Ledley King speaks ahead of a statue being unveiled in honour of Pat Jennings

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Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King insists it is 'a pleasure' to represent the club as a statue is unveiled in honour of former goalkeeper and Northern Ireland legend Pat Jennings.

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00:00 Exactly, welcome to Newry. A big day for the city and I'm sure you've also got a great

00:06 memories of Patianas.

00:07 Yeah, yeah, of course, you know, after retiring, two weeks to get to know Patianas a bit,

00:13 listen to some of his great stories, and the players he's played women against, as well

00:18 as the gentlemen. It's a pleasure for me to be here at Olden and for them as well.

00:25 Pat has given so many years to be here in his hotel, and to see the statue of him.

00:33 It's a real significant deal, so it's a pleasure for me to be here.

00:36 I mean, it's not really a pet peeve, I really think of everything that's going on in the

00:40 game, it's funny to be here.

00:41 Exactly, and I was saying earlier, too many times, you know, you get to appreciate people

00:47 after they've passed, and it's great that Pat is still here with us, and we can maybe

00:52 have a conversation before he's given to the bank.

00:55 In terms of Spurs this year, what are your thoughts on how you're going to come to the

01:00 game?

01:01 It's been a brilliant start, but that's what it is at the moment, a start. You know, it's

01:04 a long campaign, you know, we've seen how they've been continuing to use us, suspension,

01:10 and we're going to need you on the spot, and that's going to have to come in and step

01:13 up. But, you know, it's a real feel-good factor that's taking place at the moment, and that's

01:19 what we've been doing over the last couple of years. There's been a bit of a disagreement

01:23 between me and the fans and the team, so I guess it all comes back down to it's been

01:29 a really good place, playing exciting football, which is what the fans want, and, you know,

01:35 it's going to be a lot of fun seeing how it works, you know, at the moment, and we've

01:38 got to work on it.

01:39 Trouble you, sorry.

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