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.
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.