 However, during his time at Newcastle United Eastham fell out with the club, with Eastham disputing whether the house the club had supplied him was habitable, the unsatisfactory secondary job that the club had arranged (as maximum wage rules at the time forbade clubs from paying the market rate) and their attempts to stop him playing for the England U23 team.With his contract due to expire soon, in 1959, Eastham refused to sign a new one and requested a transfer.However, Newcastle refused to let Eastham go.