IT WAS a beaming Rob Hall that greeted the press at the Kassam Stadium yesterday.

The 18-year-old was meeting up with the Oxford United players at training for the first time since his return to the club from West Ham.

And the striker admitted he can’t wait to get going again.

“I’m very pleased to be back,” he said.

“It was nice to be back with my team, West Ham, but as soon as I got the OK to return I jumped at it.”

Hall admitted that his recall to West Ham was a hard thing to get his head around.

“I had very mixed feelings when I got the call – not least because I was asleep at the time and the call woke me up,” he said.

“I was upset because I was really enjoying my time at Oxford, but happy because I could get a chance to play in the West Ham first team.

“They gave me a rough idea of what could happen in terms of coming back here though, and then this week I got pulled over in training on Tuesday and told I could come back.”

Hall did not make an appearance for West Ham, but was named as a substitute for their clash at home to Bristol City.

“It was nice to be in and around the first team and sitting on the bench was good,” he said.

“Obviously I wanted to play, but the game didn’t swing my way and I didn’t get on, which was a shame.”

Hall did, however, come off the bench for England Under 19s and scored the winner in the victory over Denmark.

“I was really pleased,” he said. “I came on and got the goal which was really nice.

“I have kept in touch with the boys at Oxford since I haven’t been here and hope that I can do my bit to hopefully get the club some wins.”

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