hiː mˌeɪd hɪz deɪbjˈuː ˌɔn ˈeɪt noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɪn ɐ wˈʌn zˈiəɹoʊ wˈɪn ɐɡˈɛnst bɹˈaɪtən ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə pɹˈɛs dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hˌɪm æz "ɐn ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli bˈɪlt bˈʌndəl ʌv dˈɛɹdɛvəl ˈɛnɚdʒi".
He made his debut on 8 November 1969 in a 1–0 win against Brighton after which the press described him as "an insignificantly built bundle of daredevil energy".