David Pleat
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Sep 29, 2026
Ledley KingGUEST
It wasn't until Glenn come in that I played a back three, and then I was a left side of the back three.
Ledley KingGUEST
Um, and then David Pleat took over from him for a few months, put me back in midfield.
FlavHOST
[laughs]
Ledley KingGUEST
And it wasn't really until, um, Jack Santini come in and we played a back four for the first time.
Ledley KingGUEST
played a back three and then I was left side of the back three.
Ledley KingGUEST
And then David Pleat took over from him for a few months, put me back in midfield.
Ledley KingGUEST
And it wasn't really until Jack Santini come in and we played a back four for the first time and I felt at ease playing in the back four for the first time really.
Ledley KingGUEST
So it kind of took a while for me to actually play in my favourite position.
Trevor StevenGUEST
I commented on it, yeah.
Trevor StevenGUEST
With David Pleat.
Trevor StevenGUEST
Oh, with David Pleat, right.
Martin TylerHOST
ITV team at the game, yeah.
Trevor StevenGUEST
No, I didn't see it.
Theo DelaneyHOST
And this goal is a real – it's one of those brilliant kind of collector's items for people in the know.
Theo DelaneyHOST
Now, I think this has only been chosen once before that I can remember on this show, and you won't be surprised to learn that it was chosen by a certain David Pleat.
Theo DelaneyHOST
Right.
Theo DelaneyHOST
Because this is Radiantic's famous goal – for Luton against Manchester City in 1983.
Oliver HoltGUEST
City didn't have time to come back.
Oliver HoltGUEST
And then clearly, I think the most famous, in some ways...
Oliver HoltGUEST
the aftermath of the goal when the final whistle went and David Pleat, as you will know and David will have told you, did this famous jig across the pitch at Main Road and I think got clumped by some agonised City fan at some point.
Theo DelaneyHOST
But, yeah, it was an amazing
MartynHOST
Bless him.
MartynHOST
David Pleat had to deal with all sorts of kind of tabloid allegations about, well, yeah, curb crawling, let's be honest about it.
MartynHOST
And the pressure mounted to too much of an extent in the autumn.
MartynHOST
He decided to walk away.
Jermain DefoeGUEST
When I signed for Tottenham...
Jermain DefoeGUEST
David Pleat signed me.
Jermain DefoeGUEST
And obviously I knew about Robbie Keane, like commentary walls and unbelievable player.
Jermain DefoeGUEST
One of the best I've seen that opposite movement, like it would go bang, bang, like it would run away and then stop.
Gareth DaceHOST
I On this podcast, I was joined by the man who has just written the definitive biography of Terry Venables, it's journalist and author Tim Rich.
Gareth DaceHOST
Tim also collaborated with friend of this pod, David Pleat, in producing his book, Just One More Goal.
Gareth DaceHOST
Venables succeeded Pleat as Spurs manager in 1987, so Tim has built up an incredible understanding of the club at that time.
Gareth DaceHOST
This isn't a retread of the Sugar Venables saga, this is the full picture.
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Tim RichGUEST
Would he have come? I mean, Lineker adored Terry Venables.
Tim RichGUEST
And he really did.
Tim RichGUEST
He said he was the only manager he'd worked with who he regarded as a friend when they worked together.
Tim RichGUEST
And he had to come back because basically, Johan quoted, wanted his own men in Barcelona and be played on the right wing.
JackHOST
Number one, he sort of represents...
JackHOST
I think it was David Pleat, wasn't it, that really told Spurs, you have to get this kid.
JackHOST
You have to get him.
JackHOST
And we obviously sort of managed to get that.
Gareth DaceHOST
We've also got some brilliant guests joining us.
Gareth DaceHOST
You'll hear from David Pleat, who returned to the club as director of football.
Gareth DaceHOST
Uh, Spurs podcasting royalty, Bardy, joined me to discuss the 1999 Worthington Cup final.
Gareth DaceHOST
You'll also hear from Pete Abbott, very much the voice of White Hart Lane and also the voice of those end-of-season VHSs, which I'm sure many of you had as well.
Gareth DaceHOST
I'm gonna play you out this little preview with three audio clips of some of the episodes that you will hear during this season.
Gareth DaceHOST
So first of all, you're gonna hear Rosa discussing her emotions going into that crucial game at Selhurst Park in May 1998, where we needed Jürgen Klinsmann's goals to keep us up.
Gareth DaceHOST
Um, you'll hear a snippet of the interview with David Pleat where he discusses the signing and arrival of Sergei Rebrov as a Spurs player.
Gareth DaceHOST
Um, you'll also hear from Bardi discussing our lineup for the 1999 Worthington Cup Final, and you'll hear a short segment of the documentary-style episode that I'm doing about George Graham's arrival and what it meant to Spurs fans like Jason McGovern, who for many years couldn't watch a Spurs side that was managed by George Graham.
Rob BeckettHOST
And just go from there.
BillAUDIENCE
With David Pleat.
Rob BeckettHOST
With David Pleat.
BillAUDIENCE
Mason and Pleat together.
Rob BeckettHOST
Yeah.
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