"My focus now, Max," says Neil, "is to make sure that between now and May we're the best we can be." All right mate, I know you've left, but you don't need to tell me directly.
Neil is big on galvanising. "I'm proud to be here. Galvanised, excited, energetic ... I know how to galvanise the football club, I've done it before... I will galvanise everybody." You wonder whether everyone in Bermondsey will be covered in a protective layer of zinc if Harris hangs around for longer than the 77 days he had at the Abbey.
7 December 2023, Harris stands on a frosty Abbey Stadium pitch. "I want the connection between the terraces and the pitch." 21 February 2024, Harris in a Millwall training top. "I'm talking about building that connection between the terraces and the pitch."
7 December: "I've always had a real affinity with Cambridge and a fondness for the place." 21 February: "I want them to see me on the sidelines leading them as a Millwall person."
7 December: "Not a lot is going to change in the immediate future... I know what success is to the fans here, we're going to try to build it over a period of time." I guess it depends on how you define immediate. It all feels a little immediate to me.
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