Greg

They'll have a massive "six pointer" against Boro the weekend following this.

They usually have about 7k empty seats for Premier League games apart from against Man United etc so hopefully we will ask for, and they will give, a big allocation.

Not 100% certain but was told that.

I have heard from a reliable source that he is really enjoying life in general up here and, perhaps equally importantly, his wife is growing fond of the area too. They live in Merseyside? They have a house in Jesmond now as well. With his daughter at Durham University the family spends a fair bit of time up here.

In hospital.

Number 6 is centre back.

Just got two nearish in the Leazes, haven't been in the that end for about 10 years so will be interesting. Hopefully I survive such an outing away from the comfort of my season ticket seat near the half way line in the East Stand. Lower bowl almost fully sold out and they seem to be releasing blocks of L7 one by one from Milburn towards Leazes as they fill up.

He was absolutely fine yesterday.

Ah, didn't realise this, thought it might be until the new year Still got 5 games before then though so think we'd be lucky if both of them avoided another booking before 30th. I think Ritchie should be capable of being okay, most of his booking are for dissent which he needs to cut out.

Cut off date is 30 November by the way.

The player is in the keepers line of sight and does make a movement for the ball. Just the fact that he's onside weakens their case a bit. he's onside so its a goal regardless Which is exactly what madras said.

Team balance and shape just as important as stats, its clear Rafa likes him especially away from home for those reasons. He's a better player than what he's been showing and hopefully he will start showing that on the pitch soon.

It's not as simple as that though is it? Rafa likes Diame away from home if Gayle is the one up front to his size and how he works off the ball. I think we'll continue to see Perez at home for Diame away in that position for a while. Perez will probably only play that position away from home if Mitro is up top (like as QPR).

big fan of him this season, yet again yesterday he was afforded a huge amount of time on the ball, thats they key to this fella. PL midfields get right on him and he's not effective so enjoy him this year because as was seen last season he struggles with the big boys. however he has been the catalyst of everything this season so far. Such a simplistic view. He's already proved he can do it in the Premier League, although only in patches. Hopefully under Rafa and the team all pulling in the same direction he can be more consistent at the top level. The big key for next season is signing another central midfielder to play with him at that level.

Keith Bishop on my train up from London. He's in first class, I'm sitting on the floor of a vestibule. It's a bit busy.

He hasn't been as good as I had hoped in that period, but to say he has been poor is wrong. Still contributed three assists in that period since Derby.

Linked with us again in the Chronicle.

He was warming up right in the corner to the side of away end, that's all rather than people chanting because they wanted him on.

I was parked in some leisure centre or something, was well over an hour sitting in the car before we moved.

Just use the old Andy Cole song, fits much better than Perez.

Stuck in a fucking car park. Still not moved yet.

Sky only own 20 percent of SkyBet.

This signing was more about keeping Gayle et al on their toes and having someone else around the group that is experienced and knows this division. It doesn't matter if he never plays.

You are innocent unless proven guilty. It is irrelevant that Evans was unable to prove he didn't do it; the law does not require him to do so to be deemed innocent. You don't get to be like "eh, yeah he was acquitted but he's probably guilty anyway." His exoneration should be taken at face value. (That doesn't justify the bullshit some people are piling on his accuser, of course.) Wrong. You are presumed innocent, not proved innocent.

Must be a regular trip... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3287889/Alan-Shearer-shows-impressive-shape-takes-dip-bikini-clad-daughter-Chloe-idyllic-family-Barbados-break.html