How far away do the players commute from?

Doesn't matter where you live as long as your commute is doable and you can be in work on time. It's the same as any other job you take, lots of people who work in Sheffield don't live there. My brother actually commuted a lot of the time he went to university in Sheffield because it was easy on the train and he only had lectures a couple of times a week. He saved on accommodation costs and was able to stay connected to friends and family.

There are lots of reasons you wouldn't uproot if you are only signing on a year contract or 18 months, etc. Lots of footballers are married and have families to consider, they will often be in school and have friends from the local area. My cousins grew up in an RAF family and moved around their whole lives and had to keep leaving friends behind. It's a difficult burden to place on a family to move around, especially if you only spend a year or so at any club.

In today's world, I think a 1 - 1 1/2 hours commute is acceptable, Some time ago I read of a stockbroker who commuted from Bridlington to London every day, so it puts our player's journey's times into perspective.

a few of the places I commuted and did a full days work:
Castle Donington - 100 miles, 1 1/2 hours
Office relocated to Ferrybridge - 62 miles, under an hour
Relocated to Beeston (Nottingham) - 100 miles 2 hours (traffic on M1 got so much more busier than 10 years before)
Site assignment to Teesside - - 135 miles, 2 hours and a bit
Grimsby docks (finally after 22 years of asking) - 13 miles, 30 minutes (notice the difference between Ferrybridge and commuting to the town centre!)
Ramsgate several times - 250 miles, 4 hours
Several other places and three mental day trips to Aberdeen (FFS) 420 miles, 7 hours (day in lieu taken though!)

rather than me showing off, there's a point to this: I knew that none of these places were particularly permanent and even when based at the office I got sent (on loan, if you like) to other places - made no sense to me to relocate. Sometimes I'd stay in hotels (or one memorable time in Kegorth, a static caravan that became un-static with me in it one very icy January day and, only stopped by some people on the way home from the pub from sliding into the river Soar) but I figured that if I could mostly get home by 7pm and not leave much before 6 am I'd rather live in my own place. I suspect that the majority of the players feel the same way... and I don't blame them

Why are we shooting the poster down? It's just curiousity. He's not exactly asking which street and house number do they live at.

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

One of the more sinister thread titles.

A bit of an exaggeration. OP wasn't asking for addresses, simply what part of the country...

The fishy really is going downhill.

Long gone are the days of asking normal questions and expecting a helpful reply.

When Bill Shankly was manager all the
players lived locally.

They either walked to training or travelled
their by trolley bus

Quoted from DB

In today's world, I think a 1 - 1 1/2 hours commute is acceptable, Some time ago I read of a stockbroker who commuted from Bridlington to London every day, so it puts our player's journey's times into perspective.

1 to 1.5 hrs might well be fine for a footballer whose working day lasts 2 hours or so. However 1.5 hrs each side of a 9-5, no thanks.

Several properties still appear on the club’s history on Companies House.

Quoted from Grimsby2012

A bit of an exaggeration. OP wasn't asking for addresses, simply what part of the country...

The fishy really is going downhill.

Long gone are the days of asking normal questions and expecting a helpful reply.

I wasn't accusing him of planning to abduct one of them.

Josh Gowling is still based in the area but manages Hereford. And I seem to recall the BBC doing a piece on how Sean Dyche commuted from Northampton to Burnley during his entire time managing the club!

It's mad what some people are prepared to do. But if they can do it and not let it affect their performance, then good on them.

I think some of us still dream of this idea that players live locally so they can connect with the fans by visiting the docks, schools, etc. But I don't think you need to live in the area to connect with the fans.

I had no idea where Disley, Podge or any of our 15/16 side lived when they won promotion, and I have no idea where McAtee, Holohan, Waterfall etc live now. But the fans are connecting with the players, mainly through what they do on the pitch, and the new board are helping to build stronger links with our communities through initiatives run by the Trust.