Young striker Lorne Bickley 'over the moon' to sign for Hartlepool United from Jersey Bulls

The striker has been on trial at Pools from the Channel Islands’ side for the past month and has impressed Dave Challinor and his coaching staff enough to be offered a short term deal at Pools.

Bickley arrives at Victoria Park following a successful four-year spell in the USA. He broke a long-standing scoring record by netting over 20 goals for Wilmington University during their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference campaign last season.

He leaves a Bulls side flying high at the top of the Combined Counties Division One table with a perfect record.

Following his arrival, Bickley told Pools’ website: “It’s fantastic to finally sort something out and I can’t wait to get started.

“I knew someone through Joe [Parkinson] and we got something set-up and it all worked well from there – I’m over the moon!”