Rob Hall in line for a loan move - Official: Loaned to Carlisle

Rob Hall could leave Wanderers on loan after being told he needs to “show more” to feature in Dougie Freedman’s first team plans.

After playing just 67 minutes of senior football so far this season, the former West Ham winger has spent the last few weeks in the development squad ranks.

One of Hall’s former clubs Birmingham City have already been linked with his services – with Freedman admitting he is contemplating sending him out to gain more experience.

“Rob needs to show a little bit more to push himself into the first team,” he told The Bolton News.

“In Rob’s personal case he needs to understand and learn that he needs to fight for his position. He’s still developing and learning.

“Where we have been recently isn’t a great place to develop and I think it has been better to work away on his game on the training ground, get a little bit stronger and fitter.

“I’m a big believer in making sure your younger players get games and it might be the case that we look at a loan for him to make sure he’s doing that.”

Hall was disappointing in his only first team outing this season, against Bury in the Capital One Cup, lasting just over an hour before being replaced by Craig Davies.

He has since featured on the bench just once, against Leeds United, and played three times for the Under-21s.

It is all a far cry from Hall’s encouraging debut season, which saw him make 24 appearances and score twice in all competitions.

The youngster moved from West Ham last July after a tribunal, which set the initial fee at £450,000 with bonuses depending on his success at Bolton.

Meanwhile, Josh Vela is on his way back to contention after coming through more than an hour for the development squad in their defeat against West Brom on Monday night.

Freedman confirmed that the midfielder, pictured below, had been out of contention since pre-season because of a knee injury but that he could soon be available for selection.

“Josh is coming back from injury,” he said. “He’s been out for five or six weeks and has only really been able to play this last week.”

Vela spent the end of last season on loan at Notts County and has not started a game for Wanderers since last August when he turned out in a Capital One Cup game against Tranmere Rovers.

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Is this the same Rob Hall that Dougie said would excite us all? The same Rob Hall who was a "bargain" at £400k?

Douglas strikes again.

Got to say, my initial optimism at signing youth players is being damaged after the results of Gregus, Fraser, Bastos and now seemingly Hall.

Reading the first bits it seems more an attitude issue than anything else.

The sort of money we've spent on Hall is the sort of money other Championship clubs have spent on top players.

It wouldn't be so bad if he was 18 and we were overloaded with wingers already doing the business. As it is, he's approaching 21 and "needs to show a little bit more to push himself into" this completely uninspiring team.

Hayden White loaned to Carlisle United

Hayden White has joined League Two side Carlisle United on a month-long loan deal.

The defender, who signed for Wanderers from Sheffield Wednesday last summer, has featured predominantly for the club’s Under-21 and development squad since his arrival at BL6.

He has also made three appearances for the Whites’ first team so far this season.

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just said this on the other thread about looking for a new defender, why let him go if we are so short? Doesn't make any sense to me. He was good enough to play in the first team a few weeks ago now he's farmed out to league 2!

Just goes to show Freedman is now officially a total bullshitter, he came in with all this I want to develop the youth, brings them all in, then ships them out on loan so some BETTER manager will develop them for him, just fuck off Freedman.

Rob Hall is utter garbage, another one who will end up at Accrington or Hartlepool.

If Freedman says its sunny, check first before going outside, you might just need 84s raincoat, he's just full of it.

You've still got to laugh at the "Rob needs to show a little bit more to push himself into the first team" comment.

This is the man that once dropped all the goalscorers from a 5-3 defeat and not one of the defenders.

Is he saying there's actually some thought goes into who gets into the team? There was me thinking he just pulled names out of a hat.

I can think of a number of matches where Rob Hall showed that he was making progress and we didn't see him again for weeks down the line. I think Dougie has to take some responsibility for certain players not applying themselves properly.

Mason has been given permission to go to Ibiza for a long weekend