Alonso Watch: We're in the clear!

The Daily Mail breaks through with the Alonso news: The Director's shooting schedule can resume in the derby on Jan. 19. It's a shame Joe Kinnear-favorite Simon Bird doesn't have the byline on that sucker, but let's not get greedy.

More later as further details emerge and I get a chance to catch my breath and watch my heart rate return to what passes for normal these days.

Let's hope we never see this again.