Where would he play for Rovers whose squad includes Webster. Welham, Ratu and possibly Walker? Surely his opportunities would be more likely to come on the wing, which as you say is not his best position.

I very much doubt Ratu and Walker will be at Hull KR next season. Hall will have to prove himself but he is a far more skillful centre than either of the other two. If Rovers were to move Fox back to the left wing (where he should be) and have Hall as his centre it could well be one of the most potent attacking combos in the league.

Berrigan has played 3,4,6,7,9 and 13 at a far higher standard then Super League so when injuries kick in his utility is invaluable, that is testament to his ability (though some fans may not appreciate it!)

Going back to the point that Hall hasnt had the opportunity I still believe he has had the chances at Hull to really nail down the centre spot but hasnt taken it. In 2008 Hull moved Yeaman across to right centre for a period mid season to cater for Hall at left centre whether or not he did enough to keep the shirt is debatable but clearly not in the coaches eyes.

By saying Hall is a left centre or bust is kind of saying play him anywhere else and he is a liability. I am not sure a centre in a squad game should have no flexibility position wise.

That said I agree that a confident Craig Hall playing left centre with Fox outside of him COULD be a potentially lethal pairing.

we will see what happens tonight,no doubt there will be the usual suspects on our site lineing up to blame him for what ever happens easier to blame him"including agar" as he is leaving!We all know craig has some points to his game that needs immediate addressing much like everyone else his age i suspect,,but the kids scored 250+ points for hull you don't do that by a fluke or luck,,morgan will put him left centre i'd bet my substantial salary on it...

Ratu signed a 2 year deal when he joined last year, do you envisage him being paid off?

You will always get people blaming Hall, Agar, Berro, etc, etc, its the nature of the beast unfortunately.

Everyone knows Hall has got ability that has never been in question and plenty of Rovers fans have taken pleasure in knocking the guy when he has self destructed on Sky games as well.

One thing is for sure Briers will send an early bomb in his direction tonight!

Fozzard signed a two year deal also.

If Hall does sign my one of three things would seem likely to be happening:

1. We're rebalancing the squad, going for more depths in the backs, at the expense of an experienced, non-club trained forward.
2. Colbon is leaving at the end of his contract and Hall would effectively take his spot in the squad.
3. Ratu will be paid off and Hall will take his spot.

We have to consider that next year we can only have 17 players that are not club trained in the top 25 earners - if we want new signings from outside of the club, we need to create spaces.

I'm really concerned about Colbon. When he was out injured there were lots of rumours about him penning a new deal, but its all gone quiet. Given the way Morgan likes the back 3 to take the ball up in our own 20, Colbon is far more use to us than Craig Hall. He drives in like a back rower and always makes good yards.

I hope we retain him, but I'm beginning to think he's gone.

Some players are able to play in a variety of positions and some aren't. IIRC Yeaman when he played right centre was very poor and was swiftly moved back to the left (and that is without trying him on the wing, at f/b and at s/o ). IMO there is too much emphasis on versatility these days and nothing on position specifics, Craig made his name as a left centre and its his preferred position. It therefore seems foolish to judge his ability on postitions that are not suited to him and ones he doesn't feel comfortable playing in.

My assumption has been that he'd get a couple of games, then it'd be announced after a defeat. We've won every game since he came back, so I'm still hopeful but just starting to be concerned. Webster to the wing, if it happened?

Colbon will sign.

Although i think he's the least effective of the back three as he tends to get controlled in the tackle more than Fox or Briscoe.

Spot on , unfortunately one of the problems of many modern coaches following the crowd rather than thinking for themselves..

Maybe, rather than "following the crowd" (I'm a member of the crowd and I don't recall seeing any qualified RL coaches following me!) versitility is becoming part of the modern game due to the Salary Cap? With a squad limited to 25 players, clubs can't afford too many specialists these days.


Just a thought.