im surprised you saw the game trying to get a lass that doesnt want you again

Hall is the flakiest full back in the competition, bar none. Perhaps because he is our 3rd choice full back, and playing out of position, but these factors will count for nothing on Friday when Cooke/Dobson will ruthlessly exploit him under the high ball as surely as night follows day. Hall made more errors per game last season than virtually any other player (only 2 ahead of him IIRC) and his error rate has been similar in the last few games. He does show some excellent touches and is obviously pacy, but I agree with Wellsy. IMO he's not a first choice SL player.

your damn right its a pathetic thread.craig hall is not to blame for the TEAMS poor performance today..end of

Evening Craig

Hall wasn't brilliant but he isn't one of the 12 others standing around in the defensive line waiting for the opposition to make their 10 before sticking a hopeful arm out to 'tackle'.

I think it's better to do something exceptional and chance it rather then being like the rest of our team and being dull and just one man rugby drives. Maybe he does make bad decisions at times but that comes from experience, something he has very little of at full back.

I think Hall to 6 and Horne to FB would be a good decison, Hornes got very little creativity in him for mine and could do as much damage as he does at 6 from full back and Hall could do far more at 6.

Have to say it amuses me when folk complain about boring percentage rugby and then we get comments like this.

An easy way to make no errors is to do nothing. Won't win you many games though.

of course he's not the clubs first choice he would say that himself but unless you can suggest someone better or do it yourself turn up at training ,,you all talk a good job but cant do it can you...

Exactly, people moan about our boring boring rugby yet the one player who does something special is lambasted.

whiting or thorman

Hudds fans say thorman is one of the worst full backs they've ever had and as for whiting, he's a good player but he has no pace at all and would be ripped to shreds imo.

It is good to do something exceptional and chance it, yes. But you've got to play the percentages. If something has a high risk, and it's just managed to come off, chances are it won't come off again. Craig Hall is not clinical enough to be a game-breaker, so he shouldn't keep acting like he is!

And if we're going to move Horne to FB, me might as well put someone in the halves that is more experienced like Whiting, Washbrook, etc. I'd even have Tommy Lee back in there!

And for the people that keep saying "Craig Hall is not the reason we lost today, so don't single him out..." that is not what people are saying. Craig Hall wasn't the reason we lost. We were terrible. But that doesn't mean we can't highlight certain players as not being good enough. I could mention more that I don't think are good enough, but this thread is about Craig Hall.

whititng is far better

Anyone who suggests Thorman for FB should be banned for life. Fact.

Neither will throwing the ball forward when not under any pressure on your own 30. Seriously, if Craig Hall was released, how many SL teams would want to snap him up and include him in their 17? I'm not having a go for the sake of it and I support him vocally whenever he takes the ball up, but I just don't think he's got the physicality, defensive positioning sense or decision-making ability to be anything more than a squad player at this level.

How many times has Whiting played full back?

Richard Horne.

if thats the case you should name the whole sodding squad on this useless thread...am i right

richard horne hasnt played fullback for years

but i would still have him there

Having seen who has in this thread, I wouldn't be opposed to that.

Not really, but I am sensing some possibilty of anger issues.

Agreed.

good for you

Not at fullback though!