The Nigerian said: "I made an indication I would love to come to Tottenham but it didn't work out. I didn't talk to Glenn. My agent offered me to him but nothing came of it. I don't know why."
Kevin Nolan sealed a deserved victory for Bolton in the 73rd minute. Kasey Keller spilled a shot into his path and he stabbed the ball home from six yards. It left Pleat's credentials in the spotlight once again.
For once he didn't have any answers or bizarre phrases to delight the media. With just one goal in three games since top scorer Frederic Kanoute was sidelined for up to two months with ankle ligament damage, Pleat knows the next few weeks will be difficult.
He said: "We were second best and we are not scoring. Usually you have to have a front player who is very good at holding the ball up. We will just have to work hard to create chances and take them.
"Kanoute has a presence up front but we have to be patient with him. We are treating him as well as we can."
Keller said: "We didn't defend well, we didn't pass well and it was a bad day all round. Spurs have ridden their luck in recent games and we got punished. We miss Fredi but we will find that spark from somewhere."
Next up, by the way, is the small matter of a trip to Premiership leaders Arsenal.
