Hope he goes well in the next two games, an early opportunity to prove his worth. We all know he can score trys for fun but it was his defensive displays that left alot to be desired although he was unfairly scapegoated for pretty much every defeat by that lot.

I don't think we will hear Justin Morgan blaming Hall for a defeat should it happen, I think personal criticism is something that will be left to Agar.

Looking forward to seeing him, hope he shines!

Come off it Mr P.
Hall was treated fair by most fans,not saying some didn`t give him stick.
I wouldn`t say he scores tries for fun either.What I will say is if he gets a clean pair of heels,not many will catch him.I wish him well,and if indeed he does tighten up his defence,you may well have a good `un.

if hes played in his best position i see no reason why we wont have ourselves 3 very good in our first team squad, time will indeed tell

As pointed out by Gekko, his kicking capabilities may be utilised if it's confirmed that Dobson is to be rested.

i can't wait to see craig hall in a rovers shirt

think webbo might have a hard time getting his place back

The biggest problem with Hall is his confidence - when it's gone he's a big liability. He's a brilliant kicker, though. Won the goal kicking comp between all the SL kickers a couple of years ago, including Tickle. I always thought we should have given him more responsibility in this area as it would have had the double benefit of raising his confidence and self-worth by contributing in this way.

Good point that,confidence is massive in rl and if Dobbo is out it would be good to see Craig take the kicks.

For those sat/stood a few rows up in the stands, his 'hollywood' passes go abit wrong from time to time

I think hall will ave a gud game on Sunday look how much welham has tightened up in defence it's all about technique and training I think he will do okay, he has certainly got the pace and training the house down, if he impresses that much it's gonna be a bit of a headache for Morgan in two weeks time.

Morgan is no fan of the long looping passes as proven by his strangling of Paul Cooke in this department. It was Cookes biggest game winning play but if Morgan doesnt like it he is pretty harsh in telling you!

It is like Murrell can kick a ball within one yard of the line for players to jump and challenge like what Byron Ford did but Morgan see's it as a high risk play and would rather keep the ball on the floor so more often than not a grubber through is used by anyone but Murrell.

So I do not see Hall's unexpected passes being a problem and if they start to become a problem he'll be given a clip around the ear and I can be sure it wont happen very much at all!

ive read a lot about these famous passes of hall since we signed him and have come to the point where i am actually picturing him throwing the ball over the roof of the east stand



for what its worth i can see him putting in a decent display on sunday causing a selection headache for the future

all good

Its the lads chance to show what he can do, I am sure with the likes of Fox, Newton and the like playing with him he will be fine.

Where or when did Agar ever personally criticise Craig Hall? He deserved it more than once, mind.

You'll know better than me as I don't really pay all that much attention to your club but I do seem to remember him alluding to it. It also seems to be an opinion that pervades across your board.

I'd just like to see him have an uneventful game in a win. The kids clearly a confidence player, I just want him to be solid and not make any glaring mistakes, this is a new start for him. I really do think he has talent but although he's had more than enough chances at his previous club I'd prefer to treat him as a rooky and gradually settle him in.

No, you're misinterpreting general fan backlash.

He tries too hard imo. But, his defense is woefully poor, he'll make Welham look like Gasnier in this respect. He doesn't really have good hands and his pass selection is sometimes shocking.
His plus points are that he can ghost through a gap and is rarely caught, and if you need someone to kick long when you're trapped in your 20 he has a hefty boot on him, deceptively so. 60-70m easily.

Misinterpretation of what I meant, Justin won't go to the press and blame Hall for anything, didn't want to insinuate that Agar had done, just pointing out that personal criticism is something that Agar gets involved in.

and shipping him out on loan did him a world of good.......

I'd take Hall over 'Yeamo' everyday of the week and twice on a Sunday.

Of course it did it suited his ability in NL1

Best centre in the city, you've always said so.

Hall in a way cant really win can he Mrs B plays bad and the Fc fans will be saying told you so, if he plays well then it will be what a good signing you have, oh well, maybe bit premature but i do fancy Fc to beat Giants, like i said 5 out 7 for Fc they.

Yeaman is really popular with you guys isn`t he?

IMO how Hall does at Rovers will be a proper test of Morgan's ability. Hall's strengths and weaknesses were very much obvious at FC with a very good try return rate but poor defence and high error rate. Clearly the defensive issues have been resolved (Newton stating this in the HDM) so it just remains to be seen whether he can sort out the errors and fit into Morgan's structure. He'll get better service than at FC for sure.