I can see why Gareth plays him left-back for England now, he can't play right-back. Don't know what the Toon fans are saying up there, one mistake playing for Burnley and the sky falls in on the msgboards, are Newcastle fans more forgiving, that's four in two games. You have to wonder about the lad, can you have a one off that happens four times in quick succession ?

To use a horse racing term, has he gone at the game ? You'd think not, a week ago I'd have said he was one of the top right-backs in the PL and you don't become a bad player overnight, but right now he's making Vitinho seem like John Angus.