Probably too similar to gorrin (sp?) and Riera. If you assume that he wouldn't accept a backups wage (and perhaps a backup role) then I don't know if you can really justify signing him.
Plus he probably have better options (that's not really an excuse, as you should still at least approach him if you were interested).
I have two words for you. Vince Lia.
Doesn't that further my point? Lia presumably being behind Gorrin and Riera in the pecking order now, we couldn't really justify paying more than a backup wage on Payne.
We are restricted by a salary cap after all, we don't want to use up too much of it on one position that we already have a hell of a lot of cover for.
I don't see him as the answer to our attacking mid problem either.