Here is what i think about Gordon being off , everybody talked about no playing time at euros...him being associated with top clubs during the transfer window and his head being turned etc....but if you watch the interview with the Neville sister he is so full of joy when asked who his best mate at Newcastle is...the lad who he had so much in common with and i guess made him feel at home....you have to remember he is still a young adult away from his hometown for the first time in his career, was sold at the end of June. He may not fit in with the majority of the players and feels alone. At the minute he looks like a bairn who lost their favourite one eyed teddy and needs a replacement real quick.