Multimedia Editor Dane Vincent brings another dose of what's happening inside the camp at Obertraun.
Today is day four of the Austria trip and it's as hot as ever. I honestly don't know how the players manage to keep it up in such humidity.
I had a little kick-about for 10 minutes after the session yesterday and felt absolutely shattered, though that's partially down to my complete lack of fitness.
We arrived in Obertraun on Sunday evening after the match against SV Austria Salzburg, and as soon as you arrive it becomes obvious that it's a special place.
Mountains surround all sides of us and the nearby village is very unique, with plenty of quaint wooden houses.
The facilities here are phenomenal: there's a gym, sauna, swimming pool, a number of training pitches and all the equipment the players could ask for.
They take part in three sessions a day, varying from running, swimming, ball work and the gym - each planned out to the finest detail by the coaching and fitness staff.
It's great in the way that they arrange the sessions to make them enjoyable for the players; those of you that have subscribed to Magpie Player will have witnessed a bit of 'girly' left-hand throwing, which is just one of several amusing work-outs.
However, the biggest laughs come off the field of play and you can really see that they are tight-knit group.
With this comes plenty of banter and even people that aren't in Austria are being drawn into it.
For example, Lee Hughes is able to access his home television via his laptop, meaning that he can control what is being watched.
His fiancée wasn't able to watch Coronation Street in peace, that's for sure, as Hughesy kept flicking it onto Sky Sports News, much to the amusement of the gathering players.
Graeme Lee has been begging me to let him cut my hair, using that fact that his mum is a qualified hairdresser as a reason for me to let him.
Those of you that have seen me will know that I have, let's say, quite long locks but if I come back with a number one all over, you'll know who's to blame.
On a separate matter, Ralph Shepherd, our Press Officer, has been having a few sleepless nights, as somebody in our office snagged his beloved three little birds from his desk.
If anybody sees them, please let him know so that he can sing Bob Marley to them again… Don't worry…
