Harte grateful to Abbott

03 September 2010 16:00
Former Carlisle defender Ian Harte has thanked manager Greg Abbott after he completed his move to Reading. Harte joined the Royals on transfer deadline day in a surprise move and was quick to thank Abbott for rejuvenating his career at Brunton Park. He said: "The move really came from nowhere but I have to be honest and say that it is nice to see a club at that level showing an interest. "They are a big club who were in the Premier League just a few years ago. They are in the Championship and the chance to go and play at that level again was one I didn`t want to miss. "The difficult part was that I have really enjoyed my time at Carlisle. Greg Abbott has really looked after me and he was willing to give me a chance to get myself back into the game at a point when I didn`t have a club. "I can`t thank him enough for that."

Source: PA