Pleat Must Go! - Roberts

Danners9 · Dec 29, 2003

Former Tottenham skipper Graham Roberts has told Sky Sports News that Spurs must appoint a new manager soon if they are to avoid following in West Ham's footsteps.

Roberts, who lifted the UEFA Cup in his time at White Hart Lane, believes it will be a 'sad day' if Spurs are relegated, and insists they must get rid of caretaker boss David Pleat if they are to avoid the danger.

And Roberts feels that Pleat must also be given the boot from his permanent role as director of football to allow the club to move forward.

"David Pleat's been given the job 'til end of season, but maybe that was the wrong thing to do," he said. "Since he was given the job full-time, they haven't won a game.

"They are going backwards, I feel. They're worse off now than they were under Glenn Hoddle.

"They're not playing well, there's no confidence. Maybe we should have stuck with Glenn until the end of the season and got some stability

"Whoever goes in there David Pleat will have to go."

He added: "I would just say that Daniel Levy has to get a manager as quick as possible.

"But Pleat has to go. He can't just sit upstairs. They need a new start. You can't have a director of football always looking over your shoulder. And when someone gets sacked he comes in and takes over. That's what Glenn had and they should have got rid of him before that."
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http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,7-1117199,00.html

Winston Smith · Dec 30, 2003

Originally posted by Danners9
http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,7-1117199,00.html
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Roberts has just completely discredited himself by recommending in most of the UK newspapers that Souness take over.

Jesus, anyone but Souness...

sendorange · Dec 30, 2003

Re: Re: Pleat Must Go! - Roberts

Originally posted by Winston Smith
Roberts has just completely discredited himself by recommending in most of the UK newspapers that Souness take over.

Jesus, anyone but Souness...
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That was exactly my thought!

It was a good article until he ruined it completely with that final statement. Saying that though we could do with a player like Graham Roberts, he was one of our last midfield hardmen.

Danners9 · Dec 30, 2003

Graham Roberts used to manage Hertford Town (where i live, sort of), and when they ran into money worries he bailed out - after closing the youth system which had a lot of my friends in it.

I don't like him.

jumhed · Dec 30, 2003

Originally posted by Danners9
Graham Roberts used to manage Hertford Town (where i live, sort of), and when they ran into money worries he bailed out - after closing the youth system which had a lot of my friends in it.

I don't like him.
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Wasn't Roberts fired from a job recently for making off with club dosh?

Danners9 · Dec 30, 2003

Maybe that's the worry the club had, and why he bailed out.

He'd taken it and did a runner!