dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd, kˈɪŋ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli pɹˈeɪzd pˈuːk ˌɔn hɪz pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs, ænd hiː bˈæɡd hɪz fˈɜːst sˈiːnjɚ ɡˈoʊl fɚðə klˈʌb, skˈoːɹɪŋ wɪð ɐ ʃˈɑːt fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiə ɪn ɐ lˈiːɡ kˈʌp dᵻfˈiːt ɐɡˈɛnst wˈaɪkuːm æt ðə kˈaʊnti ɡɹˈaʊnd.
During this period, King regularly praised Pook on his progress, and he bagged his first senior goal for the club, scoring with a shot from the edge of the area in a League Cup defeat against Wycombe at the County Ground.