Have Newcastle shirt, will travel

It seems not everyone associated with Newcastle views the prospect of qualifying for European football with suspicion and dread. Dreamboat, for instance, has told French radio "It is true to say I miss the Europa League and the Champions League".

Inevitably, this admission and a vague statement about what might happen at the end of the season ("the future will have in store for me what is meant to be") have been interpreted by mischievous members of the media as a sign that Dreamboat's itching for a move in the summer. There might be more than half the season still to go, but it'd be nice if they could do us the courtesy of acknowledging that his Europa League ambitions (if not the Champions League) may yet be realised without having to leave St James' Park...