Maybe it is different there but I have never heard of any job requiring you to live in a specific place. Hell you dont even have to live in the same state your job is located in here. Cops dont have to live in the same area they are cops in and teachers dont have to live in the same district they teach in. Even your politicians dont have to live in the same area they represent as they all live in DC and simply have a "residence" in their district. I think that if this is something they put in the contracts it will detract players from signing for us. I do agree with Fez though that if traffic is really bad then clearly they should have to move closer to where they work. I just dont see the need to put on paper that they have to live in a certain place. Simply put on paper they have to show up to work on time, and naturally they will live close enough to where they work or they will be disciplined just like in any other job. It just seems to me a strange thing to publicize and to make a big deal about as I can not see it making anything other than trouble for us when it comes to potential signings. Is there anyone who actually thinks this will help us sign new players?
It's different here, I used to commute into London every day. it's a drain that does not need to happen. Even staying in hotels was not good. The fact is that theses players can afford to move and the team is stronger if they all can meet up.
Yea I used to commute an hour and forty five minuets one way into DC from VA every day. I found it to be quite the opposite from your experience actually. It allowed me to sit and read a book and relax before and after work. Years later I moved about 45 minuets from DC and I found that commute to be far more stressful than the longer commute as there was no time to relax. So I would argue that it is all relative. Anything that does not make us a more attractive option than another team shouldnt happen in my opinion. If we are to stay up then we do need the best possible people on the pitch. So my question to you Mel is do you think that this will help us sign players or do you think it will hurt our chances? If you think it makes no difference then I can see an argument that it makes sense to put it in their contracts.
Let's presume that they do not use public transport and that they have homes well away from the club, the play-offs stipulation is a bit of a red-herring, as I am sure common sense will prevail. What Ehab is looking for is the preparedness to join into the collective team and community spirit, which is usually a contractual requirement to promote the character of the club and part of their generous terms of employment. Of course it may deter some from signing, just as it always has, but so what? Do we want mercenaries who belong to the payroll but not the team and community ethos? I don't know about anyone else but I believe it's perfectly reasonable and best out in the open to get rid of time-wasters. I know of large groups of workers who have to live in barracks, home and abroad, what their families do is a family decision, just as it is in this case; many oil/gas workers, seamen, TV crews, etc. don't get that much choice, it's simply sign up or piss off elsewhere. Edit: there are quite a few on here, who, like, me, live away from their home town; I know my decision to live in the area of employment had a bigger driver than the costs of commuting.
Do you have rent controls or something? It seems like either I am crazy in my opinions or you have affordable housing in your major cities. I am serious when I say that I have never known anyone who lived where they worked unless it is a situation where they make a ton of money or they live with like 5 other people. Excluding small towns and stuff of course. I just read an article that said that people were driving 3 hours to practice when we were in the PL last. That must be glass knees right? I will agree that any thing in a contract that stops the likes of him joining us again is welcome.
Jimmy, for all his failings, did move to the area as soon as we signed him. I'm really not sure that this is all that big a deal, Quinn lives in Sheffield, Mclean and Bruce(Jnr) live in Leeds(possibly a couple of others) and Fryatt lives in the Midlands, but everyone else already lives locally. A quick drive round Kirkella, Swanland, Beverley, Brantingham etc and they should soon be reassured that they'll hardly be slumming it.
Just keep them out of North Cave. Although extra fingers must be a bonus for any prospective goalkeeper....
I've just had a look at Collier Close. It's not exactly a slum but I doubt that Steve Bruce has his family living there permanently. My commute consists of coming down the stairs from my bedroom to my office and back again. I understand a player's family has to live in HU. i suppose there won't be any objection to them spending a couple of days in another house.
