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Message: [QUOTE="Mightybroncs2k17, post: 3403721, member: 9166"] As a Broncos supporter I'm trying to remain as neutral as possible in this and see things from Payne's perspective but it really doesn't look good from him. It's been acknowledged he carried our team, allbeit still finishing last, throguh our darkest days and his salary has appropriately amended as such. To be fair, at present you could argue his worth possibly another 50k a year. However in the big picture players of that value (1 mil plus) simply have to be game winners. They regularly need to be the difference between winning and losing i.e thurston, clearly, smith, teddy. Payne does not do that. I find it difficult to beleive he doesn't have another offer lined up. You simply dont leave an 800k a year job with no destination in site. If this is the case he is receiving horrible advice. Regarding the $$ he's chasing, to what effect does the fact we've brought him throguh the system from a young age and he's now a rep player in a team who have won 5 straight and on the way up have. If you're Payne surely you afford the club some leeway and acknowledge that an increase in his salary puts pressure on our cap and really hinders our (HIS) ability to win a premiership. From the club/fans perspective i can i understand the calls to just let him walk. Use the salary to front end some deals this year and plug gaps next year, a fullback/hooker. The problem with that is there is no guarantee upon releasing Payne you will find a peice to fill the puzzle. Ultimately Payne is one of the best props in the game and we are a better team with him then without him. As such releasing him under current circumstances is of no benefit to the club until a suitbale replacement can be found. Providing Payne still plays to the best of his ability we need to keep playing him and let the contract situation sort out behind the scenes. I agree now that our forward pack has come of age, we can cover his loss internally and if we can replace his 800k a year with a first class hooker/fullback, it's something we should persue. What i will say to close our is no matter what the boys say on camera and they may put on a happy face, there is no way this team is happy with Hass right now. I'm expecting a very disjointed ugly performance tonight from a team who (rightfully so) will be very distracted. If you take Herbie for example who has just extended his contract taking unders so we can pay marquee guys like Payne top $$ only to discover Payne wants more and he has taken unders for no reason. [/QUOTE]

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