ROB Hall has been told to prove he can be a Wanderers wide boy.

Welcomed back into the first team fold by Neil Lennon after falling out of contention under Dougie Freedman, the former West Ham youngster has been an unused sub in both of the new manager’s games to date.

With Lennon voicing concern at the lack of width in his midfield in midweek, eyes turned immediately towards Hall, who turned 21 this week.

Hall has featured just once this season, against Bury in the Capital One Cup, and was training with the development squad towards the end of Freedman’s tenure.

But while the pocket rocket seems on the face of it a solution to problem, the Wanderers boss insists he will not be giving Hall a free pass to the first team without having earned his place first.

“I regard Rob as a first team player, I wouldn’t describe him as an Under-21,” he said.

“He’s a bit unfortunate not to have had some game time so far but again he’s had a little problem with his knee.

“He’s one I want to show up in training because he gives me something that we don’t have, a bit of natural width. I only have him and Liam Feeney.

“So it’s up to him, the challenge is out, the door is open. If he shows up in training and we like what we see then we’ll use it to our advantage.”

After the defeat at Charlton Lennon travelled to Glasgow and Belfast to attend ceremonies to coaches who have gained their UEFA Pro Licence, which gave the Northern Irishman a chance to reflect on the team’s performance at The Valley.

By his own admission the Whites boss was “angry” at having experienced his first loss but he had no complaints with his side’s performance on the night.

And he believes a similar display against Brentford today, coupled with some sharper finishing, can see him get off to a winning start at home.

“It’s still early days and I’m still getting to know some of the players and their strengths,” he said.

“Having said everything I did on Tuesday night I’m still really pleased with the style we played in and the chances we created. We dominated, and this is away against a side who are unbeaten at home. You can see why they are because of the defensive structure but then we were excellent and that gives me confidence moving forward.

“I was angry after the game because I don’t like losing but all I could ask is that the players listen to what we’re trying to do, and they’re doing it.

“We played a lot better than we did against Birmingham and lost the game but I suppose that’s football.

“Once we get a bit of momentum we’ll be fine.”