New Hartlepool United attacker Adam Campbell returns to Pools a "much better player" than he was 10 years ago
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Campbell arrived at Pools in November 2014, during a turbulent period for the club, while he was still a teenager.
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Hide AdAfter a promising start to his Newcastle career which saw him become the youngest ever player to represent the Magpies in European competition, featuring in a Europa League clash with Greek side Atromitos aged just 17, Campbell drew blanks during loan spells at Carlisle and Fleetwood, although he did score twice in 12 appearances for Scottish side St Mirren.
He signed on loan for Pools with the side in a precarious position under Paul Murray, who managed just one win from seven matches before getting the boot, and failed to score in his two games at Victoria Park.
However, he soon started to realise the potential that prompted Alan Padrew to hand him his Premier League debut as an 18-year-old and went on to enjoy successful stints at Darlington, where he finished his first season as the Quakers' top-scorer, Gateshead, helping the Heed to the National League North title and the FA Trophy and, most recently, Crawley, where he featured 48 times as the West Sussex outfit won promotion to League One.
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Hide AdNow 29, Campbell is confident he has much more to offer Pools and is also hopeful that he arrives with the club in a more stable position than he found it 10 years ago.
"That wasn't necessarily a good part of the club's history, when I came here for that month," he told the club website.
"It probably wasn't a great part in terms of my career as well.
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Hide Ad"I was a young kid, and I probably didn't necessarily handle the pressure that the club was under at the time.
"Now I've got 10 years more experience and I'm a much better player and I'm a much more rounded person than what I was back then.
"I'll be using that experience to try and help the club kick on as much as I can.
"Looking round now, the dressing rooms are changed completely, the pitch is looking really nice and there's just a good feeling around the place.
"I'm looking forward to being a part of it."
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