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Jay Harris, now 39, has been released by Warrington Town.

The club has paid tribute to him:

“Jay Harris made his debut against Matlock Town in 2021 and went on to make 170 appearances for the Yellows, scoring nine goals.

His tenacity, leadership and energy in midfield helped drive the club to the play-off final in his first season, and then onwards to promotion the following year.

Boasting vast experience in the Football League from earlier in his career with Accrington, Chester, Wrexham, Tranmere and Macclesfield, Harris turned 39 last month.

Aside from a spell sidelined through injury during the first season in the National League North, he has been a regular in his five seasons with the club.”
 
O4anotherplayoff said:
Jay Harris, now 39, has been released by Warrington Town.

The club has paid tribute to him:

“Jay Harris made his debut against Matlock Town in 2021 and went on to make 170 appearances for the Yellows, scoring nine goals.

His tenacity, leadership and energy in midfield helped drive the club to the play-off final in his first season, and then onwards to promotion the following year.

Boasting vast experience in the Football League from earlier in his career with Accrington, Chester, Wrexham, Tranmere and Macclesfield, Harris turned 39 last month.

Aside from a spell sidelined through injury during the first season in the National League North, he has been a regular in his five seasons with the club.”
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All the players involved at the end of that 2018 play-off final are automatic TRFC legends in my view.
 
bring back the cowshed! said:
All the players involved at the end of that 2018 play-off final are automatic TRFC legends in my view.
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Never seen a team dig so deep to win a match, and probably never will again. Anywhere.

A few days ago I saw Alex Ferguson’s old quote about his best United teams being driven by a hatred of losing, even more than by a desire to win, to get through many of their toughest battles. Reminded me of the character of those 2018 promotion winners and their sheer refusal to accept the possibility of defeat that day.

For me, that character is the biggest trait we’ve been short of in recent seasons. I don’t accept that any of our players haven’t cared or haven’t tried, and many of them are decent enough footballers, but the squad hasn’t had enough of that character or hatred of losing in its DNA.
 
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O4anotherplayoff said:
Never seen a team dig so deep to win a match, and probably never will again. Anywhere.

A few days ago I saw Alex Ferguson’s old quote about his best United teams being driven by a hatred of losing, even more than by a desire to win, to get through many of their toughest battles. Reminded me of the character of those 2018 promotion winners and their sheer refusal to accept the possibility of defeat that day.

For me, that character is the biggest trait we’ve been short of in recent seasons. I don’t accept that any of our players haven’t cared or haven’t tried, and many of them are decent enough footballers, but the squad hasn’t had enough of that character or hatred of losing in its DNA.
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Don't think it is uncommon, too many move clubs and even get dropped by one knowing they'll get a pay rise at another. Industry inflation can over come personal failure.
Leading club appearances have tanked over a generation or two.
You still have natural competitors, Smith I doubt put more in at the vale than he did for us. Jenno is fondly remembered at county also where he never achieved that much.
Was it Ramsey who didn't know how much he pay for a player but knew how much he would for a good man?
 
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bigmart said:
He will always be a Tranmere legend and rightly so but it would be a poor move to sign him and it would show we have learned nothing from the last few seasons.
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Yes plus he’s 35 and missed a lot of games this season. Warrington Town perhaps.
 
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