it? If he'd stood there saying it was all about moving closer to home, he'd look a tit. Should have thought about that when he accepted the 2 and a half year contract here. |
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Post by brads213 on Dec 17, 2019 16:25:20 GMT
He could have moved his family to Bristol if he missed em that moment much
That’s a poor excuse but the ambition of the chairman cannot be questioned
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 17, 2019 16:26:01 GMT
"“This is a massive opportunity and a massive chance for me" What a load of b0ll0cks he already had that given to him at Rovers until his Mrs order him to come home!!
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Post by althepirate on Dec 17, 2019 16:26:33 GMT
He knew the score at Rovers when he took over. No excuses Graham.
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Post by ilfracombegas on Dec 17, 2019 16:29:55 GMT
He is history now, and he has cra**ed on the club. Loyalty meant nothing to him - regardless of what he might have achieved in the past 12 months I will always remember him as an ar*e. I sincerely hope the League investigate how he was able to behave like he did in that interview after the game, announce to the players he was leaving ALL before Mansfied announced the sacking of their manager AND more importantly before Rovers spoke to him about the second request to talk with him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 16:29:57 GMT
He has the cheek to say he demands 'honesty ' from his players - Double standards Coughlan you showed us none at all. Good riddance to Bad Rubbish !!
You will soon find out that your family wont want you home when you are in one of your moods !!
Plenty of other swipes or maybe just honesty that confirms we are way behind even the sh**e teams and going further backwards by the month.
Hope it all implodes on them ….they have some very decent players though so we shall see.
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Post by yattongas on Dec 17, 2019 16:31:18 GMT
Manager/player joins club.
“Massive potential, great area, great bunch of lads blah blah blah.”
Say something original like “ I’m a massive bellend and have just committed career suicide by joining a tinpot club in a grim northern town”
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Post by pilninggas on Dec 17, 2019 16:33:45 GMT
I yet to read of a manager, at his appointment press conference, say "it's a shithole with w**ker fans and a crap board". hth.
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Post by Gassy on Dec 17, 2019 16:34:47 GMT
The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman. That grinds!! It wasn't though, was it? If he'd stood there saying it was all about moving closer to home, he'd look a tit. Let's imagine for a moment that it was true. The chairman's ambition was to be a team that is still lower than where we are now  Good luck in chasing that dream Graham!  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 16:35:22 GMT
“ This is a massive opportunity and a massive chance for me. The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman [John Radford].
“How he [John Radford] spoke, the ambition he was displaying, the facilities at the club, it was a tremendous and huge opportunity to take on a football club and try to get them promoted.
“I’ve gone across to the training ground [The RH Academy] and I think the facilities are better than a lot of Championship clubs’ facilities – they are very impressive.
“The opportunity to manage a club like Mansfield Town, with the ambition at this football club, the facilities, and of course to be able to be at home with my wife and kids, was an absolute mammoth attraction." www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2019/december/stags-appoint-graham-coughlan/Didn’t he say all that bollocks when Wael gave him his chance here? He crowed about our facilities being better than Sheffield wednesdays. And as I predicted he has talked about honesty, honest bunch of lads, I’m honest etc. No, you aren’t honest Graham, you’re a mercenary chancer and you’ll be saying the same bollocks to some other set of fans soon enough, hopefully in a league below the one you are in now. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 16:37:08 GMT
He could have moved his family to Bristol if he missed em that moment much That’s a poor excuse but the ambition of the chairman cannot be questioned Nah he couldn’t all the travellers sites are full 😂 |
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Dec 17, 2019 16:39:26 GMT
Coughlan hasn’t handled this very well but he seemed very emotional about it all when he blurted everything out on Saturday about taking the club as far as he can.
The AL-QADI apologists are out in force to condemn him now though as if there’s no way their beloved messiah has anything to do with the decision.
It must be 1984.. The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Post by station on Dec 17, 2019 16:40:11 GMT
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Post by lastminutewinner on Dec 17, 2019 16:41:18 GMT
“ This is a massive opportunity and a massive chance for me. The main attraction was the ambition of the chairman [John Radford].
“How he [John Radford] spoke, the ambition he was displaying, the facilities at the club, it was a tremendous and huge opportunity to take on a football club and try to get them promoted.
“I’ve gone across to the training ground [The RH Academy] and I think the facilities are better than a lot of Championship clubs’ facilities – they are very impressive.
“The opportunity to manage a club like Mansfield Town, with the ambition at this football club, the facilities, and of course to be able to be at home with my wife and kids, was an absolute mammoth attraction." www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2019/december/stags-appoint-graham-coughlan/Didn’t he say all that bollocks when Wael gave him his chance here? He crowed about our facilities being better than Sheffield wednesdays. And as I predicted he has talked about honesty, honest bunch of lads, I’m honest etc. No, you aren’t honest Graham, you’re a mercenary chancer and you’ll be saying the same bollocks to some other set of fans soon enough, hopefully in a league below the one you are in now. Not sure why facilities matter to a guy who looks like he wouldnt hesitate to eat a roast dinner in the sh**ter. |
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