Bristol Rovers have this morning given manager Graham Coughlan permission to talk with the available job at Mansfield Town.
The Pirates have “reluctantly” given the 45-year-old permission to talk to the Stags about replacing John Dempster, who was given the boot on Saturday.
?️The Club has released a statement regarding Manager Graham Coughlan.
— Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) December 16, 2019
CLUB STATEMENT:
“The Club can confirm that it has reluctantly given permission for Manager Graham Coughlan to speak to Mansfield Town about the vacant position at the One Call Stadium.
“Two approaches were made last week by the Sky Bet League Two side requesting permission to speak with Graham Coughlan about the manager’s position, both were rejected by the club.
“However, it became apparent that the interest from Mansfield was significant and due to the fact that Graham had been working away from his family home in Sheffield for the last decade, it was evident that he would welcome the opportunity to work closer to his family and we therefore reluctantly granted permission to Mansfield to discuss terms.
“Joe Dunne led training this morning to prepare the squad for Tuesday’s Emirates FA Cup replay at Home Park and he will continue to be assisted by Kevin Maher, Adrian Tucker and Lee Mansell.”
Bristol Rovers’ 2-1 win over Ipswich Town on Saturday afternoon took the Pirates to fourth in the League One table.
Fans have taken to social media to give their saddened reaction to Bristol Rovers giving manager Graham Coughlan permission to talk with Mansfield, others voiced who they wanted to replace him – see what they tweeted on the next page.
Richard Kocinski
16th December 2019 at 8:02 pm
Why have we not heard from the board or our ceo come on stand up and be counted