Coughlin: It Was My Idea

Coughlin said: "I kind of instigated it myself and I certainly feel better than I did on Saturday! My job has still to be defined but I will do anything to help St Mirren and I have offered my services to Gus MacPherson and wished him all the best. If the fans could only see what goes on dayto-day and realise what is involved. I have been working 13 seasons in football now and the last three years have been without a holiday.

"I had athree-day cruise as a surprise birthday present in Maybut I wasback in at my desk the day after I got back. I must admit I went into yesterday's board meeting expecting to come out unemployed, so I was surprised and very happy the way that it has all worked out.''

These comments seem to have a totally different tone to the ones he made to The Scottish Sun yesterday which Mirren Mad covered earlier today.

Story source: The Daily Record