Hartlepool United boss Lee Clark delivers 'many more' prediction about 'exemplary' Will Harris

Hartlepool United boss Lee Clark has insisted that Will Harris will score “many, many more” goals for the club after his debut strike against Barrow on Saturday afternoon.

The 25-year-old opened his account for his new club with a superbly taken left-footed effort partway through the first half, teeing the home side up for an eye-catching three points at Victoria Park on his first competitive outing in blue and white. An equally stellar Jack Nolan effort after the interval would go on to ensure a 2-0 victory.

And speaking to BBC Tees in a post-match interview, Clark not only heaped praise on his summer signing, but also offered an insight into how he hopes to aid the hitman over the coming weeks and months too. He said: “Listen, he's a typical striker, he's always moaning on the training pitch about things, but his finish today was exemplary.

“We know there's going to be many, many more of those, it's just about him staying calm. When you're a striker you'll miss chances, not a problem, but he'll score plenty as well, and a good thing from my point of view - and how I can advise Will - is that I've been lucky enough to play with some of the very, very best of them in my career.

“So I've seen them in action, I've seen what made them on both match days and on the training ground, and the mentality that's required, so I can just give Will a little bit of advice now and then. But it was a brilliant goal and there's many more to come.”

Last season, Harris - who was on the books at Burnley and Sunderland earlier in his career - scored 22 goals in 43 National League outings for Halifax Town. Speaking upon his arrival at Hartlepool, he said: “I feel I’m joining at the right time in my career. Last season gave me a lot of confidence, but I’m hungry to keep improving, keep scoring goals and help this football club achieve what it’s capable of. There’s real ambition here and I wanted to be part of that.”