Chris Hughton: "Everything that we've heard is good news. He is recovering well. "He moved into his own room today and his progress has been good.
Kinnear 'Recovering Well'!
Chris Hughton: "Everything that we've heard is good news. He is recovering well. "He moved into his own room today and his progress has been good.
"I have spoken to Joe. I have rung him a few times, but I appreciate where he is and that's he's not going to be accessible.
"He's had major surgery and we are only five days post-surgery.
"But at some stage he will be very much itching to get on the phone and to know what's happening. At what stage that will be I'm not sure, but it will no doubt be at the earliest convenience.
"Joe is the kind of person who will find it hard to take a backward step from it all. He is the type who always wants to be very involved, he's used to being on the training pitch and in the middle of everything.
"When you are like that it is difficult. But Joe will be back. The way we are looking at it is, the statement we made last week, that he would be away for a two-month period, still applies."