[quote="FIL":2l3igsdj]Hopefully he will look at his mate Tom Johnstone's example...went away for big money because we couldn't afford to keep him but has now come HOME to a club on the rise (hopefully)....the difference being that we CAN now afford to pay Max his true worth, so hopefully he won't feel the need to go anywhere else [/quote:2l3igsdj] Let’s hope so, the grass isn’t always greener. I very much hope Max stays and with another 6-7 years in him I expect he will be able to realise any ambition with Trinity in a few short years (hopefully).

All the postings have good points, but think on, max can afford not to sign & play out this season knowing he is on a free transfer @ the end of season, equally we as a club would have some thinking to do ? Maybe max is waiting to see if the RFL, grant him a benefit season this year ? This could be something he is waiting for ?

[quote="Start@1873":3usmkwll]All the postings have good points, but think on, max can afford not to sign & play out this season knowing he is on a free transfer @ the end of season, equally we as a club would have some thinking to do ? Maybe max is waiting to see if the RFL, grant him a benefit season this year ? This could be something he is waiting for ?[/quote:3usmkwll] As a doom monger, I'm not sure this is the one to cling to.

[quote="Start@1873":6mldaqn5]All the postings have good points, but think on, max can afford not to sign & play out this season knowing he is on a free transfer @ the end of season, equally we as a club would have some thinking to do ? Maybe max is waiting to see if the RFL, grant him a benefit season this year ? This could be something he is waiting for ?[/quote:6mldaqn5] He could...but I don't think Matt Ellis will play that game. If a player doesn't want to invest into his vision for the future, Ellis won't wait around wondering - he'll buy a replacement and move on.

Fair point. It's up to Max too on this. It's not just for us to pay no matter what. ......but personally I think he's worth a lot to us.

[quote="PopTart":icsxw8ze]Fair point. It's up to Max too on this. It's not just for us to pay no matter what. ......but personally I think he's worth a lot to us.[/quote:icsxw8ze] Yes, I agree. He can agree his worth with the club, or he can see what is on offer elsewhere. The new rules mean he can do that right now, no waiting, no messing. The club won't wait for ever though - if he plays a waiting game, I don't think Ellis will do the same.