pˈuːl hæd θˈɔːts ʌv ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɐɡˈɛn ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, bˌʌt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ tˈɔːkt ˌɪntʊ stˈeɪɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɪndʌstɹi, ðɪs tˈaɪm baɪ ðə lˈeɪt dʒˈɛɹi mˈɑːɹsdən ʌv dʒˈɛɹi ænd ðə pˈeɪsmeɪkɚz.
Poole had thoughts of retiring again in the early 2000s, but was also talked into staying in the industry, this time by the late Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers.