baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ðə skwˈɑːd ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd fɔːɹ pɹˈiːsˈiːzən tɹˈeɪnɪŋ, pˈuːk hæd sˈaɪnd hɪz wˈʌnjˈɪɹ dˈiːl, ænd wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl skwˈɑːd, mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ˈændi kˈɪŋ dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː wˈʊdənt biː skˈɛɹd tə jˈuːɾəlˌaɪz ˌɛni ʌvðə jˈʌŋstɚz ðæt wɜː mˌeɪkɪŋ ˌʌp ðə fˈɜːst tˈiːm skwˈɑːd.
By the time the squad reported for pre-season training, Pook had signed his one-year deal, and with a small squad, manager Andy King declared that he wouldn't be scared to utilise any of the youngsters that were making up the first team squad.