In some ways it is quite good this is out in the open. Maybe there will be less bagging the Phoenix for not signing locals now people are aware it's not as simple as that.
I think Payne is a real shame as when I've seen him play he strikes me as someone that could still make a go as a professional footballer and would be an asset to the Phoenix squad but it is what it is.
If Rudan saw it your way News, he'd convince Payne too. That's how the professional game works is it not? Isn't it also why Herbert failed to land Vicilich?