Up here it snows alot more heavier and Newcastle is nearer to a coast which brings in more wind and cold in this season.
Newcastle have a couple of Foreign players but some of them suck, Boumsong, Bramble. Solano and Emre are saints, I'm surprised Solano isn't a big target for Spain. Arsenal should be "le Arsenale" if they keep fielding frogs. Owen has 2 more sesons on his contract though.