"We were very close and he would have been an outstanding signing, At one stage I thought he was coming and we were very close. There have been prolonged talks and we were looking forward to bringing him in because he was one we wanted."
"It would have been quite a capture. But there was a spanner in the works and it was not to be."
"A decision had to be taken and we will look to move on. However, I will not be rushed into anything. We'll take a further look at what's going, and there's something planned to take a look at a player."
Coughlan has been chased by Leeds & Barnsley from the Championship and former boss Paul Sturrock has made no secret of his desire to sign him for Swindon Town.