Quote Originally Posted by Tutfoster1892 View Post
Not really..

When a player (especially a young one with a partner) joins a club he looks for friends within that group, he trains with them daily, he isnt home most of the day and most weekends....

His partner/wife is.. alone..

this is a massive factor in players coming to Newcastle, this has been stated one of the main reasons players with wives look to go to London, they know what to expect at London, they have heard of London..

Gone are the days of players signing for whoever, 90% of footballers make their decisions based on what their partner wants and their partner wants bright lights and shopping.. not Eldon Square or the metro centre..

These are facts..

Whoever we do get lets just hope they're not 4th and 5th choice.. or another Guehi saga
You raise a good point.

Maybe a strategy aimed at the partners, producing a glossy brochure of attractions and support networks, houses etc etc. NE has a bad image IMO. wrongly so too.

You'd be surprised at how long a way that might go.