RYAN Hall wants to repay Southend United’s loyalty by firing them to promotion this season.

Blues stuck by the winger 15 months ago when he was originally sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment after pleading guilty to affray.

And he is therefore desperate to thank the club by getting them back into League One.

“The fact that Southend stuck by me through everything that happened really spurs me on and makes me want to do even better for them,” said Hall, 24.

“It means a lot that they didn’t decide to get rid of me and I’m really fired up to do well in the play-offs to help us get promotion.”

Hall, whose sentence was eventually suspended for a year along with 150 hours of community service, will again be one of Blues’ biggest threats against Crewe in the play-offs.

The former Crystal Palace trainee leads Southend’s scoring charts with 14 goals this season and also has 19 assists, more than any other professional player in the country.

That tally delights Hall and he now hopes to be able to create more goals against the Railwaymen.

“These are two really big games we have coming up and we’re dying to win them,” said Hall.

“My job is to just keep on getting the ball into the box and if I keep on doing that then hopefully someone can get on the end of them.

“I’m also only one goal away from my target of 15 and it would be a great time to get there.”

Another goal from Hall would also boost the chances of Blues’ making Wembley.

And the winger is desperate to play at the new version of the world famous stadium, having previously played under the old ‘Twin Towers’ in his youth.

“When I was about 14 I played for Croydon Schools at Wembley and it was brilliant,” said Hall (pictured).

“We didn’t win, unfortunately, but I’d love to go to the new stadium and play at that one as well — only this time I want the result to be different.”