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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3403523, member: 1769"] [B]FYI this is what our skipper told Triple M this arvo:[/B] “I’ve spoken to Payne and he’s assured us that he’s playing tomorrow, and look he’s a professional and I know he’ll do his job,” Reynolds told Triple M. “But obviously it’s not the news you want to hear for someone who is an important part of your team and fingers crossed that things get solved and that he’s at the Broncos for a very long time to come. “Payne is a professional athlete and there’s no doubt he’ll turn up ready to play.” However, Reynolds also said it was a tough issue to comment on as players can quickly outgrow long-term deals. “A lot of players sign on long-term deals, take (Selwyn) Cobbo for example looking at a multi-year deal. “The rise of these kids these days, they go from being 20 years old fringe first graders to superstars of the game and they outgrow their contract pretty quick so it’s sort of a hard one to speak on. “Payne is a great player who probably signed for a lot less than what he’s worth. “That’s the risk you take with long-term contracts. The longest contract I ever signed was after we won the comp with Souths but I was well established then and basically the club knew what they were getting from me and what I could deliver for them. “These kids coming into first grade, some have only played a handful of games and they’re signing five-year deals and getting paid on potential and they probably outgrow that sometimes. “Maybe they might not live up to it but it’s a hard one because rugby league is such a brutal game and you can’t play forever and obviously you want to make the most out of your career and yeah it’s a tough discussion the NRL need to have.” [/QUOTE]

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