David Pleat can still remember the names, 64 years on. He was a 15-year-old boy when Tottenham Hotspur came to the City Ground to play Pleat’s local team, Nottingham Forest. It was 15 October, 1960.

The man who convinced Tottenham to sign Dele Alli was David Pleat - the club's longest-running servant who has been enjoying a consultancy and scouting role since 2011. His affinity with Spurs ...