would be sidelined for a month, but returned in mid–October, only to be sidelined with another injury by the end of the month. Hall didn't make his first team return on 20 November 2010 against Preston North End, starting a match and played 81 minutes before being substituted, in a 3–1 win. Following his return from injury, he continued to find himself in and out of the first team. Hall also faced with injury problems for the rest of the 2010–11 season. In a match against Watford on 30 April 2011, he started and played 23 minutes before being substituted due to injury, as the club won 2–0 to seal a promotion to the Premier League. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Hall went on to make twenty appearances and scoring once in all competitions. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Hall was told by the club's management that he's no longer wanted in the first team. Despite this, Hall stayed at Queens Park Rangers and became a first team regular, rotating in a centre–back partnership with Danny Gabbidon, Anton Ferdinand and Bruno Perone. In a match against rivals, Fulham on 5 October 2011, he suffered a hamstring injury and started the whole game, as the club lost 6–0. After the match, Hall apologised for both the club's and his own performance through his Twitter account. However, he suffered a hamstring injury and was substituted in the 9th minute, as Queens Park Rangers lost 3–1 against Tottenham Hotspur on 30 October 2011. After being sidelined for a month, Hall made his return to the first team, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute, in a 3–2 loss against Sunderland on 21 December 2011. His return was short–lived when he suffered a groin injury that saw him out for a week. Hall returned to the starting line–up against Milton Keynes Dons in a third round of the FA Cup and played the whole game, in a 1–1 draw on 7 January 2012. However, after Warnock was replaced as manager by Mark Hughes, the arrival of Nedum Onuoha saw the player fall down the Rangers pecking order for the rest of the 2011–12 season. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he was one of eight players to be released. Newcastle United (loan) On 29 January 2010, Hall was signed on loan by Newcastle United for the rest of the season. The club