Octopus of Odstock 1,318 Posted March 5 On 21/11/2021 at 17:05, Deathrace said: Sky Sports just mentioned that three of the Spurs 1961 double winning team - Terry Medwin (b. 1932), Terry Dyson (b. 1934) and Cliff Jones (b. 1935) - are at their game at Leeds today as guests of honour. Also spotted David Pleat (b. 1945) in the crowd who looks the same as ever. Pleat looks very frail here, older than his 78 years. I can't upload the photo for some reason, so here's the link https://m.facebook.com/100064934911901/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 1,648 Posted March 5 19 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Pleat looks very frail here, older than his 78 years. I can't upload the photo for some reason, so here's the link https://m.facebook.com/100064934911901/ Yep especially when you see how well someone like Alex Ferguson looks at 81 even after a brain hemorrage a few years ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 15,936 Posted March 5 Didn't recognise him at all - blimey. Also, that was a fucking ordeal getting that photo to go on the forum. Facebook, DL and my phone having a huge falling out - then the sodding laptop wanted to do a fucking update and crashed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,318 Posted March 6 5 hours ago, msc said: Didn't recognise him at all - blimey. Also, that was a fucking ordeal getting that photo to go on the forum. Facebook, DL and my phone having a huge falling out - then the sodding laptop wanted to do a fucking update and crashed. Thank you, I had to give up, even though I followed it all to the letter. He didn't appear to go on the pitch for applause, but John Still (next to Pleat in this picture) did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,318 Posted March 7 The great man has his own thread thanks to the admins. For context, he looked better a few weeks prior talking about his old friend John Motson https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=644830447650130&id=100063695407274 Looks older than his years but not as dreadful as in that picture. Bad photo or sudden illness? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,079 Posted March 7 Epitaph: kerb crawler who celebrated relegation avoidance by jumping around on the pitch in beige shoes. Mine would be: was nothing, did nothing. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 7,592 Posted March 7 Pleat's Wikipedia entry is written by a friend of his, and as a result contains the phrase: Quote Pleat's employment as manager of Tottenham came to an end in October 1987 when he resigned after unsubstantiated newspaper claims about his private life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 7,592 Posted March 7 For comparison, here's a picture of Pleat from December 2021, standing behind universal beloved comic Michael McIntyre: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
