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Blackburn midfielder Gary Harkin has not had his loan extended after making five appearances during a month-long spell at Gigg Lane.
Grimsby Town have signed veteran winger Peter Beagrie and former Blackburn Rovers midfielder Gary Harkins [...] Harkins, 21, has signed a two-year deal at Blundell Park.
I'm delighted to get back up the road to Scotland and to get back to enjoying my football again. I hadn't been happy since moving to Grimsby and was a bit homesick.
I had a really tough time at Grimsby – the name says it all, really! I just had to get out, even though I had a year left on my contract. I didn't do myself any favours and didn't get on well with the manager – it was a big growing-up experience for me. The manager who signed me, Graham Rodger, got sacked after a few months then Alan Buckley came in and I just didn't get on with him.
Initially, Harkins started out at Blackburn as a defensive midfielder but "even Mark Hughes ended up playing me at centre-half in a few pre-season games".
Harkins finished last season as top scorer for the Jags with 11 goals.