Will Allardyce play him? Will he test the water with the Toon fans reaction by playing him away from St James' Park? Will he conclude "he's a Newcastle player - one of the highest earners at the club - he has to get on with it"?
Allardyce(speaking exclusively to The Chronicle): "Kieron trained with us yesterday and really he needs his own space, and that's what we will give him.
Allardyce Leaves Dyer To 'Get On With It'
"He needs to collect his own thoughts and we will have to wait and see what develops.
"He was a bit down in the dumps, but you don't always get what you want out of life and you just have to get on with it.
"As far as his move to West Ham is concerned, it is all in their hands."
Spurs and former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson (now at Man City) have gone elsewhere to buy, and Dyer doesn't interest them anymore. Portsmouth, regardless what they say on the south coast, were never in the hunt.