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David Pleat
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Colin Calderwood
A lifelong obsession - The Coaches' Voice
A former Luton Town and Tottenham manager with more than 60 years' experience in the professional game, David Pleat shares his coaching wisdom
www.coachesvoice.com
Bedfordspurs
Les Bennett
Had so many games in such short succession in the end
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Cecil Poynton
That statement shows how like me he is out of touch with modern fans, winning is all that matters.
Muttley
Paul Konchesky
Personally, I was glad to see Pleat (the football scout) swept out with the new broom. Pleat (the manager) has a place in our history. Just ask Clive Allen. As a scout though, forget it.
Pleat was part of the stupid underperforming culture we had in our recruitment team.
Take Dele as an example. I find it embarrassing that Pleat tries to take credit for Dele. Paul Mitchell was still a player at MK Dons when Dele was emerging as a kid, and when Paul had to retire from football at a seriously young age (27?). He then took multiple roles at MK Dons and knew Dele personally, the amazing teenager. It was so obvious that the reason Dele joined Spurs (over teams like Liverpool) was that Mitchell knew him inside and out and had the influence to bring him to Spurs after he moved with Poch from Saints. However, Pleat did his normal BS and made sure that the credit went his direction. When interviewed, he would always do the spin, and bring the credit and attention to himself. It was shameful self promotion because guys like Pleat couldn't find the talent we needed.
This is Pleats recruitment - Doherty, Gardner, Davies, Etherington, McEwen. Spent all the club's summer budget on a load of dross.
I'd love to know how Pleat recruited Maddison. Even I knew he was a good player at Coventry. When he was at Norwich, the entire world knew.
What this is really about is Levy's lack of football DNA. Putting his trust in Pleat because he is a nice guy, but not seeing the bigger picture. It goes very well with the empty trophy cabinet.
Pleat was part of the stupid underperforming culture we had in our recruitment team.
Take Dele as an example. I find it embarrassing that Pleat tries to take credit for Dele. Paul Mitchell was still a player at MK Dons when Dele was emerging as a kid, and when Paul had to retire from football at a seriously young age (27?). He then took multiple roles at MK Dons and knew Dele personally, the amazing teenager. It was so obvious that the reason Dele joined Spurs (over teams like Liverpool) was that Mitchell knew him inside and out and had the influence to bring him to Spurs after he moved with Poch from Saints. However, Pleat did his normal BS and made sure that the credit went his direction. When interviewed, he would always do the spin, and bring the credit and attention to himself. It was shameful self promotion because guys like Pleat couldn't find the talent we needed.
This is Pleats recruitment - Doherty, Gardner, Davies, Etherington, McEwen. Spent all the club's summer budget on a load of dross.
I'd love to know how Pleat recruited Maddison. Even I knew he was a good player at Coventry. When he was at Norwich, the entire world knew.
What this is really about is Levy's lack of football DNA. Putting his trust in Pleat because he is a nice guy, but not seeing the bigger picture. It goes very well with the empty trophy cabinet.
Bishop
Steve Carr
Winning isn't all that matters, but it is kind of the point and would be nice to do.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
Think he mentioned in commentary once that he signed Robbie Keane.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Cecil Poynton
Exactly, I believe you should always play to win any game and accept its not always possible, it's the constant looking for someone to blame which disappoints me, I don't believe anyone plays badly or makes mistakes on purpose.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Indeed, from memory we played a dozen or so games in the last five weeks crazy.
Bedfordspurs
Les Bennett
We did
2 game gaps in between
Lost Mango
Allan Nielsen
Can you imagine the media whinging if that was repeated now for City, Arsenal or Liverpool?
Although obviously if it was Liverpool the whole end of season would be re-scheduled to accommodate them.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
Doubt you would even get sacked for that these days.
Funny how times have changed, if an ex manager said on TV he did not want to listen to women talking about football he would probably never work again. I guess you live long enough you get to see things flip on their head.
Bedfordspurs
Les Bennett
The way he talks about it, that did t happen
The old Luton chairman put a story out there via his paper colleagues and got him sacked
glorygloryeze
Jack Jull
Interesting..i was heartbroken when Pleat left..he was the first manager i knew as a supporter.
I have never heard this bit about the old Luton chairman leaking stories against Pleat; can you elaborate on this a bit more please?
Bedfordspurs
Les Bennett
Listen to him on the spurs show pod
Sounds like the then Luton chairman used his mates in the press to plant the story
He was bitter about Pleat leaving and it was an old men’s club for the chairmen back then
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
That was David Evans right? Tory MP and the one who banned all away fans from attending Luton games.
Bedfordspurs
Les Bennett
Pass
Pleat talks about it though as if it was common knowledge
Whiffler
Jermaine Jenas
I always thought he was scouting for the putative Spurs Ladies team.