Payne exits Newcastle
02/03/2012 07:18:05 AM
Chris Payne has parted ways with Newcastle after only managing one match since crossing to the Jets at the start of this season.
The 21-year-old spent only nine minutes on the pitch in his only 2011-12 appearance for Newcastle, after being brought on as a substitute against Sydney FC on December 17.
Payne was recruited by Newcastle after playing 21 games and scoring four goals for the now-defunct North Queensland Fury last campaign.
Payne now hopes to join another club after failing to cement a permanent spot in the Jets line-up.
"I am disappointed that due to a change in circumstances at Newcastle that my time at the club has been cut short and has not worked out the way that I planned," Payne said.
"I want to wish the rest of the boys in the squad all the best, and I will now look to further my career at a new club and achieve my goals as I have a lot of ambition and can hopefully fulfil it with a new team."
Payne also spent two years with Sydney FC from 2008-10 where he played 19 matches and recorded three goals.