I'd be dissappointed if travel was simply and issue.
He's a pro player, even Newlove managed to leave his home area and he at one point was never going to travel outside Yorkshire.
Maybe it's just a mental adjustment from being part time to full time. This is now his job and maybe he has not realised that. ALot of people travel alot further, for a lot less money 5 - 6 days a week just to pay the bills.
1 hr on the motorway, is nothing for playing a game you love for a living.
Lets hope something so small does not disrupt a decent prospect playing for Saints.