David Pleat – A good addition to Celtic’s scouting staff

The Celtic Star

·17 gennaio 2025

David Pleat – A good addition to Celtic’s scouting staff

Highly experienced David Pleat is a good addition to the Celtic scouting staff…

David Pleat watches on during the U21 Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur U21 and Leicester City U21 at Hotspur Way on September 21, 2015 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

New head of football operations Paul Tisdale has added a well respected and experienced member to his scouting team in the shape of David Pleat who will focus on our recruitment down south for Celtic.

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A wealth of experience

The 80 year old has a wealth of experience in the game in a career that’s spanned over 60 years. Having managed clubs such as Spurs, Luton Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday he will have a wealth of knowledge of the English game, not to mention numerous contacts that can be only be used to our advantage.

David has also had advisory roles with Nottingham Forest, West Brom and Portsmouth, as well as working for the premier league as an analyst for youth games and advising on academies.

A consultant scout at Tottenham

For the past 14 years he’s been employed by Spurs as a consultant scout, and he’s said to have been influential in the signings of players such as Jan Vertonghen, Dele Alli, and Ben Davies.

David Pleat watches from the stands during the Premier League 2 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at The Lamex Stadium on September 14, 2018 in Stevenage, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

David may be well in his advancing years, but a man who is the longest serving manager on the league managers association board and management committee, as well as an inductee in the LMA hall of fame alongside the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Fabio Capello, Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, and Jurgen Klopp can only be beneficial to our much criticised scouting department.

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