Plymouth Argyle legend Graham Coughlan looks forward to return with Mansfield Town

The former centre half won two promotions down there and is looking forward to his return, hoping to pull off a shock win with Stags.

“When you go to your former club you like to give a good account of yourself. My fate will be in the hands of the players,” he said.

“It was five years of success on and off the park down there for me – anything we touched turned to gold. It was brilliant.

“I joined the club in 21st in League Two and left them when we were 11th in the Championship. Our rise was unbelievable.

“We went up against Premier League teams in FA Cups and gave them games. It was built on honesty, hard work and tremendous manager in Paul Sturrock – one of the best.

“You could not get a ticket for love nor money. I remember one game when we got promoted to the Championship against QPR and there were tickets being sold outside the ground for £200-£300. That's what we put together down there – special times.”

His memories of Plymouth are not confined to the pitch either.

“My two kids were born down in Plymouth and ironically I go back this weekend when 18 years ago my daughter was born there,” he said.

“My time at Argyle was unbelievable and probably up there with the best periods of my career and best times of my life.

“But that's all in the past. It's not about me this weekend. It's about Mansfield Town and the dressing room rolling their sleeves up.

“We need to start climbing these mountains pretty soon as I don't like not winning.

“We have to start delivering otherwise the fanbase or the general public of Mansfield will run out of patience with us if they haven't already. It's a big few weeks for us.”