Hall back in training at Leeds but Twitter row still simmers

Hall was back at United’s West Yorkshire complex on Tuesday after completing a two-week suspension imposed on the 25-year-old for remarks made by him on Twitter.

Leeds launched disciplinary proceedings against Hall on October 21 following an alleged breach of their social media code-of-conduct.

The former Crystal Palace and Southend United player was suspended within hours of rejoining Leeds after a brief loan at Sheffield United, with his parent club angered by tweets expressing frustration over his inactivity this season.

Hall, who has not played for Leeds since the start of the term, appeared five times for Sheffield United but was left out of their squad for a 3-1 win at home to Port Vale, the last match of his loan.

Hall tweeted: “Look on the bright side if you’re not getting played take the L out and get payed.”

He later remarked: “Football is such a short career and can end at anytime with an injury so do what ever you can to earn as much money as possible.”

United promptly suspended Hall for a fortnight – the maximum allowed under the terms of his contract – but the Professional Footballers’ Association, which has been assisting him, confirmed that the winger was free to attend Thorp Arch for training again and that the two parties had yet to agree on any further punishment.

PFA deputy chief executive John Bramall said: “The suspension has been concluded but the disciplinary process is still on-going.”

Leeds declined to comment on whether Hall was training with manager Brian McDermott’s senior squad or what his future at Elland Road might be. He is under contract until 2015 having joined the club from Southend for £150,000 in January.

A United spokesman said: “Investigations are on-going and we can’t prejudice the outcome by discussing the matter further at this time.”

Hall did not feature in a behind-closed-doors friendly between Leeds and Rochdale yesterday.

El-Hadji Diouf, Paul Green, Luke Varney, Marius Zaliukas, Michael Brown and Michael Tonge all played in a 2-2 draw, with Varney scoring both goals.

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