Newcastle United as we live and breath here in 2015 are a stepping stone. Any player that comes through the door at St James' Park today are sold a wonderful tale of how United can provide them with the suitable platform to showcase their talents which will have bigger Champions League clubs queueing up for their signature. Unfortunately, Newcastle will be stuck in this mode until Mike Ashley and his cost effective ways of building a football team are long gone. Although, you would be forgiven for thinking that United could feasibly build something special on the pitch if any potential signings this summer take time to do a bit of research on certain predecessors who used St James' Park as the proverbial Newcastle's Got Talent stage... They always say 'the grass isn't greener on the other side', and in recent years a number of players that have left Newcastle in recent years have proved this old saying to be nothing more than a lie. It all seems well and good jumping ship for a club that is perceived to be far higher in the footballing food chain than Newcastle, but for one reason or another, when these players look back on their career they will undoubtedly raise an eyebrow or two when they recall the moment they signed on the dotted line for another club... Here's 10 players that proved life after Newcastle isn't always better...