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The Big Interview: Graham Coughlan – I’m a tight Irishman, it’s not all about money!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 June 2025

LOOKING AHEAD: Graham Coughlan is looking to build on his survival heroics at Boston United next season

By CHRIS DUNLAVY By CHRIS DUNLAVY

GRAHAM COUGHLAN

GRAHAM Coughlan’s bid to rebuild Boston United has unfortunately required several fruitless trips to Starbucks.
“I’m a tight Irishman,” explains the 50-year-old Dubliner. “So there’s nothing worse than going to meet someone in a coffee shop, spending £7.50 on a couple of drinks and then hearing they’ve joined another bloody club!”
Coughlan, who played in the Championship for Sheffield Wednesday and held managerial positions at Bristol Rovers, Mansfield and Newport, is onl...

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