Pete Wild believes Hartlepool United have added experience, leadership and quality with recent new signings

Wild, who was appointed Pools head coach at the beginning of the month following Lee Clark's dramatic resignation, has wasted little time in making his mark on his new squad.

Although, more or less, Wild will have to work with the squad he's inherited, assembled largely by Clark, de facto director of football Chris Maxwell and head of recruitment Chris Beech, he has been given license to strengthen the current crop in recent weeks.