CRAIG Harrison says the lure of full-time football and The New Saints' attractive style of play were the main reasons he has joined as the club's new director of football.

A former Football League defender with Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Preston North End, Harrison's playing career came to an abrupt end at the age of 24 when he sustained a double compound leg fracture.
"Full-time football is a massive lure for me, I've been a professional footballer for six or seven years previously, so to get back into full-time football in a club like this is brilliant, Harrison said.
"It was the main attraction, you are in a priviliged position to be a professional footballer and earn a living from it and it's something that's in my blood.
"Obviously I finished my career early and I've got a burning desire to go and finish what I probably should have as a player as a manager/coach."
Harrison will be in the dugout for the first time on New Year's Monday (January 2) when the Saints host Newtown at Park Hall (2.30pm).
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