Now I'm not suggesting there is nothing wrong with Alan Smith or Mark Viduka ... although Boro fans have been telling us for a year that the Australian doesn't like the cold weather or a run of more than two games.
But that is beside the point.
However, if Mike Ashley fails to sell the club soon ... expect the treatment room to overflow.
"The swelling only started on Thursday morning. But that is beside the point.
However, if Mike Ashley fails to sell the club soon ... expect the treatment room to overflow.
Now ... totally unrelated ... Newcastle United have been rocked by the news that star striker Obafemi Martins could be sidelined for six weeks with a badly swollen knee...
Martins: "My right knee is very swollen, so much so that I can't contemplate how long I will be out for.
"I didn't feel anything after the game. I just woke up and saw how terrible and bad it looked.
"I have been told by the doctors here that I could be out for another six weeks, but when they said 'could' — you know it's bad."