DAILY STAR
Iconic goalkeeper Pat Jennings described the day he left Tottenham Hotspur for Arsenal as the “worst day of my life”.
Jennings is highly regarded as a legendary figure for both clubs, having served so nobly for the two sides between the 1960s and 1980s. But after 13 years with Spurs, Jennings was left heartbroken when the club told him he was “surplus to requirements” in 1977.
Arsenal were quick to pounce on the scene and eventually convinced him to swap White Hart Lane for Highbury in 1985. And while he also went on to become an Arsenal legend during his time at Highbury, the 119 capped Northern Irish international admitted he was left heartbroken when he has to leave Spurs.
“Well, it was the worst day of my life, being told I was surplus to requirements, after 13 years, you can imagine,” Jennings said in an exclusive interview with Daily Star Sport. “But I knew at Arsenal, I was playing with two or three old boys in in the international team, Pat Rice and Sammie Nelson.
“I knew all the other Irish lads, it was home from home, basically. It meant, from my point of view, that I didn’t have to move the family or the kids out of school into schools up and down the country where the job takes you.
