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Post by imp566 on Apr 18, 2024 9:31:19 GMT
Don't get me wrong, as I said, I would retain him at a shot if we could guarantee his injury woes, which have turned out to be much longer lasting than we had thought, are over, but it is a huge gamble.
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Post by milesfenton on Apr 18, 2024 9:36:13 GMT
Wages wise I doubt he's on anything close to our top earners, so there could well be a deal that suits everyone to keep him around as a squad player - to fight for first choice when available but not to be relied on otherwise.
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Post by markt on Apr 18, 2024 10:17:12 GMT
Wages wise I doubt he's on anything close to our top earners, so there could well be a deal that suits everyone to keep him around as a squad player - to fight for first choice when available but not to be relied on otherwise. Unfortunately were not a charity and we need to maximise the best out of every £ we spend next summer and with Harrison's fitness issues it would be crazy to offer him another year, so with a heavy heart it would be to wave goodbye but to get him on the pitch at half time at the Wycombe game to say a fond farewell.
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Post by malotru on Apr 18, 2024 11:35:37 GMT
Get him in the zorb ball thing at half time so he bows out with some on the pitch action.
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Post by mike_CUFC on Apr 22, 2024 14:04:05 GMT
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by El Goodo on Apr 22, 2024 14:05:58 GMT
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Post by Andrewlang on Apr 22, 2024 14:12:33 GMT
Love you Harrison. It's been a pleasure
x 😢
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Apr 22, 2024 14:15:04 GMT
Love you Harrison. It's been a pleasure x 😢 Andrew Couldn't have said it better. The Dunk era has been an amazing one.
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Post by therealunited on Apr 22, 2024 14:16:15 GMT
The Abbey must ring for hours with the sound of "Dunk will tear you apart again" tomorrow - all game but particularly the 11th minute. I also think everyone in the Habbin and NRE should sit down until the standing ovation for the greatest footballer to ever be
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Post by joffjog on Apr 22, 2024 14:16:19 GMT
Dunk my MOM forever 🫡😭
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Post by texaspete on Apr 22, 2024 14:19:20 GMT
What a lovely - and deserved - tribute from Paul Barry
Majority Owner, Paul Barry said:
“When Harrison - or H as we all call him - signed in 2011 it was a difficult time for the Club in the National League but he quickly became an integral part of that young squad that won at Wembley and got us back into the league
“I remember a few people saying ‘he'll never make the leap’ to League Two. But he did. And how. He was a regular fixture down our left-hand side with that H blend of silk and steel - his trademark step and surges down the wing alongside his super committed tackling - and he helped us win promotion to League One.
“Again, once we got that promotion it was said that Harrison would never make the leap to League One. Of course he did, effortlessly. And then last season I was told that he should retire due to a knee injury. But he didn't. He came back and scored three goals in the last six games during our Great Escape. When we took the lead against Peterborough, you knew it just had to be H on the scoresheet.
“Personal memories for me are so many but Harrison's spirit was perhaps summed up in the Newcastle FA Cup win when he was knocked down by a thunderous strike to the head in the final minutes, before dusting himself off and getting back up to help seal the victory. Total commitment to the cause as ever.
“Club legend is often an over-used term in football, but not for H. Harrison will forever be one of the true greats of Cambridge United who will be remembered not just for what he did over 13 years here, but also how he did it.
“He helped set the culture. He helped set the standards. He helped make us who we are today as a Club. And he did it all with class, humility and genuine talent and as one of the most decent, respectful and polite individuals you will ever meet.
“I know he is keeping all his options open for the future but whichever path he takes either inside or outside the game we know he will make a big impact and be a force for good.
“Thank you, H. We have been so lucky to have you. We will all miss you and you will always be welcome back at the Club.”
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Post by danielcufc on Apr 22, 2024 14:26:56 GMT
Pleased with both the statement from the club and Harrison so that he can rightly be acknowledged tomorrow. It would have been so wrong just to announce him on the retained list.
Head has to rule the heart here though as its probably the right decision after 2 injury plagued years. His goals last season kept us up and to score against them in the Derby last year just added to his legend status.
Thanks for one hell of a shift for this club H!
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Post by funkymonk on Apr 22, 2024 14:28:31 GMT
Oh. That's shite. Love you Harrison, thank you for all the memories. You arrived for a bag of jelly babies and stole our hearts.
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Post by danielcufc on Apr 22, 2024 14:29:17 GMT
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Post by squeeze. on Apr 22, 2024 14:30:59 GMT
Call me soft but he’s a guy who has transcended almost my entire relationship with the club - the good, the bad and the ugly - so this has made me quite sad, even though I had heard it was coming.
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