GRAHAM COUGHLAN jokes he’s glad to no longer be a Harry Hindsight in the stands after ending his five-month dug-out absence to return with Boston United.
“I’ll tell you when it does hit you and it does hurt you and that’s August 3 when the season kicks off and you’re idle,” the former Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury Town boss says.
“You’re sitting at home or you’re going to games. When you’re in the stands as an observer, all of a sudden, you become an absolute expert! ‘I wouldn’t do it this way, I would do that’.
“Then when you’re back in it’s, ‘Oh sugar’. Listen, it’s a game we love. It’s certainly changing and evolving, but it’s in my blood and I am just delighted to get back in with a good group of lads – that was important – a chairman (David Newton) and stakeholders with ambition, and a fanbase who get behind their team. They stick with the team.
“Those three things are very, very similar to what we inherited at Newport County.”
The 50-year-old has been waiting for the right opportunity since leaving the League Two Exiles back in June.
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WHITES GO FOLLOWING
WIDNES moved six points clear at the top of the league following a gutsy draw at play-off-chasing Hednes ford.
SILKMEN ALMOST UP WITH BIG WIN
WINNING 3-1 at Warrington Rylands, and with their nearest rivals dropping points, Macclesfield tightened their grip on the league, extending their lead at the top to 22 points with just 10 games to play.
RESURGENT REYNOLDS REBELLING AT RYLANDS
NEIL Reynolds is relishing being back in control at Warrington Rylands - and says getting sacked by FC United was the best thing that could have happened to him.
KEV MUST SETTLE FOR A POINT!
SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher felt his deserved at least a share of the spoils from this hard-fought draw with Rochdale at Roots Hall.
BORO IN HEAVEN COURTESY OF MATT
MATT SARGENT scored late on to seal the points for Radcliffe after Kieran Burton was sent off for Buxton in the second half.
FIVE STAR TIGERS COOK-ING ON GAS
LOUCESTER put on a fivestar performance in front of a bumper crowd at the TigerTurf Stadium.
IT'S ALL CHANGE FOR CRISIS CELTS
...but board say 3G pitch plans shelved
BIRTHDAY BOY TAYLOR SEALS THE DEAL FOR SOLID ROBINS
GATESHEAD and Altrincham produced a trademark game between the two sides of thrills and spills, an entertaining match somehow producing just one goal.
PENALTY HEROICS INSPIRE WOOD!
A PENALTY save from Boreham Wood keeper Nathan Ashmore and three quickfire goals in what Eastbourne Borough boss Adam Murray described as \"five minutes of madness\" turned this game on its head.
LET US PLAY IF WE WANT
AFC FYLDE chairman David Haythornthwaite believes introducing a waiver form to exonerate officials when both clubs are happy to play a game in doubt, will see fewer matches postponed.
