Hartlepool United’s new signing Harry Worley has put down manager Ronnie Moore as his main reason for signing for the North East outfit.
The 26-year-old signed for Pools on Monday following his release from Stevenage, where his stay at Broadhall Way was blighted by injury.
The six-foot-four centre back made just three appearances for Stevenage last term.
A fresh start for Worley at Hartlepool
However, Worley is seeing his move to Hartlepool as a fresh start and has highlighted boss Ronnie Moore as the main reason for joining the club.
Speaking to the official Hartlepool club website, Worley spoke of how impressed he was with Moore’s impact on the club when he arrived in December last year, saying Moore “did something very right here last season, he turned things round massively”.
Concerns from the Hartlepool fans with the defender’s fitness, due to Worley’s cruciate injury he suffered at the start of last season, were also quashed.
Worley described his injury as a “freak injury” and said, “I need a good pre-season under my belt and I’ll be flying”.
A fourth signing of the summer for Ronnie Moore
Worley became Hartlepool’s fourth signing of the summer earlier this week after the County Durham side completed the signings of Rakish Bingham, Rhys Oates and Carl Magnay from Mansfield Town, Barnsley and Grimsby Town respectively.
Warrington-born Worley started his career at Stockport County, where he then made the move to current Premier League champions Chelsea, for a compensation fee of £150,000. However, he failed to make the grade at Stamford Bridge and went on to have spells at Oxford United, Newport County and then Stevenage, before he arrived in Hartlepool.
He also scored the first goal for Newport County back in the Football League, after an absence of 25 years in a 4-1 win over Accrington Stanley in August 2013.
The towering centre-back will be hoping to add to the firm foundations that Ronnie Moore put in place, as the Victoria Park outfit hope to build on the fine finish they achieved last season, and compete at the top end of League Two this forthcoming season.
