Hartlepool United youngster aiming to impress Lee Clark during National League North loan
Hartlepool United youngster Campbell Darcy made his debut for loan club Spennymoor Town in a 3-3 draw with Newcastle United Under-21s on Thursday.
Hartlepool United youngster Campbell Darcy is determined to impress head coach Lee Clark after securing a loan move to National League North club Spennymoor Town.
The versatile full-back made his Moors debut in an entertaining 3-3 draw against Newcastle United as Tommy Miller’s side continued their preparations for the new season. Darcy was handed an immediate start just hours after joining the Moors until January and produced a hardworking display as he came up against Magpies first-team prospects like Seung-Soo Park and Trevan Sanusi.
The youngster, who recently signed a new one-year deal at Victoria Park, is relishing the opportunity he has been handed at Brewery Field and is keen to show Clark what he can offer when he returns to Pools after the turn of the year.
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He told The Mail: “I am looking forward to it and it’s the next step up in my career so hopefully I can get some game-time and then return to Hartlepool in January as a better player. There were a couple of people from the club watching me here tonight so it’s good know they will be keeping an eye on me. I’ve got a good relationship with the manager and he’s been really good for me. He’s been pushing me a lot since he has come in because he knows I can improve and that’s what I want. I want to show him what I can do and that means doing well here because I want to get some game-time at Hartlepool this season.”
‘Good test’
Darcy reflected on his first minutes in a Moors shirt following their six-goal draw with a youthful Newcastle side and described the game as ‘a good test’ as he tried to quell the threat of a number of Premier League prospects on his debut for his loan club. He said: “It was a tough game. They are very, very sharp and obviously they’re all very good footballers but it was good to get a draw out of it and get more minutes. It was a good test for me. They got the better of me a couple of times but I felt I dealt with them pretty well overall.”
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