wɪðˌaʊt hˌævɪŋ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɐ mˈætʃ ɪnðə fˈɜːst tˈiːm, mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ˈændi kˈɪŋ ˈɔfɚd hˌɪm ɐ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˈɑːntɹækt, ænd hiː fˈaɪnəli mˌeɪd hɪz fˈɜːst stˈɑːɹt ˌɔn twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ˈeɪpɹəl wɪððə tˈaʊn ˌaʊɾəv ðə pɹəmˈoʊʃən ɹˈeɪs, kˈɪŋ bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt wɪð jˈuːθ plˈeɪɚz, ænd pˈuːk wʌzðə fˈɜːst tə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt wɛn hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðə mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst tɹˈænmɪɹ, ænd wɛnt ˌɔn tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ ɪnðə nˈɛkst tˈuː .
Without having started a match in the first team, manager Andy King offered him a professional contract, and he finally made his first start on 23 April – with the Town out of the promotion race, King began to experiment with youth players, and Pook was the first to benefit when he started the match against Tranmere, and went on to appear in the next two .