He applied for the job, he knew the roster he was buying into, let alone the salary cap mess. He was aiming high and his star is now burning, if not dead. No, I don't hate him either and I, too, feel for him as a human. But I'm not sorry for him. Where does pity get you?? Fact is, he aimed too high. Pay clearly wasn't ready to coach an NRL side. And what's that say about management and poor acumen? Or was this just another case of jobs for mates? Regardless, anyone who takes on coaching at the highest level better have a back up plan when things turn to shit, but Pay has, time and again, proven he's not in the same league. Which makes his pre-season promises of a top-8 finish all the more galling.