'I told Tigana I wanted to leave Fulham the first time we met' - EXCLUSIVE interview with Cottage legend Chris Coleman
09.08.26, 11:45 Updated 11.08.26, 12:43 15 Minute Read
Dave Kidd
CHRIS COLEMAN and Jean Tigana were the two most influential figures in Fulham’s rise to the Premier League.
For Coleman, Tigana was a genuinely life-changing figure - and yet the club’s legendary former captain has revealed that he wanted to end their relationship before it had even begun.
Coleman – Cookie to one and all - was an inspirational Welsh centre-half who dropped down two divisions to lead Fulham’s charge to the top flight, only to see his playing career wrecked in a horrific car crash, before he became manager, succeeding Tigana, the Frenchman who had primed him for an unlikely coaching career.
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Dave Kidd has been a leading journalist for three decades and was Chief Sports Writer on four national newspapers. As a Fulham fan of 45 years and a season-ticket holder on the Hammersmith End, he will deliver the highest quality coverage of the Club, with the passion of a true fan and the insight of an elite sports writer.