Hall makes cross city switch shocker!

Quote: Mrs Barista "I actually think you've validated precisely the point that FC Wembley 08 was making, well done. Hall hasn't delivered his potential at Hull, but Rovers fans by and large assume he will do easily under Morgan's coaching.
Briscoe - made the Dream Team when at Hull FC. Good last year, calls for him to be dropped for a utility back this season.
Cooke - a better and more successful player at Hull than at Rovers
Wheeldon - OK at Hull and played in a Grand Final. Not progressed significantly under Morgan
Hodgson - heralded as a fantastic signing in a squad with a relatively poor quality of hooker but take a look at the hidden forum where generally people are a bit disappointed in his progression. Contrast with Houghton who at 21 has played 78 first team games and won players and fans player of the year this season.
Mariano - who? As you say, token inclusion who Morgan is struggling to develop into a SL standard player
Colbon - the definition of average and in reality has probably gone backwards this year (albeit troubled by injury)

Chuck in Menzies, Esders, Spaven, I'Anson, Ratu, Kirk Netherton as young players with potential that Morgan's not transformed and you can see why the rather arrogant view that Hall only has to turn up to training with Morgan to realise his international potential is somewhat discredited.
Its all a point of perspective, there isn't a team in SL that hasn't had a turn over of playing staff and recruited both good and bad players. I agree on some of your general thread direction that people who think Morgan will wave a magic wand turn hall into greg ingliss are either slightly blinkered or just trying to points score.

I think the points you have made could be reversed on any number of your own players and be deemed to be valid that they haven't come on, With the exception of Tom Briscoe and Danny Houghton I could argue every other FC player has gone backwards under Agar, how many have played a GF under his tutorage.

As you've not seen these our players week in week out (as I haven't yors) the points you make are slightly undermined. Sometimes its not how a player plays individually but how a team plays with a player in the team, Colbon being the perfect example. Briscoe's dip in form came at the same point as Colbon's injury, once Liams back in the line Briscoe looks very good again, as a team we look a far better unit with Colbon in it. This is not a criticism with Mrs B's post because a lot of our own fans don;t see it.

On the topic of Hall, I think a complete change of scenery would have done him more good, maybe Cas or even further afield, as he'll still be deemed under pressure and in the spotlight at our place. As a squad player this will be an unfair pressure. If he shines Morgan will take the credit,if he fails Morgan will get criticised whether it will be down to him will never be known personally the change of environment will be the crucial factor.