DANNY Wilson, becoming frustrated over his side's failings in front of goal, last night signed Hull City striker Darryl Duffy.

The Scot has moved on a two-month loan, although it could become a permanent deal if the move works out.

After bagging 12 goals in three games in September, Pools have followed it up with four in six games since.

Duffy has scored 41 times in 93 career appearances for Rangers, Falkirk and Hull, who he joined in the January transfer window. He scored nine goals in 21 outings in the SPL last season.

Duffy has three goals from nine starts for the Tigers and played against Pools in the Carling Cup this season, when he saw a penalty saved by Dimi Konstantopoulos in the shoot-out.

"He has the pace to get in behind opposition defences and has a very good scoring record,'' said Wilson.

With Joel Porter likely to miss tomorrow's game with Barnet at Victoria Park, Duffy is in line for an instant debut.

And new team-mate Darren Williams hopes his arrival signals up upturn in fortunes.

A dearth of goals means Pools are in mid-table, when Williams knows they could easily be in the leading pack.

"If you look at the first three or four games we could have been top of the league without a shadow of a doubt.

"But it never went for us,'' said the right-back, who returned to the side in Tuesday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy defeat to Doncaster after four games out with a calf injury.

"We didn't have that bit of luck and it got to the point where we didn't deserve any. But there haven't been many games where we have been outplayed.

"I think we're in a bit of a false position. We're in the position we're in because we've only got the points we have got. It is a major factor for us to go out and break all those teams down and show them what we can do.

"We need that extra bit of quality and that final ball into the box from myself or John Brackstone or whoever.

"We work on things like set-pieces during the week and giving the strikers all the opportunities to put it away.

"We have had the chances but not put them away. We'll keep working on it and it's a hell of a long season with a lot of games left. If we can keep in touch we'll be all right.

"We know how good we are and what we have to do. We just have to do the horrible groundwork and go on to show everyone else.''